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1. What is the plane curve proposed by Descartes to challenge Fermat's extremum-finding techniques called?

   • Elliptic Paraboloid of Descartes
   • Cartesian Coordinates
   • Descarte's Helicoid
   • Folium of Descartes
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   Answer: Folium of Descartes. The correct answer is Folium of Descartes.

2. How many zeptometres are inside one femtometre?

   • 10
   • 1000
   • 1,000,000,000
   • 1,000,000
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   Answer: 1,000,000. The correct answer is 1,000,000.

3. The notion of a "set that contains all sets which do not contain themselves" is a paradoxical idea attributed to which English philosopher?

   • John Locke
   • Alfred North Whitehead
   • Francis Bacon
   • Bertrand Russel
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   Answer: Bertrand Russel. The correct answer is Bertrand Russel.

4. How many sides does a pentagon have?

   • 6
   • 4
   • 9
   • 5
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   Answer: 5. The correct answer is 5.

5. In the hexadecimal system, what number comes after 9?

   • 10
   • The Number 0
   • 16
   • The Letter A
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   Answer: The Letter A. The correct answer is The Letter A.

6. Which greek mathematician ran through the streets of Syracuse naked while shouting "Eureka" after discovering the principle of displacement?

   • Euclid
   • Eratosthenes
   • Homer
   • Archimedes
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   Answer: Archimedes. The correct answer is Archimedes.

7. The decimal number 31 in hexadecimal would be what?

   • 3D
   • 2E
   • 1B
   • 1F
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   Answer: 1F. The correct answer is 1F.

8. What numbers are in the 5th row of Pascal's Triangle?

   • 1 3 3 1
   • 1 6 15 20 15 6 1
   • 1 5 10 10 5 1
   • 1 4 6 4 1
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   Answer: 1 4 6 4 1. The correct answer is 1 4 6 4 1.

9. What is the Roman numeral for 500?

   • C
   • X
   • L
   • D
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   Answer: D. The correct answer is D.

10. Which mathematician refused the Fields Medal?

    • Andrew Wiles
    • Edward Witten
    • Terence Tao
    • Grigori Perelman
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    Answer: Grigori Perelman. The correct answer is Grigori Perelman.

11. At what temperature does temp in °C equal temp in °F?

    • +40
    • +100
    • 0
    • -40
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    Answer: -40. The correct answer is -40.

12. What is the approximate value of mathematical constant e?

    • 1.62
    • 1.41
    • 3.14
    • 2.72
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    Answer: 2.72. The correct answer is 2.72.

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