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Palindrome Quiz By Brian Carruthers. What is a Palindrome? A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards. Origin.

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Page 1: Palindrome Quiz By Brian Carruthers. What is a Palindrome?  A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards.  Origin.

Palindrome Quiz

By

Brian Carruthers

Page 2: Palindrome Quiz By Brian Carruthers. What is a Palindrome?  A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards.  Origin.

What is a Palindrome?

A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards.

Origin – from Greek palindromos ‘running back again’.

Some examples of palindromes are: Bob, Viv The numbers 99,101, 262, 747, 2002. “Able was I, ere I saw Elba.”

Page 3: Palindrome Quiz By Brian Carruthers. What is a Palindrome?  A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards.  Origin.

Question 1

When both a clock’s hands are on 12, and the sun is overhead, what time is it?

Page 4: Palindrome Quiz By Brian Carruthers. What is a Palindrome?  A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards.  Origin.

Question 2

This young dog is a palindrome.

Page 5: Palindrome Quiz By Brian Carruthers. What is a Palindrome?  A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards.  Origin.

Question 3

This part of the body is a palindrome.

Page 6: Palindrome Quiz By Brian Carruthers. What is a Palindrome?  A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards.  Origin.

Question 4

This member of the family is a palindrome.

Page 7: Palindrome Quiz By Brian Carruthers. What is a Palindrome?  A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards.  Origin.

Question 5

This member of the family is also a palindrome.

Page 8: Palindrome Quiz By Brian Carruthers. What is a Palindrome?  A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards.  Origin.

Question 6Question 6

This type of boat is a palindrome.

Page 9: Palindrome Quiz By Brian Carruthers. What is a Palindrome?  A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards.  Origin.

Now let’s look at numbers.

Remember a palindrome reads the same forwards and backwards.

Page 10: Palindrome Quiz By Brian Carruthers. What is a Palindrome?  A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards.  Origin.

Question 7Question 7

What is the greatest palindromic number less than 50?

Page 11: Palindrome Quiz By Brian Carruthers. What is a Palindrome?  A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards.  Origin.

Question 8Question 8

What is the smallest palindromic number greater than 20?

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Question 9Question 9

What is the next palindromic number after the one you have just found?

Page 13: Palindrome Quiz By Brian Carruthers. What is a Palindrome?  A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards.  Origin.

Question 10Question 10

What is the palindromic time you might have a cup of tea just before 10.00am.

Page 14: Palindrome Quiz By Brian Carruthers. What is a Palindrome?  A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards or backwards.  Origin.

Question 11Question 11

What was the last palindromic year in the 20th Century?

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Question 12Question 12

What was the first palindromic year in the 21st Century?

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The answers are:

1. noon2. pup3. eye4 mam/mum5. dad/pop6. kayak

7. 448. 229. 3310. 9.5911. 199112. 2002