MCQ Questions
Q.1.
What is a prime number?
  • 17%
    A number made up by Amazon
  • 0%
    A number at the peak of its life
  • 83%
    A number that is only divisible by itself or 1
  • 0%
    A number that starts and ends with a 1
Q.2.
Which number is written MCMLXXVIII in Roman numerals?
  • 12%
    2053
  • 25%
    15198
  • 38%
    1986
  • 25%
    1978
Q.3.
How many sides does a Dodecahedron have?
  • 17%
    12
  • 50%
    24
  • 0%
    14
  • 33%
    20
Q.4.
Which one of these philosophers isn’t a famous Greek mathematician?
  • 0%
    Archimedes
  • 67%
    Homer
  • 17%
    Euclid
  • 17%
    Pythagoras
Q.5.
What is an irrational number?
  • 40%
    A number that can’t be reasoned with
  • 0%
    A magic number
  • 60%
    A number that can’t be written as a simple fraction
  • 0%
    Another way to call odd numbers
Q.6.
Complete this sequence of numbers: 1, 3, 7, 15…
  • 50%
    29
  • 0%
    30
  • 50%
    31
  • 0%
    32
Q.7.
The product is the result of...
  • 33%
    An addition
  • 0%
    A division
  • 67%
    A multiplication
  • 0%
    A subtraction
Q.8.
Which ancient scientist famously discovered the principle of buoyancy whilst lazing in his bath? Clue: he is said to have exclaimed ‘Eureka!’ when he figured it out.
  • 40%
    Newton
  • 40%
    Archimedes
  • 20%
    Galen
  • 0%
    Aristotle
Q.9.
In a right-angled triangle, what is the name given to the longest side?
  • 60%
    Hypotenuse
  • 20%
    Tangent
  • 20%
    Parabola
  • 0%
    Hyperbola
Q.10.
There are 43 quintillion possible combinations for the start of a Rubiks cube. However, any of these should be solvable within how many moves?
  • 20%
    110
  • 0%
    40
  • 40%
    84
  • 40%
    20
Q.11.
Only one of these regular polygons doesn’t tesselate. Find the intruder!
  • 0%
    Pentagon
  • 80%
    Equilateral triangle
  • 0%
    Square
  • 20%
    Hexagon
Q.12.
According to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, what is the answer to the “Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything “?
  • 50%
    1
  • 0%
    23
  • 0%
    42
  • 50%
    Pi
Q.13.
What is a 1 followed by a hundred zeros called?
  • 50%
    An Uberdo
  • 0%
    A Bajillion
  • 25%
    A Byng
  • 25%
    A Googol
Q.14.
What is the name of the first maths book ever written? Clue: it was written by Euclid and is about 2300 years old.
  • 25%
    The Aliums
  • 25%
    The Aliments
  • 50%
    The Elements
  • 0%
    The Ailments
Q.15.
What does the prefix ‘giga’ represent?
  • 25%
    A million
  • 50%
    A billion
  • 0%
    A thousand
  • 25%
    A trillion