MATH
TRIVIA
How to Play
• Math Trivia is played on teams, you will
work with your teams
• We will play in rounds, there are 3 rounds
in the first half of the game and 3 rounds
in the second half of the game
How to Play
• In each round you will use points, for the first half
the point values are 5, 3, & 1
• You may only use each point value once per
round
• Write your points and answer on your answer
cards
• One person per team will bring the answer card
to me
• You have until the end of one song to turn in an
answer for each question
Round 1
•What is the median of
the following:
9, 23, 18, 3, 10, 11, 14, 17
Round 1 Question 1
Answer
12.5
•
Round 1 Question 2
Frank received the following test scores:
90, 82, 90, 93, 85.
What is the range of his scores?
Answer
11
Round 1 Question 3
•What is the
mean
number of
candles sold
per month?
Answer
35
Round 2
Round 2 Question 1
Answer
C – the mode of
the scores
Round 2 Question
2
Answer
H. 2.5
Round 2 Question 3
Answer
B. 2
Round 3
Answer
B. 85.5
Round 3 Question 2
Answer
a. 60
Round 3 Question 3
Answer
C. 5
Half Time Question
• For the half time question you can
wager up to 12 points.
•If you get the answer correct you
earn the points, but if it is incorrect
you lose the points.
HALF TIME QUESTION
Answer
D. The larger the
area, the
greater the
heating costs.
Second Half
• Point Values are now 2, 4, and 6
• You still may only use each point
value one time per round
Round 4
Round 4 Question 1
Answer
•H. 15
Round 4 Question 2
Answer
Mode
Round 4 Question 3
What percent of the data lies below the
upper quartile?
Answer
75%
Round 5
Y
Round 5 Question 1
Find the 5 Number Summary for the
following data set:
345, 350, 356, 360, 375, 405
Answer
Min = 345
Q1 = 350
Med = 358
Q3 = 375
Max = 405
Round 5 Question 2
•The above represents the
cost in dollars of 20 DVDs.
•How many DVDs cost less
than $26.
Answer
15 DVDs
Round 5
Question 3
The box-andwhiskers plot
represents
quiz scores.
What score
represents
the third
quartile?
Answer
85
Round 6
Round 6 Question 1
•What is the first quartile?
Answer
6
Round 6 Question 2
Find the mean, median and
mode.
Answer
Mean= 80.625
Median = 80
Mode = 73
Round 6 Question 3
30
What is
the
mode?
Answer
168
Final Question
• For the final question you may wager
between 0 – 15 points.
• If your answer is correct you get the
points, if your answer is incorrect you lose
the points.
The data set 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, 17, 18, 19, 19
represents the number of hours spent on the Internet in a
week by students in a mathematics class. Which box-andwhisker plot represents the data?
Final Answer
Box and Whisker
Plot 2