REMINDERS: Answers in red. Solvers (submitted/correct) in blue. (Forgive any omissions, but feel free to inform.) Comments in green. For further elaboration, please feel free to ask!
- Consider π, 3.14, and 22/7. Write them in order from smallest to largest, or, if any are equal, mark EQUAL in appropriate spots..3.14, π, 22/7. Anita Dixon, Frank Green, Rita Barger, Amy Ragsdale, Jonah Albertson.
- Are there any days this year (’21) where the day# times the month# = the year# [21]? Yes. Jan 21, Mar 7, and July 3. Anita Dixon, Frank Green, Rita Barger, Amy Ragsdale, Jonah Albertson, Alexis Avis
- When if ever, is 1/x bigger than x? When x is between 0 & 1, or when x is less than -1. Anita Dixon, Jonah Albertson, Rita Barger. Partial Credit: Amy Ragsdale
- When, if ever, is a number less than its square? When the number is less than 0 or greater than 1. Anita Dixon, Rita Barger, Jonah Albertson. Partial Credit: Alexis Avis and Amy Ragsdale
- See picture and question -> Accepted 6 or 8, depending on whether submitter thought the holes in front went all the way through (and counted them separately.) Anita Dixon, Frank Green, Rita Barger, Amy Ragsdale, Alexis Avis
- A cubic foot of air weighs 0.0765 pounds. What is the weight of the air in a 20 x 30 x 10 foot classroom? 459 lbs. Anita Dixon, Frank Green, Rita Barger, Amy Ragsdale, Alexis Avis
- Halley’s Comet appeared in 1758, 1834, 1910, and 1986. When will it next appear? 2062. (Appears every 76 years.) Anita Dixon, Frank Green, Rita Barger, Amy Ragsdale, Alexis Avis
- If grasshoppers can jump 59 times their length, how far can a 1.5 inch grasshopper jump? 88.5 in. Anita Dixon, Frank Green, Rita Barger, Amy Ragsdale, Alexis Avis
- This past Saturday was 4/3/21. Let’s call that a ‘countdown day’. When will the next ‘countdown day’ happen? May 4, 2032. [5/4/32) (Other clever variations also suggested.) Anita Dixon, Frank Green, Rita Barger, Amy Ragsdale, Alexis Avis
- A penny weighs approximately 0.1 ounce. Using that figure, how much would a ton of pennies be worth? $3,200. Anita Dixon, Frank Green, Rita Barger, Amy Ragsdale, Alexis Avis
- What is the perimeter of a square that has the same area as a 4 cm x 9 cm rectangle? 24 cm. Anita Dixon, Frank Green, Rita Barger, Amy Ragsdale, Alexis Avis
C. (25) (in this case: in order, from left to right.) Anita Dixon, Rita Barger, Amy Ragsdale, Alexis Avis- There are (at least) two 2-digit numbers that are equal to 7 times the sum of their digits. Find at least one of them.. 21, 42, 63, 84. Anita Dixon, Rita Barger, Amy Ragsdale
- Write the numeral for the number eight billion, forty thousand, two 8,000,040,002 Anita Dixon, Rita Barger, Amy Ragsdale, Alexis AvisBONUS 1 See # 13 above. Can you find more than two such numbers? See above for others. Amy Ragsdale, Anita Dixon.
BONUS 2 Note that it takes 6 syllables to pronounce Kansas City Royals. but only 5 to pronounce St. Louis Cardinals. On the other hand pronouncing either New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox only takes 4 syllables. Lets take Major League Baseball, and add NFL football teams for fun, as well. What are the extremes on syllables for City and Mascot? Hurriedly, I can think of one team that takes 7 syllables, and one team that only takes 3. Can you find them? Can you find teams with more than 7? Or less than 3? Teams found with 3 syllables: New York Mets, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Rays(may not be full name?) Teams with 7 syllables: Arizona Diamondbacks, Philidelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies, Indianapolis Colts. Teams with 8 syllables: San Francisco 49ers. Contributers: Amy Ragsdale, Frank Green, Alexis Avis, Steve & Bobbi Kneeshaw.
BONUS 3 Did you see Dean Martin’s Fun Fact involving 80 beers and your birth year? 🙂 Can you explain how it works? [See also note at link for more precise updates.] Ask for details. Amy Ragsdale, Anita Dixon.
BONUS 4 See #10. How much would those pennies weigh? (Be alert!) A ton of pennies would weigh a ton. 🙂 Amy Ragsdale, Anita Dixon.
