Maths Pop Quiz
The quiz will be 4 rounds of 8 questions
(if we have time)
At the end of each round you will swap
your answer sheet with another team, so
your answers must be neat.
You will only receive ½ a point for answers
missing units. You have been warned!
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Round
One
Question 1
Let see who was paying attention
If you have time to play the whole quiz, how many
questions will there be in total?
Question 2
Here are two floor plans of two houses.
What is the difference between the two areas?
Question 3
Here is a Connect Four gird. It is the yellow
player’s turn. Write the coordinates for where the
yellow player can go to win the match.
Question 4
Want is 34x45?
Question 5
This is the time when
the train leaves.
How long does the
journey take?
This is the time when the train
arrives on the same afternoon.
Question 6
A man can jump 6.73m in the long jump.
How far is that in km?
Question 7
If Moshi Monster cards cost
22p each, how many could
you buy with these coins?
Question 8
The ratio of leaves to flowers on a plant is 6:1
There are 17 flowers
How many leaves are there?
Round
One
Answers
Question 1
Let see who was paying attention
If you have time to play the whole quiz, how many
questions will there be in total?
4 rounds x 8 questions
32
Question 2
Here are two floor plans of two houses.
30
36
6
What is the difference between the two areas?
Question 3
Here is a Connect Four gird. It is the yellow
player’s turn. Write the coordinates for where the
yellow player can go to win the match.
Question 4
Want is 34x45?
1530
Question 5
This is the time when
the train leaves.
63 minutes
or
1 hour 3 minutes
How long does the
journey take?
This is the time when the train
arrives on the same afternoon.
Question 6
A man can jump 6.73m in the long jump.
How far is that in km?
0.00673 km
Question 7
If Moshi Monster cards cost
22p each, how many could
you buy with these coins?
You have
£2.63
That buys
11 cards
Question 8
The ratio of leaves to flowers on a plant is 6:1
There are 17 flowers
How many leaves are there?
17x6
102 leaves
Round
Two
Question 1
Here are two very tall
buildings
The Burj Khalifa is 840m
tall
The Empire State Building
is 45% of the size
How tall is the Empire
State Building
These are not quite the real sizes of the buildings.
Question 2
I think of a number
I double it
I add 4
I multiply it by 6
My answer is 72
What was the number?
Question 3
I have this bag of sweets
What is the probability of pulling out a green sweet?
Question 4
These are the ages of teachers at this school
28
52
45
35
35
60
41
106
37
What is the median average?
Question 5
How many children didn’t vote for roast chicken
or salt and vinegar crisps?
Question 6
What is the probability of choosing a blue
square with 3 eyes?
Question 7
What is 1428 divided by 7?
Question 8
Read and record the measurements
of all 3 scales
Round
Two
Answers
Question 1
Here are two very tall
buildings
The Burj Khalifa is 840m
tall
The Empire State Building
is 45% of the size
How tall is the Empire
State Building
It’s
378m
Question 2
I think of a number
I double it
I add 4
I multiply it by 6
My answer is 72
What was the number?
The number was
4.
Question 3
I have this bag of sweets
The probability is
4/14 or
equivalent
What is the probability of pulling out a green sweet?
Question 4
These are the ages of teachers at this school
28
52
35
60
35
41
37
45
106
What is the median average?
28 35 35 37 41 45 52 60 106
41
Question 5
How many children didn’t vote for roast chicken
or salt and vinegar?
20
9
5
6
Question 6
What is the probability of choosing a blue
square with 3 eyes?
The probability is
2/11
Question 7
What is 1428 divided by 7?
204
Question 8
Read and record the measurements
of all 3 scales
142
-2
5.5
Round
Three
Question 1
A museum is 45m long by
65m wide by 20m high.
The museum shop is 5m
long by 7m wide by 3m
high.
What is the volume of the
museum without the shop?
Question 2
Below is a chart showing favourite fruit in a class.
Melon was less popular than pears, but more
popular than oranges.
How many
children chose
melon?
Question 3
The racing car is travelling at 150 km per hour.
How far will it travel in one minute?
Question 4
Write in the missing angle.
46 ̊
57 ̊
Not to scale
Question 5
Write in the 4 missing numbers for the number pattern
3n+2
5
8
20
Question 6
What is the weight of the nuts and bolts in grams?
