Celebrating National Mimosa Day with Kitchen Conversions

With National Mimosa Day happening just this past Sunday, May 16, we knew our Math + Mimosas activation series was the perfect way to celebrate both our nerdy and fun sides! So we invited our community members over to the Centergy One lobby on Friday afternoon for a chance to catch up over complimentary mimosas – and put their math skills to the test.

Keeping in theme of the holiday, we tested attendees’ knowledge of fluid conversions, using champagne as the main subject. There were five total questions, with each having three multiple choice options to choose from. From uncovering what metric unit is used to measure the capacity of champagne, to converting a standard bottle into ounces, we wanted to see how many correct answers each of our members could get. With no timer or rules set in place, we handed each participant their question card so they could answer accordingly:

Despite a Director of Accounting and Home Economics major in the crowd (those who interact with math on a daily basis), we were surprised to learn that only 14.29 percent answered all five questions correctly. The majority (33.33%) answered three correctly, and there was even one individual who didn’t get any right:

The topic at hand, something we all seemingly learned in our elementary years, proved to be more challenging than predicted. Regardless, it was evident everyone was enjoying themselves – and appreciated the educational refresher course on conversions. Rosanna Beron of Joulea shared, “I learned something new today!” while Andrea Carreno of Collaborative Real Estate stated, “I’m going to walk out of here with so much knowledge!”