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Maths Masters' Summer Quizzes

From 2007 to 2014 we wrote the Maths Masters column for the education section of Melbourne's AGE newspaper. The column appeared in print until the end of 2008 and then went online. The complete list of columns is here, and we have published two books of the columns with AMS: A dingo ate my math book and Putting two and two together.

Each year from 2008, our final column was a Summer Quiz, consisting of thirty Easy-Medium-Hard puzzles. These quizzes were rush jobs and were hardly masterpieces of Dudeney-Loyd creation (or theft). Still, the quizzes seemed to be well-received. In any case, we've finally dug them up and somewhat sorted them.

Below, are the quizzes, the short answers and the solutions for each year from 2008 to 2013. Teachers, parents, anyones are free to use the quizzes as they see fit. The files are in PDF format, and the whole package is collected as one zip file. In general, the puzzles are what they are, and we have no interest in amending them, updating embedded (and irrelevant) links, and so forth. But of course anyone believing a puzzle or solution is in error is welcome and encouraged to let us know.


All Quizzes, Answers and Solutions - zip file (25MB)


2013 - Quiz, Answers and Solutions (Easy, Medium, Hard)

2012 - Quiz, Answers and Solutions (Easy, Medium, Hard)

2011 - Quiz, Answers and Solutions (Easy, Medium, Hard)

2010 - Quiz, Answers and Solutions (Easy, Medium, Hard)

2009 - Quiz, Answers and Solutions (Easy, Medium, Hard)

2008 - Quiz A and Quiz B (newspaper scans), Answers and Solutions (Easy, Medium, Hard)


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