Children in Crossfire
Maths Challenge
2015
Quiz 1
Question 1
A female elephant and her calf together weigh 6 Tonnes. If the female weighs twice as
much as her calf, how much does the calf weigh?
Question 2
If one quarter of Africa is covered
by the Sahara Desert, what
fraction is not?
Question 3
Use the following information to answer the question.
A is the number of countries that produce Uranium
B is the number of countries that produce Manganese
C is the number of countries that produce Gold
D is the number of countries that produce both Oil and Gas
E is the number of countries that produce Diamonds but not Manganese.
What is the value of
A+B+C
Question 4
Bayana and Dalia carry water home
from the well. If Dalia‘s jug can hold 6
litres and Bayana‘s jug can carry 9
litres, how much water do they carry
home if they make 2 trips to the well?
Question 5
Use the diagram below to make an estimate the length of an
average size crocodile.
Question 6
Jaha uses different coloured beads to make
necklaces and bracelets that she then sells in
the market.
She uses purple, red, green, black, white,
yellow, light blue and orange beads to make
one of her bracelets. If she uses 100 of each
colour, how many beads does she use?
Question 7
Malika works in the cornfield. She
has to check the corn every day to
make sure it is growing properly. It
takes her 2 hours to check each 3
rows of corn. How many rows has
she checked if she has worked in the
field for 12 hours?
Question 8
Below you can see a map of Africa. The map also shows part of Asia and Europe.
How many countries share a border with Chad?