Movie Math Trivia Teacher's Challenge

In Speed (1994), the moving bus will face disastrous consequences if it drops below ​ (a)   .​

• 50 mph (80 km/h)
• 25 mph (40 km/h)
• 65 mph (104 km/h)

The 10th movie from the Fast & Furious franchise will be released this May. Which of these titles is not a real Fast & Furious movie?

• Furious 7

• F9

• 2 Fast 2 Furious

• Furiously Fast Four

Hidden Figures (2016) tells the true story of three unheralded mathematicians who were vital to the development of NASA. Can you match this star-studded cast with their photos?

• Octavia Spencer

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• Kevin Costner

• 
• Mahershala Ali

• 
• Taraji P. Henson

• 
• Janelle Monáe

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​ (a)   plays an unassuming ​ (b)   at MIT who solves a complex problem about ​​ (c)   in ​ (d)   (1997).

• Matt Damon
• janitor
• Homeomorphically Irreducible Trees
• Good Will Hunting

Moneyball (2011) is a movie about baseball analytics that heavily features the use of the Pythagorean expectation. Can you correctly label this formula?

a

b

c

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