Maths Week 2015
Table Quiz
ROUND 1
#1: TARGET BOARD
9
4
8
2
10
1
3
2
9
52
Round 1
Question 1
In fairy tales, what is the
answer when you multiply the
no. of dwarves by the no. of
little pigs?
Round 1
Question 2
Name this shape:
Round 1
Question 3
There are 40 children at
a birthday party. 75%
are boys. How many are
girls?
Round 1
Question 4
It is February 24th in a
leap year. What is the
date one week later?
Round 1
Question 5
Add the no. of starting
players on a basketball
team, hurling team and
soccer team.
Round 1
Question 6
What is the largest
prime number less
than 20?
Maths Joke #1
Why did the pupil not
like decimals?
He didn’t see the
point!
ROUND 2
#2: TARGET BOARD
3
5
1
9
5
9
1
4
4
60
Round 2
Question 1
What would you use to
measure the length of your
school table: trundle wheel,
metre stick or weighing scale?
Round 2
Question 2
Increase €90 by
50%
Round 2
Question 3
A lady wants to put a
wooden frame on a photo.
Does she need to know the
area or the perimeter?
Round 2
Question 4
How many years is a
couple married if it’s
their Silver Anniversary?
Round 2
Question 5
Name this shape:
Round 2
Question 6
How many spots
are there altogether
on a die (dice)?
Maths Joke #2
Why did the maths
book look so sad?
It had so many
problems!
ROUND 1
ANSWERS
#1: TARGET BOARD
9
4
8
2
10
1
3
2
9
(9 X 8) – (2 X 10)
= 52
Round 1 Answers
Question 1
In fairy tales, what is the answer
when you multiply the no. of
dwarves by the no. of little pigs?
7X3=
21
Round 1 Answers
Question 2
Name this shape:
Parallelogram
Round 1 Answers
Question 3
There are 40 children at a
birthday party. 75% are
boys. How many are girls?
10
Round 1 Answers
Question 4
It is February 24th in a leap
year. What is the date one
week later?
March 2nd
Round 1 Answers
Question 5
Add the no. of starting players
on a basketball team, hurling
team and soccer team.
5 + 15 + 11 =
31
Round 1 Answers
Question 6
What is the largest prime
number less than 20?
19
Maths Joke #3
Why did the pupil eat
her maths homework?
The teacher told her it
was a piece of cake!
ROUND 3
#3: TARGET BOARD
8
9
8
1
6
10
1
2
2
75
Round 3
Question 1
Divide a thousand
by a hundred.
Round 3
Question 2
A girl earns €2.50 per day
helping in the family shop after
school. How much does she
earn for four days work?
Round 3
Question 3
What is the missing
number:
4, 16, __, 36, 49
Round 3
Question 4
What is the Roman
Numeral XCV?
Round 3
Question 5
True or false, a
concave shape
bends inwards?
Round 3
Question 6
How many seconds
are there in 4½
minutes?
Maths Joke #4
How can you make
time fly?
Throw a clock out the
window!
ROUND 2
ANSWERS
#2: TARGET BOARD
3
5
1
9
5
9
1
4
4
(9 X 5) + (3 X 5)
= 60
Round 2 Answers
Question 1
What would you use to measure
the length of your school table:
trundle wheel, metre stick or
weighing scale?
Metre Stick
Round 2 Answers
Question 2
Increase €90 by
50%
90 + 45 = €135
Round 2 Answers
Question 3
A lady wants to put a wooden
frame on a photo. Does she need
to know the area or the
perimeter?
Perimeter
Round 2 Answers
Question 4
How many years is a
couple married if it’s their
Silver Anniversary?
25
Round 2 Answers
Question 5
Name this shape:
Trapezium/Trapezoid
Round 2 Answers
Question 6
How many spots are there
altogether on a die (dice)?
1+2+3+4+5+6= 21
Maths Joke #5
What’s the King of the
pencil case?
The Ruler!
ROUND 4
#4: TARGET BOARD
2
8
2
2
2
2
8
3
7
60
Round 4
Question 1
True or false, a
parallelogram has three
pairs of parallel sides?
Round 4
Question 2
Write “a quarter to
nine in the morning” in
24 hour digital time.
Round 4
Question 3
How many millilitres
in a Litre?
Round 4
Question 4
A snooker player pots the
yellow, green, brown, blue,
pink and black balls. How
many points does he score?
Round 4
Question 5
How many sides
are there on a
heptagon?
Round 4
Question 6
Which of these letters
are not symmetrical:
A, B, X, E, G
Maths Joke #6
Why was 6 afraid of
7?
Because 7 8 9!
ROUND 3
ANSWERS
#3: TARGET BOARD
8
9
8
1
6
10
1
2
2
(10 X 8) – (2 + 2 + 1)
=75
Round 3 Answers
Question 1
Divide a thousand
by a hundred.
1000 ÷ 100 = 10
Round 3 Answers
Question 2
A girl earns €2.50 per day
helping in the family shop after
school. How much does she earn
for four days work?
