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1. How many zeros are there in a googol?

a. 1,000,000
b. 10
c. 1,000
d. !100

2. The 039;Squaring the Circle039; problem is solvable.


a. True
b. !False

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


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

4. To the nearest whole number, how many radians are in a whole circle?
a. 5
b. 3
c. !6
d. 4

5. What Greek letter is used to signify summation?


a. !Sigma
b. Omega
c. Delta
d. Alpha

6. L039;Hocirc;pital was the mathematician who created the homonymous rule that
uses derivatives to evaluate limits with indeterminations.
a. !False
b. True

7. An isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length as opposed to three.


a. False
b. !True

8. An equilateral triangle always has every angle measuring 60deg;.


a. False
b. !True

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


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

10. Which of the following mathematicians made major contributions to game theory?
a. Leonhard Euler
b. Stefan Banach
c. Carl Friedrich Gauss
d. !John Von Neumann

11. 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. Francis Bacon
b. Alfred North Whitehead
c. John Locke
d. !Bertrand Russel

12. What is the smallest number that can be expressed as the sum of two positive
cubes in two different ways?
a. 4104
b. !1729
c. 91
d. 561

13. What type of function is xsup2;+2x+1?


a. Exponential
b. Rational
c. !Quadratic
d. Linear

1. What number does the Roman numeral quot;Dquot; stand for?


a. 100
b. 1000
c. !500
d. 50

2. The Spitfire originated from a racing plane.


a. !True
b. False

3. The Herero genocide was perpetrated in Africa by which of the following colonial
nations?
a. Belgium
b. Britain
c. France
d. !Germany

4. What is the mnemonic device for remembering the fates of the wives of Henry
VIII?
a. !Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived
b. Survived, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Divorced, Beheaded
c. Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived
d. Died, Beheaded, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived, Divorced

5. The Battle of Hastings was fought in which year?


a. 1420
b. 1204
c. !1066
d. 911

6. On which aircraft carrier did the Doolitte Raid launch from on April 18, 1942
during World War II?
a. USS Lexington
b. USS Saratoga
c. USS Enterprise
d. !USS Hornet

7. Who was the first man to travel into outer space twice?
a. !Gus Grissom
b. Vladimir Komarov
c. Charles Conrad
d. Yuri Gagarin

8. Which U.S. President was famously 039;attacked039; by a swimming rabbit?


a. Ronald Reagan
b. !Jimmy Carter
c. Gerald Ford
d. Lydon B. Johnson

9. The coat of arms of the King of Spain contains the arms from the monarchs of
Castille, Leon, Aragon and which other former Iberian kingdom?
a. Granada
b. Galicia
c. !Navarre
d. Catalonia

1. With which team did Michael Schumacher make his Formula One debut at the 1991
Belgian Grand Prix?
a. Mercedes
b. Ferrari
c. Benetton
d. !Jordan

2. What is the nickname of Northampton town039;s rugby union club?


a. Harlequins
b. !Saints
c. Wasps
d. Saracens

3. Which Formula One driver was nicknamed 039;The Professor039;?


a. Ayrton Senna
b. Emerson Fittipaldi
c. !Alain Prost
d. Niki Lauda

4. Soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo opened a museum dedicated to himself.


a. !True
b. False

5. What national team won the 2016 edition of UEFA European Championship?
a. !Portugal
b. France
c. England
d. Germany

6. What is the exact length of one noncurved part in Lane 1 of an Olympic Track?
a. 100m
b. 109.36yd
c. 100yd
d. !84.39m

7. Which team has won the most Stanley Cups in the NHL?
a. Chicago Blackhawks
b. Detroit Red Wings
c. Toronto Maple Leafs
d. !Montreal Canadians

8. Wilt Chamberlain scored his infamous 100pointgame against the New York Knicks in
1962.
a. False
b. !True

9. What team did England beat to win in the 1966 World Cup final?
a. !West Germany
b. Brazil
c. Portugal
d. Soviet Union

10. The Los Angeles Dodgers were originally from what U.S. city?
a. Boston
b. Seattle
c. !Brooklyn
d. Las Vegas

11. There are a total of 20 races in Formula One 2016 season.


a. True
b. !False

12. What country hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?


a. Germany
b. !Russia
c. Canada
d. United States

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