New Years Math Trivia

Dec 30, 2019 | Hinsdale

Click the links to see if your guess is correct!

1) Where and when was the world's largest fireworks display?

2) How big was the biggest firework?

3) How high do fireworks shoot?

Read some more fireworks trivia here!

The anatomy of a firework:

The anatomy of a firework. Image credit: PBS/NOVA Online, retrieved from //www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fireworks/anat_nf.html.

Have a very happy, healthy 2020!!!

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