€10
Round 3 Answers
Question 3
What is the missing
number:
4, 16,
2
25(5 ),
36,49
Round 3 Answers
Question 4
What is the Roman
Numeral XCV?
95
Round 3 Answers
Question 5
True or false, a concave
shape bends inwards?
True
Round 3 Answers
Question 6
How many seconds are
there in 4½ minutes?
(60x4)+30= 270
Maths Joke #7
What did the zero say
to the eight?
Nice belt!
ROUND 5
#5: TARGET BOARD
10
5
6
3
8
10
8
10
10
35
Round 5
Question 1
Round off 6,784 to
the nearest 10.
Round 5
Question 2
What change do you get
from €100 if you buy 6
school books at €16
each?
Round 5
Question 3
What do you call an
0
angle greater than 90
0
but less than 180 ?
Round 5
Question 4
0
5C
If the temperature is
0
and drops by 9 , what is
the new temperature?
Round 5
Question 5
What is the
perimeter of a circle
known as?
Round 5
Question 6
In computer memory, what is
the missing term: kilobyte,
megabyte, gigabyte, ______,
petabyte?
Maths Joke #8
Why did the pupil do
multiplication problems on the
floor?
Because the teacher told
him not to use tables!
ROUND 4
ANSWERS
#4: TARGET BOARD
2
8
2
2
2
2
8
3
7
(7 X 8) + (2 + 2)
= 60
Round 4 Answers
Question 1
True or false, a
parallelogram has three
pairs of parallel sides?
False
Round 4 Answers
Question 2
Write “a quarter to nine in
the morning” in 24 hour
digital time.
08:45
Round 4 Answers
Question 3
How many millilitres
in a Litre?
1000
Round 4 Answers
Question 4
A snooker player pots the yellow,
green, brown, blue, pink and black
balls. How many points does he
score?
2+3+4+5+6+7=
27
Round 4 Answers
Question 5
How many sides are
there on a heptagon?
7
Round 4 Answers
Question 6
Which of these letters are not
symmetrical:
A, B, X, E, G
G
Maths Joke #9
What did one maths
book say to the other?
Don’t bother me, I’ve
got my own problems!
ROUND 6
#6: TARGET BOARD
3
3
9
8
5
4
2
7
9
40
Round 6
Question 1
If you are facing West
0
and turn clockwise 180 ,
in what direction are you
facing?
Round 6
Question 2
Add: 67 + 32 + 51
Round 6
Question 3
How many 10-seater buses
are needed to bring a class
of 32 children and 2
teachers on a tour?
Round 6
Question 4
Which number is
the odd one out:
14, 49, 70, 28, 36, 7
Round 6
Question 5
What 3D
shape is
this a net
of?
Round 6
Question 6
What is
2
9
–
2
7?
Maths Joke #10
What do you call a
stubborn angle?
Obtuse!
ROUND 5
ANSWERS
#5: TARGET BOARD
10
5
6
3
8
10
8
10
10
(10 X 3) + 5
= 35
Round 5 Answers
Question 1
Round off 6,784 to
the nearest 10.
6,780
Round 5 Answers
Question 2
What change do you get from
€100 if you buy 6 school
books at €16 each?
100-(6x16=96)=
€4
Round 5 Answers
Question 3
What do you call an angle
greater than 900 but less
0
than 180 ?
Obtuse
Round 5 Answers
Question 4
0
5C
If the temperature is
and drops by 90, what is the
new temperature?
-
0
4
Round 5 Answers
Question 5
What is the perimeter
of a circle known as?
Circumference
Round 5 Answers
Question 6
In computer memory, what is the
missing term: kilobyte, megabyte,
gigabyte, ______, petabyte?
Terabyte
Maths Joke #11
Why is 2 + 2 = 5 like
your left foot?
It’s not right!
ROUND 7
#7: TARGET BOARD
3
2
10
9
1
4
7
5
4
80
Round 7
Question 1
What is the smallest
number you can make
with the digits: 7, 2, 4, 6,
9?
Round 7
Question 2
What kind of shape
is an Isoceles?
Round 7
Question 3
What is the next term in
the sequence:
6, 11, 16, 21, 26, ___?
Round 7
Question 4
What is the date of
the 100th day of a
non-leap year?
Round 7
Question 5
Replace the ? With +, -,
x, ÷ to solve the
equation:
3 ? 1 ? 4 ? 4 ? 5 = 27
Round 7
Question 6
What is 25% 0f
€500?
Maths Joke #12
Where do kids from
New York learn their
multiplication tables?
In Times Square!
ROUND 6
ANSWERS
#6: TARGET BOARD
3
3
9
8
5
4
2
7
9
(7 X 5) + (3 + 2)
= 40
Round 6 Answers
Question 1
If you are facing West and
turn clockwise 1800, in what
direction are you facing?
East
Round 6 Answers
Question 2
Add: 67 + 32 + 51
150
Round 6 Answers
Question 3
How many 10-seater buses are
needed to bring a class of 32
children and 2 teachers on a tour?
