Free Printable Grandparents Day Math Trivia

1.

True or False: A square is a rhombus

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Can $\pi$ be written as a fraction?

a)

yes

b)

no

3.

What is the distance around a circle called?

a)

perimeter

b)

circumference

c)

area

d)

circle

4.

What is $a^2+b^2=c^2$ called?

a)

Quadratic Formula

b)

Distance Formula

c)

Pythagorean Theorem

d)

Algebra

5.

If d=rt, then t =

a)

$\frac{d}{r}$

b)

$dr$

c)

$\frac{r}{d}$

d)

18

6.

How many degrees are in a triangle?

a)

160

b)

180

c)

220

d)

240

7.

What is the smallest prime number?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

8.

What is a 4 sided figure called?

a)

square

b)

rectangle

c)

quadrilateral

d)

parallelogram

9.

How many degrees are in a circle?

a)

290

b)

360

c)

400

d)

480

10.

a)

10

b)

20

c)

38

d)

19

11.

a)

1 second

b)

The letter M

c)

Nothing

d)

A blue moon

12.

You have three $20 dollar bills, four $5 dollar bills, seven $1 dollar bills, and two $10 dollar bills. How much money do you have?

a)

$107

b)

$87

c)

$97

d)

$77

13.

Which fraction is equal to one half?

a)

1/4

b)

2/6

c)

5/8

d)

3/6

14.

What part of the pie chart is green?

a)

3/5

b)

3/8

c)

4/10

d)

4/8

15.

What letter does every odd number have in it?

a)

N

b)

F

c)

I

d)

E

16.

Who were the first ones to develop arithmetic sequence?

a)

Chinese

b)

Babylonians

c)

Egyptians

d)

Greeks

17.

What is the only number that has the same number of letters as it’s meaning?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

18.

The spiral shapes of sunflowers follow a ____________ sequence.

a)

Fibonacci

b)

Harmonic

c)

Arithmetic

d)

Geometric

19.

If 1=5

2=25

3=325

4=4325

Then, 5=?

a)

54325

b)

5

c)

1

d)

cannot be determined

20.

Who invented the equal sign?

a)

Robert Recorde

b)

Richie Recorde

c)

Raymart Recorde

d)

Raymond Record

21.

What are the first terms of the famous Fibonacci Sequence?

a)

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...

b)

1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 22, ...

c)

0, 1, 2, 2, 3, 6, 8, 13, ...

d)

1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 13, 21, ...

22.

If tomorrow is Wednesday, what day is it today?

a)

Monday

b)

Thursday

c)

Tuesday

d)

Sunday

23.

In a parking lot there are 10 rows. Each row has 16 spots. How many spots are in the parking lot?

a)

120

b)

160

c)

170

d)

100

24.

How many people took this graph?

a)

14

b)

19

c)

25

d)

29

25.

a)

95

b)

87

c)

78

d)

89

26.

Have you ever heard anyone say, "I'll be there in a jiffy!"? How long is a jiffy?

a)

10 seconds

b)

1 second

c)

1/10 of a second

d)

1/100 of a second

27.

Continue the pattern 144, 121, 100, 81, 64, _

(a)

28.

Who is the Father of Mathematics?

a)

David

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Einstein

d)

Archimedes

29.

The division symbol is also called _

a)

divisor

b)

dividend

c)

obelus

d)

octotorphe

30.

The answer to a multiplication problem is called the ______.

a)

product

b)

quotient

c)

sum

d)

factor

31.

Which of these is the correct formula for finding the area of a trapezoid?

a)

$A\ =\ \Pi r^2$

b)

$A\ =\ \frac{1}{2}bh$

c)

$A\ =\ \frac{1}{2}\left(b_1+\ b_2\right)h$

d)

$A\ =\ bh$

32.

In math, what is the ! symbol known as?

a)

Factorial

b)

Polynomial

c)

Cube Root

d)

Nothing. It is only used in ELA.

33.

Which whole number does not have its own Roman Numeral?

a)

0

b)

3

c)

6

d)

9

34.

What is this device called?

a)

A slide rule.

b)

A Pascal calculator.

c)

An abacus.

d)

Pythagoras's Playtoy.

35.

One googol is ____.

a)

1 followed by 100 zeros.

b)

1 followed by 1000 zeros.

c)

the square root of 100.

d)

a sister site to Google.

36.

How many 9's are there between 1 and 100?

a)

10

b)

99

c)

13

d)

20

37.

Mom and dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

7

38.

1, 5, 9, 13, ?

What is the next number is this sequence?

a)

18

b)

17

c)

11

d)

19

39.

How many years are in a century?

a)

10

b)

50

c)

100

d)

25

40.

Word meaning multiplication.

a)

Product

b)

Sum

c)

Difference

d)

Quotient

41.

The bottom part of a fraction.

a)

Denominator

b)

Numerator

c)

x-coordinate

d)

y-coordinate

42.

How many seconds are in one day?

(a)

43.

What civilization first used dot patterns to represent numbers?

(a)

44.

True or False: The product of 2 perfect squares is another perfect square.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Which is a correct label for measuring area?

a)

$in$

b)

$cm^3$

c)

$ft^2$

d)

square meters

46.

How many quarts are in a gallon?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

4

d)

8

47.

Which of the following items weighs approximately one ounce?

a)

a quarter

b)

a pencil

c)

a paperclip

d)

a sheet of paper

48.

How many seconds are in an hour?

a)

1440

b)

360

c)

2400

d)

3600

49.

Which of the following is not a perfect square?

a)

49

b)

144

c)

196

d)

250

50.

When is Pi day?

a)

Thanksgiving

b)

March 14

c)

May 5

d)

March 17

Grandparents Day Math Trivia

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

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