Donald Duck in Mathland

What did Pythagoras discover about the octave?

• It had a ratio of 2 to 1

• It had a ratio of 3 to 1

• It had a ratio of 4 to 1

• It had a ratio of 5 to 1

What secret emblem did the Pythagoreans use?

• The pentagram

• The hexagon

• The square

• The circle

What shape is repeatedly found within the pentagram?

• Golden rectangle

• Golden square

• Golden triangle

• Golden circle

What mathematical concept is represented by the golden rectangle?

• A mathematical law of randomness

• A mathematical law of beauty

• A mathematical law of symmetry

• A mathematical law of complexity

Which famous building contains many golden rectangles?

• The Leaning Tower of Pisa

• The Eiffel Tower

• The Empire State Building

• The Parthenon

What game is described as a mathematical contest between two minds?

• Chess

• Checkers

• Scrabble

• Monopoly

What is necessary to make several successful shots in billiards?

• Luck

• Speed

• Knowing all the angles

• Strength

What does slicing a cone produce?

• A sphere

• A cube

• A cylinder

• A reflector of a searchlight

What does the mind create when a triangle is spun?

• A cube

• A cone

• A cylinder

• A sphere

According to Galileo, what is mathematics compared to?

• The lens that focuses light

• The hammer that builds structures

• The paintbrush that paints nature

• The alphabet with which God has written the universe