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Counting Alphabetically Trivia Quiz

If you write the numbers one to twenty in alphabetical order(in English), they would read eight, eighteen, eleven.......two. You will be given the positions of some numbers and a mathematical instruction. The answer will be the position of that number.

A multiple-choice quiz by ASA. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ASA

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
333,698

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1016

Question 1 of 10

1. For all these questions consider the numbers one to twenty positioned in alphabetical order.

If you add the tenth and sixth number together, what position is the answer?
Hint

Sixteenth

Tenth

Fifth

Seventeenth

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Question 2 of 10

2. If you subtract the tenth number from the sixth number, what position is the answer?
Hint

Seventeenth

Fifth

Tenth

Fourth

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Question 3 of 10

3. If you multiply the tenth number by the sixth number what position is the answer?
Hint

Sixth

Tenth

Seventeenth

Sixteenth

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Question 4 of 10

4. If you add the sixth and seventh numbers what position is the answer?
Hint

Thirteenth

Second

Eighth

Eighteenth

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Question 5 of 10

5. If you subtract the first number from the eighth number, what position is the answer?
Hint

Tenth

Eighth

Seventh

First

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Question 6 of 10

6. If you divide the eighth number by itself, what position is the answer?
Hint

Eighth

Tenth

First

Second

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the first position in the alphabetical series in which you will find a prime number?
Hint

Fifth

Second

Third

Eleventh

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Question 8 of 10

8. What position will you find the numerically lowest prime number?
Hint

Second

Seventh

Fourth

Twentieth

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Question 9 of 10

9. What position is the square root of the number in fourteenth position?
Hint

Twentieth

Tenth

Sixth

Seventeenth

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Question 10 of 10

10. What position is next in the series, tenth, twentieth, seventeenth, sixth?
Hint

Eighth

Fifth

Fourth

Sixteenth

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. For all these questions consider the numbers one to twenty positioned in alphabetical order. If you add the tenth and sixth number together, what position is the answer?

Answer: Fifth

The tenth number is 1 and the sixth is 4 .
1+4 = 5 which is in the fifth position.
Five is the only number that remains in the "correct position".

2. If you subtract the tenth number from the sixth number, what position is the answer?

Answer: Seventeenth

The tenth number is 1 and the sixth is 4.
4-1 =3 which is in the seventeenth position.

3. If you multiply the tenth number by the sixth number what position is the answer?

Answer: Sixth

The tenth number is 1 and the sixth is 4.
1X4 =4 which is in the sixth position.
Multiplying by the tenth number is equivalent to adding zero.

4. If you add the sixth and seventh numbers what position is the answer?

Answer: Second

Sixth equals 4 , seventh equals 14
4+14 = 18 which is in the second position.

5. If you subtract the first number from the eighth number, what position is the answer?

Answer: Tenth

First equals 8, eighth equals 9
9-8 = 1 which is in tenth position.

6. If you divide the eighth number by itself, what position is the answer?

Answer: Tenth

Dividing any number by itself will always yield 1.
1 is the tenth position.

7. What is the first position in the alphabetical series in which you will find a prime number?

Answer: Third

The prime numbers go eleven, five, seven, seventeen, thirteen, three and two when written alphabetically in English.
Eleven is in position number 3.

8. What position will you find the numerically lowest prime number?

Answer: Twentieth

The first prime number is two which is in twentieth position.

9. What position is the square root of the number in fourteenth position?

Answer: Sixth

The number in fourteenth position is 16.
the square root of 16 is 4 which is in sixth position.

10. What position is next in the series, tenth, twentieth, seventeenth, sixth?

Answer: Fifth

This series is the positions of 1, 2, 3, 4 and the next number is 5 which is in fifth position.

Source: Author ASA

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