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What is a prime number?
1. A prime number is one that is primarily made up of zeroes
2. A prime number is the same as an odd number
3. A prime number always comes first
4. A prime number is only divisible by itself and 1.
From where does the expression "baker's dozen" come?
1. The expression comes from Baker Street in London where there were once lots of bakers.
2. The expression comes from a bakers' tradition of giving one extra loaf or bun.
3. The expression comes from Thomas Baker, who was an award winning mathematician.
4. The expression comes from the English slang word, "bakeroo", which was once used to describe the best baker in town.
Which day is thought by some to be the unluckiest day of the year?
1. Friday the 13th
2. The 13th day after Easter
3. Monday the 13th
4. The day that falls 13 days before the last day of autumn
What is triskaidekaphobia?
1. It is a fear of tricks
2. It is a photo of aid workers
3. It is a three sided deck of cards
4. It is the fear of thirteen
What is an odd number?
1. An odd number is a whole number that cannot be evenly divided by 2
2. An odd number is an unusual one.
3. An odd number has three or more decimal points.
4. An odd number only occurs in division sums.
Because 13 is thought to be unlucky, many tall buildings do not have ...
1. Ladders taller than 13 rungs
2. Superstitious staff
3. A 13th floor
4. Any black cats called "Thirteen"
Which of the following does NOT make thirteen?
1. 39 divided by 3
2. The square root of 169
3. 5452320 take away 5452307
4. 13 squared, plus 13
How many friends are there in the School Daze gang?
1. Ten plus four
2. Seven plus seven
3. Four times three
4. Thirteen

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