TRIVIA GAME

Problem Solving & Estimation

RULES
You will work in groups of 3-4 people, and discuss the trivia

question with your team. You will want to keep your

discussion secret, in order to maximize your points earned
Every group must take out a sheet of paper with their
names on it. This will be used to submit answers to me
I will call on each group for an explanation of their
responses. Explanation required for full points
FINAL JEOPARDY: There will be a final jeopardy for you to
wager your points at the end
NO CELL PHONES Anyone caught trying to use cellphone
to get answers will cost their team 2 points
There will be prize for the winner, so dont use cell phones

On average, how many hamburgers

does McDonalds sell per day?

You have 4 minutes to come up with an estimate

with your group. Hand in your answer to me

within this time limit
Scoring: 5 points for closest estimate, 3 points for
second closest, 2 points for third closest, 1 point
for fourth closest
You must pick one person from your group to
explain your estimate. You must explain your

ANSWER
Estimate how many burgers you think the

average person eats per year? How many

McDonalds burgers do you think the average
person consumes per year?
6.5 million hamburgers per day! This is 2.37

billion per year

If 23 people are selected at random, what percentage

chance is their that at least one pair of people share
birthdays?
You have 3 minutes to come up

with an estimate with your group.

Hand in your answer to me within
this time limit
Scoring: 5 points for closest
estimate, 3 points for second
closest, 2 points for third closest, 1
point for fourth closest
You must pick one person from
your group to explain your
estimate. You must explain your
estimate for full marks.

Lightning Round! Find two numbers

that satisfy all these conditions in 1 min
LESS THAN 100
Remainder is 1 if you divide by 2
Remainder is 1 if you divide by 3
Remainder is 1 if you divide by 4
Remainder is 0 if you divide by 5

SCORING: Every team starts off with 2 points, and

each correct number gains one point, an incorrect
number will lose one point

TRUE OR FALSE ROUND - CYCLING

You have 2 minutes to
submit your answer to me
Scoring: 2 pts for correct
answer must explain
answer for full marks

The first time Rohana and Emma raced 20km on

bicycles, Emma was 2km from the finish line

when Rohanna finished. The next day, Rohanna
agreed to start 2km behind Emma, so that
Rohanna will ride 22km, and Emma will ride
20km. Lets assume each of them ride at the
same pace as the first race.
TRUE OR FALSE: This time, Emma wins

ANSWER
FALSE!
As Rohana bikes 20 km, Emma bikes 18, so

Rohana will pass Emma 2km from the finish

18k Emma
20 km
22km

EMMA
ROHANA
20k Rohana

Number Pattern - Race

Find the pattern such that the distance

between each pair of numbers is equal to the

number between and below it. Use each
number from 1 10 exactly once
____ ____ ____ ____

EXAMPLE:
4

1
3

6
5

____ ____
____

____

Winning team gets 5 pts, 3 -2 -1 for the next finishers

SOLUTION

1
5

10
9

8
2

7
3

FINAL JEOPARDY ROUND

The team with the fewest points can play first
Each team makes a wager and hands it to me
You can select a member to chose from 3

cards, one of them is the Ace of Spades. If you

chose that card, your team will double the
points they wagered. Otherwise, you lose
those points.
After you select a card, I will reveal to you
one of the cards which is not the Ace of
spades, and give you the option to switch or
stay