1. Which of these is
a song from the musical Fermat's Last Tango?
a) Math Myth
b) The Wrath of Math
c) Math Widow
2. When asked why he had not
attempted a proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, who said:
"Before beginning I should put in three years of intensive
study, and I haven't that much time to squander on a probable
failure." ?
a) David Hilbert
b) G.H. Hardy
c) Augustin Cauchy
3. Which member of Queen bought a copy
of Fermat's Last Theorem at Waterstones on Kensington High Street
(...according to the shop assistant who made my day when she told me)?
a) Roger Taylor
b) Brian May
c) John Deacon
4. When the BBC documentary about
Fermat's Last Theorem won a BAFTA, one of the nominated
documentaries in the same category was about a rock star.
Who?
a) John Lennon
b) David Bowie
c) Elton John
5. When Fermat's Last Theorem was eventually
proved, who said "I told you so"?
a) Andrew Wiles
b) Goro Shimura
c) Ken Ribet
You can find the answers to this quiz in
Part II Answers.
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