1. Numeracy Drive 2016 Quiz

2. Round 1
mATHS

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

4. Question 2
What is four cubed? (43)

5. 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?

6. 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 …?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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

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

13. Round 2
Sports

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22. 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?

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

24. Round 3
Subjects

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

26. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35. Round 4
General Knowledge

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

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

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

39. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

46. Round 5
Music

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

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

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

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

51. 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?

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

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

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

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

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