Quiz  /  Numbers and Mathematics Quiz

  • 1. 
    Which country was the first to use the metric system of measurement?

  • China
  • France
  • the United States
  • India

  • 2. 
    Which of the following is not a term used in geometry?

  • pentagon
  • triangle
  • angle
  • wrangle

  • 3. 
    What do we call the counting system that uses only 0 and 1?

  • binocular
  • bifurcated
  • trinary
  • binary

  • 4. 
    Who invented the Pythagorean theorem of right triangles?

  • Polybius
  • Plato
  • Psammetichus
  • Pythagoras

  • 5. 
    What is the name of an early calculator?

  • acanthus
  • abracadabra
  • accordion
  • abacus

  • 6. 
    What is the equivalent, in Fahrenheit, of 100 degrees centigrade?

  • 100
  • 212
  • 200
  • 240

  • 7. 
    What is a device used to work with numbers called?

  • calculator
  • contractor
  • dilator
  • generator

  • 8. 
    What part of a gram is a centigram?

  • one one-hundredth
  • one one-thousandth
  • one ten-thousandth
  • one-tenth

  • 9. 
    What is the numbering system used most often in counting and arithmetic?

  • decimal
  • finger
  • tertiary
  • binary

  • 10. 
    The metric system is based on multiples of what number?

  • 5
  • 2
  • 10
  • 12
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