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Pop Quiz: All About the Letter X

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1.   Which Greek letter represents the letter X?
    Chi
    Omega
    Gamma

2.   In Roman numerals, XLII represents how much?
    52
    42
    32

3.   On military maps, X represents which kind of troops?
    Cavalry
    Infantry
    Gunners

4.   In algebra, X is very commonly associated with what?
    The sum of the negative numbers
    An unknown variable
    The associative property

5.   In which language is X only used in foreign loan words
    English
    Italian
    Polish

6.   The letter X was brought to English from which modern alphabet?
    Latin
    Green
    Cyrillic

7.   In the English language, the letter X is most often found with which letter before it?
    The letter A
    The letter O
    The letter E

8.   In a graph, the X axis represents which axis?
    Vertical
    Horizontal
    Diagonal

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