Numeracy Drive 2016 Quiz

Round 1 mATHS

Question 1 If it takes 7 men 2 hours to dig a hole, how long will it theoretically take one man?

Question 2 What is four cubed? (43)

If a bag of 30 peanuts weighs 30g, how many peanuts would weigh 1kg? Question 3 If a bag of 30 peanuts weighs 30g, how many peanuts would weigh 1kg?

What is the next number in the series; 1, 4, 9, 16, 25 …? Question 4 What is the next number in the series; 1, 4, 9, 16, 25 …?

Question 5 What is one quarter of the square root of half of five hundred and twelve?

What is 2016 in roman numerals? Question 6 What is 2016 in roman numerals?

How many hours are there in November? Question 7 How many hours are there in November?

Question 8 4 beetles, 7 spiders, 1 chicken, 2 snakes, 9 slugs and a pair of goats are in a room. How many legs do they have between them?

What’s the next prime number after 127 ? Question 9 What’s the next prime number after 127 ?

If y=6 What is y squared plus 2y minus 2 Question 10 If y=6 What is y squared plus 2y minus 2

Round 2 Sports

How many players on a Rugby League team? Question 1 How many players on a Rugby League team?

Question 2 How many goals has Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored in the Premiership this year?

Question 3 How many countries qualified for the European Championship group stages in 2016?

What number does John Terry wear for Chelsea? Question 4 What number does John Terry wear for Chelsea?

Question 5 How many consecutive pots are needed to make a maximum break in snooker?

What score is known as an Eagle in Golf? Question 6 What score is known as an Eagle in Golf?

Question 7 In Darts, the maximum 3 dart score is 180 points. What is the next highest score in just 3 darts?

Question 8 How many All Ireland Senior Football Championships have Dublin won in the last 5 contested championships?

Question 9 If you multiply the number of players on an Olympic Volleyball Team by the number of points that you get for a converted try in rugby union and then divide by the number of UFC championships held by Conor McGregor, what number do you have?

Question 10 What is the sum of 5 tries, 2 conversions and 3 drop goals in Rugby Union?

Round 3 Subjects

What is the atomic number of Carbon? Question 1 What is the atomic number of Carbon?

Question 2 A map has a scale of 1:50,000. If I want to walk between two points on the map that are 7cm apart. How far would I actually walk on the ground in kilometers?

Question 3 If your shopping costs €207 and you have a voucher that gets you a 17% discount. How much will you pay?

What is the largest Island in Europe? Question 4 What is the largest Island in Europe?

List all of the numbers used in Binary Code Question 5 List all of the numbers used in Binary Code

In what year was the fall of the Berlin wall? Question 6 In what year was the fall of the Berlin wall?

What time is “Quatre-heures trente-cinq” in English? Question 7 What time is “Quatre-heures trente-cinq” in English?

Dachaid is Irish for what number? Question 8 Dachaid is Irish for what number?

In Poetry, How may lines are in a Sonnet? Question 9 In Poetry, How may lines are in a Sonnet?

Question 10 If the exchange rate is €1 = $1.38 How mow much Dollars could you buy with €830

Round 4 General Knowledge

Who was the first man to walk on the moon? Question 1 Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

Question 2 If a kilometer is five eights of a mile. How many kilometers is 26 miles, to the nearest kilometer?

Question 3 How far away from Earth is the moon in Km? 38,440km, 384,400km or 3,844,000km

If there are 3 apples and you take away two, how many do you have? Question 4 If there are 3 apples and you take away two, how many do you have?

Question 5 What is the lowest number that I could roll on 4 dice, if no number can appear any more than once?

How many American presidents were assassinated in office? Question 6 How many American presidents were assassinated in office?

How many Apollo Missions to landed on the Moon? Question 7 How many Apollo Missions to landed on the Moon?

How many years is represented by a gold anniversary? Question 8 How many years is represented by a gold anniversary?

Solve the following problem, 8 ÷ 4 × 2 Question 9 Solve the following problem, 8 ÷ 4 × 2

What is heavier, Gold or Silver? Question 10 What is heavier, Gold or Silver?

Round 5 Music

How many band members are there in Kodaline? Question 1 How many band members are there in Kodaline?

What is the current BBC UK Number 1 Single? Question 2 What is the current BBC UK Number 1 Single?

How many Eurovision Song Contests have Ireland won? Question 3 How many Eurovision Song Contests have Ireland won?

What group released the song “Little Things” in 2012? Question 4 What group released the song “Little Things” in 2012?

Question 5 What singer entered the Guinness Book of World Records for selling 1.6 million tickets of his Close Encounters Tour in a single day?

Paul David Hewson is lead singer of which Irish rock group? Question 6 Paul David Hewson is lead singer of which Irish rock group?

Question 7 How many countries participated in the Eurovision Song Contest final in 2015? 30, 40 or 50

What female singer was “22” in her 2012 hit song? Question 8 What female singer was “22” in her 2012 hit song?

In what year did Louisa Johnson win the XFactor? Question 9 In what year did Louisa Johnson win the XFactor?

How many UK number 1 singles did Nirvana have? Question 10 How many UK number 1 singles did Nirvana have?