MATHEMATICS SCAVENGER HUNT

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  1. What does it mean to "tessellate"?
  2. Where was Sophie Germain born?
  3. When is National Metric Day?
  4. What is the next number in the sequence: 748, 448, 256, 120, _____ ?
  5. Who was one of the first African American women to receive a doctorate in mathematics?
  6. What is the name of Eratosthenes' method of finding prime numbers?
  7. Who was M.C. Escher?
  8. What is "origami"?
  9. What would be the maximum amount a person could win in one day on Jeopardy?
  10. What mathematician was born on July 28?

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