4
Round 6 Answers
Question 4
Which number is the odd one
out:
14, 49, 70, 28, 36, 7
36 (it’s not
multiple of 7)
Round 6 Answers
Question 5
What 3D
shape is this
a net of?
Cube
Round 6 Answers
Question 6
What is
2
9
–
2
7?
81 – 49 = 32
Maths Joke #13
Teacher: “Did you get help
with this maths homework?”
Pupil: “No, I got them
all wrong by myself!”
ROUND 8
#8: TARGET BOARD
5
3
7
5
5
5
10
6
8
44
Round 8
Question 1
What is the product
of 6 and 7?
Round 8
Question 2
How many sides on
nonagon?
Round 8
Question 3
What is 0.87 as a
percentage?
Round 8
Question 4
What is the sum of the
no. of days in a leap
year and the no. of
weeks in a year?
Round 8
Question 5
A couple has seven daughters
and each daughter has a
brother. How many children
does the couple have
altogether?
Round 8
Question 6
Which is the larger
number: a googol or
a billion?
Maths Joke #14
If there are 10 cats in a boat
and one jumps out, how many
are left?
None, because they
are all copycats!
ROUND 7
ANSWERS
#7: TARGET BOARD
3
2
10
9
1
4
7
5
4
(10 X 9) – (2 X 5)
= 80
Round 7 Answers
Question 1
What is the smallest number
you can make with the digits:
7, 2, 4, 6, 9?
24,679
Round 7 Answers
Question 2
What kind of shape
is an Isoceles?
Triangle
Round 7 Answers
Question 3
What is the next term in the
sequence:
6, 11, 16, 21, 26, ___?
31 (+5 each time)
Round 7 Answers
Question 4
What is the date of the 100th
day of a non-leap year?
100-(31+28+31)= 10
April 10th
Round 7 Answers
Question 5
Replace the ? With +, -, x, ÷ to
solve the equation:
3 ? 1 ? 4 ? 4 ? 5 = 27
3
- 1 x 4 x 4 - 5 = 27
Round 7 Answers
Question 6
What is 25% 0f
€500?
€125
Maths Joke #15
Teacher: “If you had 39c in
one pocket and 58c in the
other, what would you have?”
Pupil: “Someone
else’s trousers!”
ROUND 8
ANSWERS
#8: TARGET BOARD
5
3
7
5
5
5
10
6
8
(7 X 5) – 5 +(6 + 8)
= 44
Round 8 Answers
Question 1
What is the product
of 6 and 7?
6 x 7 = 42
Round 8 Answers
Question 2
How many sides on
nonagon?
9
Round 8 Answers
Question 3
What is 0.87 as a
percentage?
87%
Round 8 Answers
Question 4
What is the sum of the no.
of days in a leap year and
the no. of weeks in a year?
366 + 52 = 418
Round 8 Answers
Question 5
A couple has seven daughters and
each daughter has a brother. How
many children does the couple have
altogether?
8! (not 14!)
Round 8 Answers
Question 6
Which is the larger number:
a googol or a billion?
Googol
100
(10 )
Maths Joke #16
What would you get if you
crossed a dog with a
calculator?
A friend you could
count on!
TIE BREAK
ROUND
Tie-Break Round
Question 1
How many prime
numbers are there
between 10 and 20?
Tie-Break Round
Question 2
How many straight
edges does a cube
have?
Tie-Break Round
Question 3
A boy has 97 eggs. How
many more does he
need to make 9 dozen?
Tie-Break Round
Question 4
Out of 1,000 cabbage plants,
52 are unfit for planting. The
rest are planted equally in 12
rows. How many in each row?
Tie-Break Round
Question 5
A farmer has 5 sheep for
every cow. Her total no. of
sheep and cows is 120.
How many cows has she?
Tie-Break Round
Question 6
What comes next:
million, billion,
trillion, ______?
Maths Joke #17
What do you call a
crushed angle?
A rectangle!
TIE BREAK
ANSWERS
Tie-Break Answers
Question 1
How many prime numbers
are there between 10 and
20?
4 (11, 13, 17, 19)
Tie-Break Answers
Question 2
How many straight edges
does a cube have?
12
Tie-Break Answers
Question 3
A boy has 97 eggs. How many
more does he need to make 9
dozen?
9x12=108 He needs
11 more
Tie-Break Answers
Question 4
Out of 1,000 cabbage plants, 52 are
unfit for planting. The rest are
planted equally in 12 rows. How
many in each row?
100 – 52 = 948 ÷ 12 =
79
Tie-Break Answers
Question 5
A farmer has 5 sheep for every cow.
Her total no. of sheep and cows is
120. How many cows has she?
20 (20x5=100+20=120)
Tie-Break Answers
Question 6
What comes next:
million, billion, trillion, ______?
Quadrillion
Maths Joke #18
Pupil: “Teacher, I’m cold.”
Teacher: “Well, go
stand in the corner,
it’s 90 degrees there!”