Mathematics Quiz 6 - General Maths and Mathematicians

1. What is the base used in deodecimal numeral system?

10
12
20
24

2. What is the number that is equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros and expressed as 10¹⁰⁰?

Googolplex
Googol
Infinity
Tredcillion

3. Which symbol represents 100 in the Roman numerals system?

C
M
X
V

4. Who introduced the term "googol"?

James R Newman
Edward Kasner
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Alan Turing

5. Who invented the set theory?

Joseph Fourier
John Napier
Georg Cantor
John Venn

6. Who is credited with the first use of the division symbol, ÷ and the therefore sign, ∴?

Johann Rahn
John Napier
Joseph Fourier
Johann Bernouli

7. Who is known for the ancient mathematical works like Siddhantasekhara and Ganitatilaka?

Bhaskara II
Aryabhata
Mahavira
Sripati

8. Who was the first mathematician to create an algorithm for calculating value of number π (Pi)?

Bhaskaracharya
Archimedes
Pythagoras
John Nash

9. With which one of the following will you associate Hipparchus?

Algebra
Trigonometry
Geometry
Calculus

10. Which mathematician was the first to predict a the solar eclipse?

Thales
Archimedes
Ptolemy
Eratosthenes