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 – 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.”

Question 1

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

Question 2

This young dog is a palindrome.

Question 3

This part of the body is a palindrome.

Question 4

This member of the family is a palindrome.

Question 5

This member of the family is also a palindrome.

Question 6Question 6

This type of boat is a palindrome.

Now let’s look at numbers.

Remember a palindrome reads the same forwards and backwards.

Question 7Question 7

What is the greatest palindromic number less than 50?

Question 8Question 8

What is the smallest palindromic number greater than 20?

Question 9Question 9

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

Question 10Question 10

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

Question 11Question 11

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

Question 12Question 12

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

The answers are:

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

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