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Odd or Even Trivia Quiz

The answer to each of the following questions is odd or even. So the average score should be 50%. Can you do better? Try to do it without a calculator. You may use 'o' and 'e' for the answer.

A multiple-choice quiz by denmarks. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
denmarks

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
235,524

Updated
May 26 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Is 357 raised to the 256 power odd or even?

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Question 2 of 10

2. Is the sum of the numbers from 1 to 127 odd or even?

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Question 3 of 10

3. If 52 days after January 17 is March 9 is next year odd or even?

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1582 came the switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. Were there an odd or even number of days that year?

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Question 5 of 10

5. If you count the total digits (fingers and thumb) of all of the Simpsons from the cartoon show by Matt Groening, will the result be an odd or even number?

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the hexadecimal number system, if a number ends in "D", is it odd or even?

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Question 7 of 10

7. Are there an odd or even number of letters in the Greek alphabet?

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Question 8 of 10

8. Up to and including George W. Bush who was elected President of the United States in 2001, have there been an odd or even number of unique American presidents?

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Question 9 of 10

9. If you add the highest level of heaven according to Jewish mysticism, to the number of lives a cat has do you get an odd or even number?

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Question 10 of 10

10. If you raise e to the i*pi power is the result odd or even?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Is 357 raised to the 256 power odd or even?

Answer: odd

An odd number times and odd number is always odd. Also, an even number times an even number is even and an even number times an odd number is even.

2. Is the sum of the numbers from 1 to 127 odd or even?

Answer: even

The sum of the numbers 1 thru n is equal to n(n+1)/2. So we have 127*128/2 or 127*64. An odd number times an even number is even.

3. If 52 days after January 17 is March 9 is next year odd or even?

Answer: odd

February must have 29 days for the calculation to be correct. So it is a leap year which is even. Next year is odd.

4. In 1582 came the switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. Were there an odd or even number of days that year?

Answer: odd

Pope Gregory XIII reformed the Julian calendar after the seasons became out of sync. Ten days were omitted from the calendar making 1582 a 355 day year. It was decreed that the day following October 4, 1582 would become October 15, 1582. To keep the error from reoccurring the leap year rule was revised.

A year which is divisible by four is a leap year unless it is divisible by 100 but not by 400. The position of the extra day in a leap year was moved from the day before February 25th to the day following February 28th.

5. If you count the total digits (fingers and thumb) of all of the Simpsons from the cartoon show by Matt Groening, will the result be an odd or even number?

Answer: even

All characters on the TV cartoon series "The Simpsons" have four fingers. Multiplying four by anything results is an even number.

6. In the hexadecimal number system, if a number ends in "D", is it odd or even?

Answer: odd

The first sixteen numbers are 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F which correspond to 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 in decimal. "D" is equal to 13 which is odd.

7. Are there an odd or even number of letters in the Greek alphabet?

Answer: even

There are 24 letters in the Greek alphabet. Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, Kappa, Lambda, Mu, Nu, Xi, Omicron, Pi, Rho, Sigma, Tau, Upsilon, Phi, Chi, Psi, Omega.

8. Up to and including George W. Bush who was elected President of the United States in 2001, have there been an odd or even number of unique American presidents?

Answer: even

George W. Bush was the 42nd individual to be an American president. He became the 43rd president but Grover Cleveland was elected to two nonconsecutive terms, as the 22nd and 24th president.

9. If you add the highest level of heaven according to Jewish mysticism, to the number of lives a cat has do you get an odd or even number?

Answer: even

The seventh heaven plus nine lives is equal to sixteen which is even.

It was believed that when people die, their souls float up, visiting each of the Seven Heavenly Objects as they rise to the outermost layer of heaven. They then actually meet God, who exists just above the last layer of heaven.

The belief that cats have nine lives is due to their ability to survive drops that would kill a human. They are able to land on their four legs which absorb much of the shock as they bend their knees.

10. If you raise e to the i*pi power is the result odd or even?

Answer: odd

e raised to the i*pi power is -1 which is odd.

Euler's formula states that e^(ix) = cos(x) + i*sin(x) for all x. From this formula, it follows immediately that e^(pi*i) = cos(pi) + i*sin(pi) = -1.

Source: Author denmarks

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