Mathematics General Knowledge Quiz Questions With Answers Pdf

Math trivia is a great way to test your knowledge. It can be fun to see how much you remember or help you study for an upcoming test. The best part of math trivia is that it can be fun for all ages. We've gathered a combination of interesting trivia and historical facts. There are sure to be some facts you didn't know before.

Table of Contents

1 Number Trivia
2 Easy Math Trivia
3 Hard Math Trivia
4 Math Trivia for Kids
5 Math History
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Number Trivia

Number trivia is an excellent way to impress your friends with math facts. These won't require much, if any, solving. Instead, they'll make you feel like a mathematician just for having them memorized. See how many you and your friends can get right.

What is the only number that has the same number of letters as it's meaning?
Four
What number doesn't have its own Roman numeral?
Zero
What is the only even prime number?
Two
What is the smallest perfect number?
Six
What is our current numerical system based on?
Hindu-Arabic numeral system
Is Pi a rational or irrational number?
Irrational, it cannot be written as a fraction
Which number is considered a "magic number?"
Nine
What is the most popular lucky number?
Seven
What is the most popular two-digit number?
13
Which is the most prime number of the first ten?
Seven, it can't be divided or multiplied by the first ten
How much would the paper weigh if you printed out the number Googolplex?
More than the entire planet!
Where is four considered an unlucky number?
Asia
How do you laugh in Thai text lingo?
555
What is the only temperature that is the same in Fahrenheit and Celsius?
40 Below
How many different combinations does a Rubix cube have?
43 quintillion
Which number is the sum of its multiples when you add the single digits together?
Nine
What is the only number spelled with letters in alphabetical order?
Forty
What letter does every odd number have in it?
An "E"
What are the only prime numbers that end in 2 and 5?
2 and 5, no other prime numbers end in those numbers
How many lives are cats said to have?
Nine
How many cupcakes are in a baker's dozen?
13 cupcakes
How many colors are needed on a map to make sure that no border will share a color?
Four

Easy Math Trivia

$Easy Math Trivia$

Here are some easy math questions for you to solve. These make for a great warm-up to some of the more challenging questions that will come later. These questions are great for children and adults alike.

What is the perimeter of a circle called?
The circumference
What is the square root of 144?
12
Can Pi be written as a fraction?
No
What is 64 divided by 8?
Eight
Which number is greater, a googol, or a quadrillion?
A googol
How many sides does a nonagon have?
Nine
Are all sides equal in an Isosceles triangle?
No, only two are equal
What is five squared?
25
What is an angle called if it's greater than 90 degrees?
Obtuse
What is five to the power of zero?
One
What is the top number of a fraction called?
Numerator
What is a shape with eight sides called?
An octagon
An improper fraction is always greater than what number?
One
What does the Roman numeral "X" equal?
Ten
Which prime number comes after 3?
Five

Hard Math Trivia

$Hard Math Trivia$

Hopefully, you practiced the easy math trivia in the last section because now it's about to get a little more challenging. Here are some difficult math questions to test your brain. Plus, some trivia facts to see how much you know.

Does a convex shape curve inward or outward?
Outward
Is negative four a natural number?
No
What flat image can also be displayed in 3D?
A hologram
What number does a giga stand for?
A billion
How many equal sides do Icosahedrons have?
Twenty
What is bigger, 100, or 10 squared?
They're the same!
What is the prefix meaning 10?
Deka
A composite number has what?
One factor
How many seconds are in one day?
86,400 seconds
How many sides does a dodecahedron have?
12 sides
When was the equal sign invented?
1557 by Robert Recorde
What number is twice the sum of its digits?
18
When was the number googol first used?
In 1938 by Milton Sirotta, who was only nine years old
What is the billionth digit of Pi?
Nine
What is the mathematical name for a pound sign (#)?
Octothorpe

Math Trivia for Kids

$Math Trivia for Kids$

These questions are great practice for kids to review some of the things they have been learning in school. Math trivia for kids is also an excellent review if they are out of class right now or if you just want to have some fun learning. See how many you and your family can get correct!

What are whole numbers?
Any number without a decimal point, for example – 1,2,3,4, etc.
What does a century represent?
100 years
What is 16 minus 8?
Eight
How many sides does a hexagon have?
Six
What is 91 divided by 7?
13
If Mark has 56 legos and Angelo has 24 legos, how many legos do they have together?
80 legos
If Lacey has 84 pink flowers, and Andrew has 95 flowers – how many flowers do they have in total?
179
What is 24 plus 11?
35
What are integers?
They are like whole numbers, but they can include negative numbers
What is three squared?
Nine
What is the basic metric unit of mass?
A kilogram
What is the least common multiple of 6, 8, and 12?
24
If Josh gives you 17 cookies and your sister eats 3, how many do you have left?
14 cookies
What is the square root of 81?
Nine
If there are 25 students in your class, but three students are absent, how many students are in the class that day?
22 students
What is 12 times 5?
60
What is the largest composite number less than 40?
39
If you divide 48 by 6, what do you get?
Eight
What is 4 times 4?
16
How many milliliters are in one liter?
1,000 milliliters
If 6 students share 36 cookies, how many cookies does each student get?
6 cookies
What is 100 plus 100?
200
If your cherry has four seeds and you accidentally eat two, how many are left?
2 seeds
What is 13 times 4?
52
If there are 8 students in Ms. Collin's class and 11 students in Ms. Andrew's class, how many students are there altogether?
19 students
What is 68 divided by 4?
17
If there are 9 chocolate bars and Chris eats 3, how many are left?
Six chocolate bars
What is 4 times 2?
Eight
If there are 64 popsicles to split among 16 students, how many popsicles would each student get?
4 popsicles
What is the nearest whole number to 206.86?
207
If there are 17 postcards in a shop and you buy 6 – how many postcards are left?
11 postcards
What is 144 divided by 12?
12
What is the closest whole number to 1,569.3?
1,569
What are the even numbers in this sequence – 2, 5, 7, 9, 10?
Two and 10
Jamie reads 14 pages in her 38-page book. How many pages are left?
24 pages

Math History

$Math History$

There is no need to do any solving for these questions. Here is some fun math history trivia you may not have learned before. So much time is spent learning how to solve problems; you may never have learned some of these fun facts. Memorize a few of them to share with friends, or see how many you already know.

Hundred was derived from what Norse number?
Hundrath, actually meaning 120
What is the Pythagoras' Constant, discovered by the first mathematician around 500 BC?
The square root of two
Which Indian Astronomer discovered zero around 600 A.D?
Brahmagupta
What number sequence often appears in nature and was discovered in 1202 AD?
Fibonacci Sequence
What is the fastest someone has ever counted to one billion?
89 days, Jeremy Harper streamed his attempt in 2007
What civilization first used dot patterns to represent numbers?
The Chinese
Who invented paint by number?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Who is the fastest human calculator?
Scott Flansburg won the Guinness World Record in 2001
Where was the oldest mathematical artifact found?
In the Lebombo Mountains, it's the Lebombo bone, which is over 35,000 years old
How was Eratosthenes able to determine the Earth's diameter?
A rod and the rule of three
How old was Isaac Newton when he developed integral calculus?
23 years old
What German woman formulated theories to understand relativity?
Emmy Noether
What mathematical theory explains the randomness of nature?
The butterfly effect, discovered by meteorologist Edward Lorenz
Who developed the cartesian axes?
René Descartes
Where was the first recorded instance of math games played?
Africa – south of the Sahara

Understanding math helps to improve reasoning and critical thinking skills. Hopefully, these math trivia questions taught you something new!

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