WorksheetsCCC Maths Winter Camp 2018 Quiz 1
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the first person known who calculated the circumference of the Earth?
a)
Erasmus
b)
Aristotle
c)
Eratosthenes
d)
Columbus
2.
If you multiply the first four prime numbers together, what answer do you get?
a)
24
b)
30
c)
120
d)
210
3.
Where was Eratosthenes born?
a)
Libya
b)
Greece
c)
Egypt
d)
Italy
4.
I have a cage with cats and birds. There are 12 heads and 32 feet. How many birds are there?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
5.
On which day of the year did the sun shine straight down the well in Syene?
a)
March 21
b)
June 21
c)
September 21
d)
December 21
6.
If you roll one dice on a table, what is the highest possible total of all the visible sides?
a)
6
b)
15
c)
20
d)
21
7.
Which river is Syene on the banks of?
a)
The Amazon
b)
The Yangtze
c)
The Danube
d)
The Nile
8.
What is the next number in the pattern 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?
a)
11
b)
12
c)
13
d)
15
9.
On which important imaginary line did Eratosthenes think Syene was located?
a)
The Equator
b)
The Greenwich Meridian
c)
The Tropic of Capricorn
d)
The Tropic of Cancer
10.
A number of children are standing in a circle. They are evenly spaced and the 7th child is directly opposite the 18th child. How many children are there altogether?
a)
20
b)
22
c)
24
d)
26
11.
Which of the 7 Wonders of the World was located in Alexandria?
a)
The Great Library
b)
The Pharos Lighthouse
c)
The Colossus
d)
The Pyramids
12.
I purchased four items costing $1.50, $3.00, $4.00 and x. If I added or multiplied the four prices I got the same answer. What is x?
a)
$0.50
b)
$0.75
c)
$1.00
d)
$2.00
13.
How far was it from Alexandria to Syene?
a)
500 stadia
b)
1000 stadia
c)
5000 stadia
d)
50,000 stadia
14.
Joe's age plus 3 is a square number
Joe's age minus 3 is the square root
What is Joe's age?
Joe's age minus 3 is the square root
What is Joe's age?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
7
d)
13
15.
When the sun was directly overhead at Syene, what was the angle of the sun at Alexandria?
a)
Just over 4 degrees
b)
Just over 5 degrees
c)
Just over 6 degrees
d)
Just over 7 degrees
16.
I am a 2-digit number. The sum of my digits = 11. I am divisible by both 4 and 7. What am I?
a)
92
b)
38
c)
56
d)
74
17.
Which of these did Eratosthenes correctly believe?
a)
The Earth is a sphere
b)
Light rays from the Sun are exactly parallel
c)
Syene is exactly on the Tropic of Cancer
d)
Alexandria is exactly North of Syene
18.
What is 5x((3x4)-2)+1?
a)
31
b)
55
c)
59
d)
51
19.
Which is the closest to the circumference of the Earth?
a)
30,000km
b)
40,000km
c)
50,000km
d)
60,000km
20.
How close was Eratosthenes' measurement of the Earth's circumference to the real figure?
a)
Minus 15%
b)
Minus 5%
c)
Plus 5%
d)
Plus 15%
21.
Which city is closest to due North of Shanghai?
a)
Chengdu
b)
Beijing
c)
Dalian
d)
Guangzhou
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