Palindrome Quiz
By
Brian Carruthers
What is a Palindrome?
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A palindrome is a word, phrase or number
that reads the same forwards or
backwards.
Origin – from Greek palindromos ‘running
back again’.
Some examples of palindromes are:
Bob, Viv
The numbers 99,101, 262, 747, 2002.
“Able was I, ere I saw Elba.”
Question 1
 When
both a
clock’s hands
are on 12, and
the sun is
overhead,
what time is it?
Question 2
 This
young
dog is a
palindrome.
Question 3
 This
part of the
body is a
palindrome.
Question 4
 This
member
of the family is
a palindrome.
Question 5
 This
member
of the family is
also a
palindrome.
Question 6
 This
type of
boat is a
palindrome.
Now let’s look at numbers.
Remember a palindrome reads
the same forwards and
backwards.
Question 7
 What
is the greatest palindromic
number less than 50?
Question 8
 What
is the smallest palindromic
number greater than 20?
Question 9
 What
is the next palindromic
number after the one you have
just found?
Question 10
 What
is the palindromic time you
might have a cup of tea just
before 10.00am.
Question 11
 What
was the last palindromic
year in the 20th Century?
Question 12
 What
was the first palindromic
year in the 21st Century?
The answers are:
 1.
noon
 2. pup
 3. eye
 4 mam/mum
 5. dad/pop
 6. kayak
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44
 8. 22
 9. 33
 10. 9.59
 11. 1991
 12. 2002