Maths & Xmas Quiz West Anglia College

Topic Maths Aims  Fun and interactive quiz to refresh learning and encourage team work Level Level 1 & Level 2 Method Electronic Equipment PC/Laptop Duration 1 hour +

Points are collected as a team; however, each player must answer his/her question without help from team mates

If a question is answered correctly that team adds Those points to their team score. The opposing team may now choose a question.

If a question is answered Incorrectly, the team score does not change. The opposing team may now choose a question.

This game does not support automatic scoring. Please assign a scorekeeper for your team. This person should keep track of points for both teams.

You will choose questions from the following six topic areas. The higher the score the harder the question!

Multiplying Dividin g Christma s Fraction s Percentag es Random s Team 1 Bonus Question Team 2 Bonus Question

7 x 8 = Multiplying for 10 points

56 The correct answer is …

112 x 10 = Multiplying for 20 points

1120 The correct answer is …

130 x 4 = Multiplying for 30 points

520 The correct answer is …

3 x 6 x 5 = Multiplying for 40 points

90 The correct answer is …

8 x 8 x 3 = Multiplying for 50 points

192 The correct answer is …

60 ÷ 4 = Dividing for 10 points

15 The correct answer is …

80 ÷ 5 = Dividing for 20 points

16 The correct answer is …

96 ÷ 8 = Dividing for 30 points

12 The correct answer is …

1664 ÷ 10 = Dividing for 40 points

166.4 The correct answer is …

176 ÷ 11 = Dividing for 50 points

16 The correct answer is …

In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many pipers are there? Christmas for 10 points

11 The correct answer is …

What did the three wise men bring as presents for the baby Jesus? Christmas for 20 points

Gold, frankincense and myrrh The correct answer is …

What is the title of the biggest selling Christmas single, globally, of all time? Christmas for 30 points

White Christmas The correct answer is …

What is the chemical formula of snow? Christmas for 40 points

H20H20H20H20 The correct answer is …

London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country? Christmas for 50 points

Norway The correct answer is …

½ of 300 is… Fractions for 10 points

150 The correct answer is …

The way to work out fractions of amounts is: Fractions for 20 points

Divide by the bottom, times by the top The correct answer is …

¼ of 500 is… Fractions for 30 points

125 The correct answer is …

Find ¾ of 900 Fractions for 40 points

675 The correct answer is …

Find 4/12 of £480 Fractions for 50 points

160 The correct answer is …

10% of 125 = Percentages for 10 points

12.5 The correct answer is …

20% 0f 42 = Percentages for 20 points

8.4 The correct answer is …

30% of 320 = Percentages for 30 points

96 The correct answer is …

17.5% of £200 = Percentages for 40 points

£35 The correct answer is …

16% of $500 = Percentages for 50 points

$80 The correct answer is …

Name this person: Randoms for 10 points

Frank Sinatra The correct answer is …

What is the name of the family doctor in ‘The Simpsons’? Randoms for 20 points

Dr Hibbert The correct answer is …

On ‘Family Guy’, Seth McFarlane does the voice for Peter Griffin – name two other character that he voices (he does another 4 characters!) Randoms for 30 points

Brian, Stewie, Quagmire and Tom Tucker The correct answer is …

Name 3 plays by William Shakespeare Randoms for 40 points

The correct answer is …

Name the original eight reindeer from the poem ‘The night before Christmas’ Randoms for 50 points

The correct answer is … Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Donner, Blitzen

Rules 1. Decide how many points the team wants to gamble from the current score 2. If correct the team adds that amount to the final score 3. If incorrect the team subtracts that amount from the final score 4. The team may confer on this question Team One Bonus Question

Name 3 Christmas number ones from the last 20 years Team One Bonus Question

Team One Bonus Question : Correct Answer

Rules 1. Decide how many points the team wants to gamble from the current score 2. If correct the team adds that amount to the final score 3. If incorrect the team subtracts that amount from the final score 4. The team may confer on this question Team Two Bonus Question

Fill in the blanks: roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost on your nose, Yuletide carols being sung by a choir, And folks dressed up like. Team Two Bonus Question

Chestnuts Nipping Eskimos Team Two Bonus Question : Correct Answer

Rules 1. Sudden death play off 2. The team may confer on this question 3. Each team writes the answer on paper 4. The tutor decides which team goes first 5. The correct answer scores 1 point

How many gifts are given in total in the song ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’?

364

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