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There’s probably not a person in the world who has lukewarm feelings about math - you either hated it from the very moment you learned about it or absolutely loved it from the very first solved equation. If you fall into the first category, this article might seem like a mockery to you, but hear us out - math trivia is actually fun! Yup, we said it - fun. Even if this was a loathsome subject back at school, calculations and equations are excellent tools to flex your cranium a bit, and these math trivia questions are formulated in such a way that even a baby could answer them. Well, a genius baby, but a baby nevertheless. And, if you’re from the second category - the people who love it - you’ll find these math questions exceptionally thrilling, and you’re probably already hot to trot for a cool math game. 

See, this cool math trivia is based more on common knowledge and knowledge of the subject rather than various calculations. So, even if you are a fan of math but do not feel the pleasure of counting stuff in your free time, these questions will test your knowledge and your critical thinking without you having to grab a calculator. And, if this is a case of you trying to coax your kids into loving this subject (or hating it less, at least), then you’ll be delighted to learn that there is also a good chunk of math trivia for kids added to this list, too. 

Now, count to three and skip right to the math trivia questions and answers a bit further down. Since the questions are in no particular order, it would be cool if you were to rank them by voting for the best! After that, share this article with your friends who might be interested in participating in a math trivia evening with you. 

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116 Math Trivia Questions To Test Your Wits What is our current numerical system based on?

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    Is Pi a rational or irrational number?

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    When was the equal sign invented?

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    What is the mathematical name for a pound sign (#)?

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    #11

    Which Indian Astronomer discovered zero around 600 A.D?

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    What number does a giga stand for?

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    Ralph K.
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A billion in American English, a milliard / Milliarde in other languages.

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    #15

    Hundred was derived from what Norse number?

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    Who is the fastest human calculator?

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    Larysa Perih
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Answer: Scott Flansburg won the Guinness World Record in 2001.

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    #18

    Where was the first recorded instance of math games played?

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    116 Math Trivia Questions To Test Your Wits What is the name of this sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55…?

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    #21

    What do you call the circles with the same center?

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    It is a technique of verifying arithmetic calculations such as +, –,x, ÷.

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    #23

    Where is four considered an unlucky number?

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    Minh Lê
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Asia, where it can be read as Shī, which also sounds like the word for death. Additionally, the number 7 can also be read in a way that makes it sound like the word 'Loss', albeit this is not as strong a taboo as the number 4.

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    116 Math Trivia Questions To Test Your Wits What is the largest composite number less than 40?

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    Minh Lê
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For those who don't know, composite just means non-prime number. 39, as one can tell at a glance, can be divided by 3.

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    What is the fastest someone has ever counted to one billion?

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    #27

    The use of Arabic Numerals is invented in what country?

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    #32

    What is the only number that has the same number of letters as it’s meaning?

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    Michael Murphy
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Answer: Cinco...5, Spanish (which I don't speak, but I'm not blind enough to think everything is English) Also four

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    #35

    How much would the paper weigh if you printed out the number Googolplex?

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    #37

    Which number is the sum of its multiples when you add the single digits together?

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    #40

    What is the oldest known mathematical tool?

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    #44

    What is the top number of a fraction called?

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    #55

    When was the number googol first used?

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    Larysa Perih
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Answer: In 1938 by Milton Sirotta, who was only nine years old.

    #56

    What is the billionth digit of Pi?

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    #58

    The word “hundred” originates from the Norse word “Hundrath.” What number does Hundrath represent?

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    #59

    116 Math Trivia Questions To Test Your Wits What are integers?

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    Larysa Perih
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Answer: They are like whole numbers, but they can include negative numbers.

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    What is the least common multiple of 6, 8, and 12?

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    #61

    What is the Pythagoras’ Constant, discovered by the first mathematician around 500 BC?

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    116 Math Trivia Questions To Test Your Wits What civilization first used dot patterns to represent numbers?

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    Where was the oldest mathematical artifact found?

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    Larysa Perih
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Answer: In the Lebombo Mountains, it’s the Lebombo bone, which is over 35,000 years old.

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    Who developed the cartesian axes?

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    In 1882, Whiz Ferdinand Von Lindemann discovered which Mathematical Symbol?

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    Seán Hannan
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The symbol Pi has been around a lot longer that. Also, it was never "discovered". It was invented by a person in ancient Greece. I'm guessing those guys decided in 1882 to use the already-existing Greek letter to represent a well-known mathematical constant.

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    116 Math Trivia Questions To Test Your Wits How many sides does an “enneadecagon” have?

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    116 Math Trivia Questions To Test Your Wits What is 20 to the power of 0?

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    Zion Marklen Abayari
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every number to the power of zero is 1. Except 0, 0 to the power of zero is undefined

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    #77

    How many times can a sheet of paper be folded in half?

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    #79

    Our timekeeping is based on what number system?

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    116 Math Trivia Questions To Test Your Wits What are the only prime numbers that end in 2 and 5?

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Answer: 2 and 5, no other prime numbers end in those numbers.

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    #85

    Sine, Cosine, and Tangent are terms used in which branch of mathematics?

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    116 Math Trivia Questions To Test Your Wits What is an angle called if it’s greater than 90 degrees?

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    #91

    Does a convex shape curve inward or outward?

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    #92

    Is negative four a natural number?

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    #93

    What mathematical word is used to indicate the likelihood of something to occur?

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    #95

    What is the square root of 81?

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    What number does M represent in Roman numerals?

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    How was Eratosthenes able to determine the Earth’s diameter?

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    Who invented the use of negative numbers?

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    What is the value of e?

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    What three numbers have the same result when added or multiplied together?

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    In decimal form, what is four-fifths?

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    116 Math Trivia Questions To Test Your Wits What are whole numbers?

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Answer: Any number without a decimal point, for example – 1,2,3,4, etc.

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    #109

    If Mark has 56 legos and Angelo has 24 legos, how many legos do they have together?

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    Who created the equal sign?

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    116 Math Trivia Questions To Test Your Wits How many days are there in one leap year?

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    What is the name of an angle of more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees?

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    116 Math Trivia Questions To Test Your Wits The value of 529g after rounding up to the nearest tenth of a gram.

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    Phryne
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The nearest tenth? A tenth is 0.1, so it's already rounded.

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