Pascal's Triangle Quiz

All the numbers in Pascal's Triangle are...

• irrational numbers

• rational numbers

• complex numbers

• natural numbers

What is the pattern used to generate Pascal's Triangle?

• Add the two numbers above to generate the number below

• Multiply the two numbers above to generate the number below

• Subtract the two numbers above to generate the number below

• All the numbers are generated the way Blaise Pascal did, by dreaming about them

What do the numbers in each row of Pascal's Triangle correspond to?

• Prime numbers

• Coefficients of a binomial expansion

• Fibonacci sequence

• Square numbers

What happens when you add up the numbers in each row of Pascal's Triangle?

• Their sum is successive powers of four

• Their sum is successive powers of five

• Their sum is successive powers of two

• Their sum is successive powers of three

What is the name of the fractal created by shading in the odd numbers in Pascal's Triangle?

• Sierpinski's Triangle

• Koch Snowflake

• Julia Set

• Mandelbrot Set

How many possible groups of five can be formed from a group of ten friends?

• 210

• 66

• 252

• 120

What grade level is suitable for studying Pascal's Triangle?

• Grade 9

• College

• Grade 6

• Grade 12

There are 12 students in the school's student council. The principal wants to form a committee of 4 students to represent St. Augustine high school at a conference in Washington DC. How many different groups of 4 students can be formed from the 12 students that are eligible?

• 495

• 220

• 792

• 144

What is the largest number in the 16th level of Pascal's Triangle?

What is the sum of all the numbers in the 11th level of Pascal's Triangle?