Pascal's Triangle Quiz

What is the name of the triangle in Indian mathematics?

• Yang Hui's Triangle

• Khayyam Triangle

• Pascal's Triangle

• Staircase of Mount Meru

What is the name of the triangle in Iran?

• Staircase of Mount Meru

• Khayyam Triangle

• Pascal's Triangle

• Yang Hui's Triangle

What is the name of the triangle in China?

• Staircase of Mount Meru

• Khayyam Triangle

• Pascal's Triangle

• Yang Hui's Triangle

What is the pattern that generates Pascal's Triangle?

• Divide the numbers in pairs

• Multiply the numbers in pairs

• Add the numbers in pairs

• Subtract the numbers in pairs

What do the numbers in the diagonals of Pascal's Triangle represent?

• Square numbers

• Triangular numbers

• Tetrahedral numbers

• Cube numbers

What do the shaded odd numbers in Pascal's Triangle create?

• Julia Set

• Mandelbrot Set

• Koch Snowflake

• Sierpinski's Triangle

What is the probability of having a family of three girls and two boys in a five-child family?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

What is the combinatoric term for selecting a five-player basketball team out of twelve friends?

• 10 choose 3

• 12 choose 3

• 12 choose 5

• 10 choose 5

What number would fill in the blank?

• 20

• 6

• 8

• 9

Which of the following correctly represents the elements in a row of Pascal's Triangle?

• 1 10 45 120 210 352 210 120 45 10 1

• 1 8 28 56 90 56 28 8 1

• None of these

• 1 9 36 84 126 126 84 36 9 1