Maths Quiz Questions 5

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A round on units, shapes and terminology. Which is heavier between fifteen kilograms and thirty pounds, whether the x-axis runs vertically or horizontally, and what a seven-sided shape is called.

A branch of mathematics is hidden in an anagram.

  1. What name is given to the semicircular piece of equipment used to measure angles?
  2. Which is heavier: 15 kilograms or 30 pounds?
  3. How many degree are there in a triangle?
  4. Can you unscramble the following word to reveal a branch of mathematics: LUCSULAC?
  5. 1609.34 meters is 1 mile: how many lengths, to the nearest, would complete 1 mile in a 25 meter swimming pool?
  6. On a graph, is the x-axis vertical or horizontal?
  7. What type of shape has 7 sides?
  8. Which of the following numbers are not divisible by 9: a. 81, b. 2385, c. 3215, d. 5589?
  9. Continue this pattern 144, 121, 100, 81, 64?
  10. What does pi equal?
  11. What is the next prime number after 24?
  12. Which is further: 30km or 19 miles?
  13. What is 0.8 as a fraction in its simplest form?
  14. What is the mean number from this collection – 7,2,5,3,6,9,2,5,3,10,9,7,8,2?
  15. What is the radius of a circle if its diameter measures 11.5cm?
  16. Express the following answer as a decimal: 18% plus 1/2?
  17. How many degrees are there on one side of a straight line (a straight angle)?
  18. Quadrilaterals with 2 sets of parallel sides are known as what shape ?
  19. What is the name given to a triangle with one angle more than 90 degrees?
  20. What are the first 3 prime numbers greater than 100?