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1. What is the area of a circle with a diameter of 20 inches if pi; 3.1415?

a. 1256.6 Inches
b. 380.1215 Inches
c. 3141.5 Inches
d. !314.15 Inches

2. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 12,345,678,987,654,321


a. False
b. !True

3. The binary number quot;101001101quot; is equivalent to the Decimal number


quot;334quot;
a. !False
b. True

4. If you could fold a piece of paper in half 50 times, its039; thickness will be
34th the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
a. False
b. !True

5. The metric prefix quot;attoquot; makes a measurement how much smaller than the
base unit?
a. One Quadrillionth
b. !One Quintillionth
c. One Septillionth
d. One Billionth

6. In Topology, the complement of an open set is a closed set.


a. !True
b. False

7. The sum of any two odd integers is odd.


a. True
b. !False

8. Which of these numbers is closest to the total number of possible states for an
army standard Enigma Machine?
a. !1.58 x 1020
b. 1.58 x 1024
c. 1.58 x 1022
d. 1.58 x 1018

9. How many books are in Euclid039;s Elements of Geometry?


a. 17
b. !13
c. 8
d. 10

10. The notion of a quot;set that contains all sets which do not contain
themselvesquot; is a paradoxical idea attributed to which English philospher?
a. !Bertrand Russel
b. Alfred North Whitehead
c. John Locke
d. Francis Bacon

11. Which mathematician refused the Fields Medal?


a. Edward Witten
b. Terence Tao
c. !Grigori Perelman
d. Andrew Wiles

12. In the complex plane, multiplying a given function by i rotates it


anticlockwise by how many degrees?
a. 270
b. 180
c. 0
d. !90

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Cyprus
b. !Crete
c. Sardinia
d. Sicily

2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. !Athena
b. Apollo
c. Ares
d. Artemis

3. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.


a. !True
b. False

4. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


a. Alana
b. Ariel
c. !Ariadne
d. Athena

5. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.


a. !True
b. False

6. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Bragi
b. Odin
c. !Nidhogg
d. Ymir

7. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Hawaii
b. Vanuatu
c. !New Zealand
d. Fiji

8. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?


a. !Harpies
b. Mermaids
c. Nymph
d. Lilith

9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


a. !Odin
b. Balder
c. Frigg
d. Thor

10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Horse
b. Ox
c. Pig
d. !Bull

1. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Dragon
b. A Lion
c. A Tiger
d. !A Horse

2. Neptune039;s greek name was...


a. Zeus
b. Ares
c. Apollo
d. !Poseidon

3. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Perseus
b. Daedalus
c. !Orpheus
d. Hercules
4. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Demeter
b. !Dionysus
c. Hephaestus
d. Apollo

5. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Wild dog
b. Monkey
c. Crocodile
d. !Spider

6. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?


a. !Harpies
b. Mermaids
c. Lilith
d. Nymph

7. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.


a. !True
b. False

8. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Sleeping amp; Waking
b. Power amp; Peace
c. War amp; Learning
d. !Thought amp; Memory

9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?


a. Asmund
b. Asger
c. Ake
d. !Ask

10. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. Ares
b. !Eris
c. Hades
d. Artemis

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