Question 7
Find what x equals in
3x + 5 = 17 + x
Question 8
How many squares are there? There are more than
you think.
Round
Three
Answers
Question 1
A museum is 45m long by
65m wide by 20m high.
58500 m3
The museum shop is 5m
long by 7m wide by 3m
high.
105 m3
What is the volume of the
museum without the shop?
58395
3
m
Question 2
Below is a chart showing favourite fruit in a class.
Melon was less popular than pears, but more
popular than oranges.
How many
children chose
melon?
15
Question 3
The racing car is travelling at 150 km per hour.
How far will it travel in one minute?
150 ÷ 60
2.5 km
Question 4
Write in the missing angle.
46 ̊
57 ̊
77 ̊
Not to scale
Question 5
Write in the 4 missing numbers for the number pattern
3n+2
2
5
8
11
14
17
20
Question 6
What is the weight of
the nuts and bolts in
grams?
1350g
Question 7
Find what x equals in
3x + 5 = 17 + x
3x - x + 5 = 17
3x - x = 17 - 5
2x = 12
The order may differ
x=6
Question 8
How many squares are there?
55
Squares
Round
Four
Question 1
Put these values in the correct order with lowest first.
66%
7
2
1
3
1
2.43
142%
1.6
Question 2
The explorer is travelling North
He turns 45 degrees Left
Then
He turns 90 degrees Left
Which compass direction is he facing?
Question 3
The company pays £139,840 in tax at a rate of 20%
The rate goes up to 35%
What must they pay now?
Question 4
Write this number in digits
two hundred eighty-nine billion eight
hundred forty-three million eighty-four
thousand one hundred four
Question 5
A car uses 1.3 litres of petrol per mile on flat road.
It uses 1.8 litres of petrol per mile going up a hill.
It uses 0.9 litres of petrol per mile going down a hill.
It has a full petrol tank of 50 litres at the start of the
journey.
How much petrol would be left after a journey of 12
miles on flat road, 3.5 miles going up hill and 2 miles
going down hill?
Question 6
Here are the population figures for six Chinese cities
Shanghai 18,000,000
Beijing 13,200,000
Guangzhou 12,000,000
Nanjing 7,000,000
Qingdao 4,000,000
Fuzhou 3,000,000
What is the mean average population?
Question 7
What type of angle is this?
(Must have correct spelling)
Question 8
Mercury is 58 million km from the Sun
Venus is 50 million km from Mercury
Earth is 48 million km from Venus
Mars is 77 million km from Earth
Jupiter is twice the distance from the sun as Mars
How far is the Sun from Jupiter?
Round
Four
Answers
Question 1
Put these values in the correct order with lowest first.
7
2
2.43
1
3
1
66%
142%
1.6
Question 2
The explorer is travelling North
He turns 45 degrees Left
Then
He turns 90 degrees Left
Which compass direction is he facing?
South West
Question 3
The company pays £139,840 in tax at a rate of 20%
The rate goes up to 35%
What must they pay now?
£244,720
Question 4
Write this number in digits
two hundred eighty-nine billion eight
hundred forty-three million eighty-four
thousand one hundred four
289,843,084,104
Question 5
A car uses 1.3 litres of petrol per mile on flat road.
It uses 1.8 litres of petrol per mile going up a hill.
It uses 0.9 litres of petrol per mile going down a hill.
It has a full petrol tank of 50 litres at the start of the
journey.
How much petrol would be left after a journey of 12
miles on flat road, 3.5 miles going up hill and 2 miles
going down hill?
50-23.7
26.3 litres
Question 6
Here are the population figures for six Chinese cities
Shanghai 18,000,000
Beijing 13,000,000
Guangzhou 12,000,000
Nanjing 7,000,000
Qingdao 4,000,000
Fuzhou 3,000,000
What is the mean average population?
9.5 Million or 9,500,000
Question 7
What type of angle is this?
(Must have correct spelling)
Reflex
Question 8
Mercury is 58 million km from the Sun
Venus is 50 million km from Mercury
Earth is 48 million km from Venus
Mars is 77 million km from Earth
Jupiter is twice the distance from the sun as Mars
How far is the Sun from Jupiter?
466 million km
Maths Pop Quiz
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