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Math Quest Trivia Quiz

A short quiz on math terms. All answers verified by Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

A multiple-choice quiz by awkins. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
awkins

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
44,884

Updated
Apr 19 23

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

Plays
3709

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Question 1 of 5

1. What is the meaning of 'crore'? Hint

10 million

144 million

100 million

120 million

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Question 2 of 5

2. How many faces does a 'icosahedron' have? Hint

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Question 3 of 5

3. 'Lakh' is a term meaning what? Hint

25,000

100,000

17,000

53,000

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Question 4 of 5

4. Is the 'x' coordinate the 'Abscissa' or the 'Ordinate'?

Answer: (One Word - Choose one)

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Question 5 of 5

5. What was the original meaning of the word 'Myriad'? Hint

Infinity

1,000,000

Unknowable

10,000

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the meaning of 'crore'?

Answer: 10 million

We get this word from the Indian 'Karor'.

2. How many faces does a 'icosahedron' have?

Answer: 20

We get this word from the Greek for 20 plus seat or base.

3. 'Lakh' is a term meaning what?

Answer: 100,000

We get this word from India again. It can also be written as Lac or Lak.

4. Is the 'x' coordinate the 'Abscissa' or the 'Ordinate'?

Answer: Abscissa

We get this word from Latin: abscissa (cut off). Y is the Ordinate.

5. What was the original meaning of the word 'Myriad'?

Answer: 10,000

It can also mean numberless, but the ORIGINAL meaning was 10,000.

Source: Author awkins

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