Maths Christmas Quiz
Team name
A
Write the first letter of the first name of the following celebrities – what do you get?
Question Photo
1
Letter Question Photo
M
8
Letter
T
2
A
9
H
3
T
10
E
4
H
11
B
5
S
12
E
6
I
13
S
7
S
14
T
B
Each number has a saying or phrase associated with it. Work it out and write your
answer in the space provided.
Question
1
2
3
4
5
6
Numbers
365
1000
3600
13
3
200
BM
D in a Y
M in a K
S in an H
U for S
B M (S H they R)
P for P G in a G of M
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
1001
57
180
147
90
366
9
10000
AN
HV
T S in D
M B in S
D in a R A
D in a L Y
L of a C
G O D of Y’s M
15
16
17
18
360
60
4
54
D in a C
M in an H
S in a Y
C in a D including J
19
24
D on an A C
20
12
D of C
Blind Mice
DAYS IN A YEAR
METRES IN A KILOMETRE
SECONDS IN AN HOUR
UNLUCKY FOR SOME
BLIND MICE (SEE HOW THEY RUN)
POUNDS FOR PASSING GO IN A
GAME OF MONOPOLY
ARABIAN NIGHTS
HEINZ VARIETIES
TOP SCORE IN DARTS
MAXIMUM BREAK IN SNOOKER
DEGREES IN A RIGHT ANGLE
DAYS IN A LEAP YEAR
LIVES OF A CAT
GRAND OLD DUKE OF YORK’S
MEN
DEGREES IN A CIRCLE
MINUTES IN AN HOUR
SEASONS IN A YEAR
CARDS IN A DECK INCLUDING
JOKERS
DOORS/DAYS ON AN ADVENT
CALENDAR
DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
C
Work out the following number puzzles:
1.
The number of men in the pop group Westlife
+ the total number of legs on the Teletubbies
4 + 8 = 12
2.
The number of legs on a spider multiplied by
the number of days in a week.
8 x 7 = 56
3.
The number of colours in the Union Jack
times the total number of legs on a pig,
penguin and python.
3 x (4 + 2 + 0) = 18
4.
The number of days in a leap year + the
number of blind mice in the nursery rhyme.
366 + 3 = 369
5.
The number of cards in a deck (excluding the
jokers) multiplied by the total number of
fingers and thumbs on a person.
The number of days in February (not in a leap
year) divided by the number of children the
Queen has.
The total number of eyes on 4 people  the
number of countries that make up the UK.
52 x 10 = 520
8.
Number of minutes in an hour – number of
hours in a day.
60 – 24 = 36
9.
Number of weeks in a year – the total number
of people in a football team (not including
subs)
Number of centimetres in a metre  the
number of the Prime Minister’s house.
52 – 11 = 41
11.
The number of wise men  the number of
doors on a standard advent calendar.
3 x 24 = 72
12.
The number of boys in the class squared.
Various answers
13.
The number of degrees in a right angle + 6 /
number of months in a year
(90 + 6) / 12 = 8
14.
The number of degrees in a right angle  the
number of lessons before lunch
90 / 3 = 30 (can be altered for your
school!)
15.
The number of sides on an octagon  the
number of metres in a kilometre.
8 x 1000 = 8000
16.
The number of pairs of parallel sides on a
parallelogram  number of sides with equal
length on an isosceles triangle.
The number of letters in the alphabet  the
number of letters in the word ‘mathematics’.
2x2=4
18.
The number of lessons in a week  the
number of sides on a pentagon
20 / 5 = 4 (can be altered for your
school!)
19.
Jesus’ birthday  the number of gifts that the 25 x 3 = 75
wise men brought.
20.
The total number of legs in the first five days
of Christmas….
6.
7.
10.
17.
28 / 4 = 7
8/4=2
100 / 10 = 10
26 x 11 = 286
8 + 6 + 4 + 2 = 20
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ….
D
Solve the questions, write down the answers and then find them in the wordsearch!
No.
1
12²
Answer
144
No.
16
Question
5501 to the nearest thousand
Answer
6000
2
Total degrees in a triangle
180
17
327
3
Area of a square, length = 11cm
121
18
Top darts score + maximum
snooker break
3n – 8 (n = 99)
4
(4800 x 3 x 0) + 271
271
19
9³
729
5
Days in a leap year
366
20
3.5kg in grams
3500
6
10² + 4²
116
21
338
7
46 x 9
414
22
Letters in alphabet x a baker’s
dozen
√100 + √9
8
Total degrees in a quadrilateral
360
23
Arabian nights + Heinz varieties
1058
9
Doors on an advent calendar
24
24
3000
10
600
25
11
12
Great Fire of London – Battle of
Hastings
A dozen x number of days in May
Volume of a cube, height = 4m
372
64
26
27
Number of wise men x years in a
millennium
Letters in the word ‘mathematics’ x
111
5n + 12 (n = 202)
10 x 10 x 10 x 10
13
√121 + √225
26
28
1500
14
Total degrees in a right angle
90
29
Lessons in a week x minutes in a
lesson
(Unlucky for some)²
15
Metres in a kilometre
1000
30
Jesus’ birthday x 8
200
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