THE SIERPINSKI TRIANGLE QUIZ GAME!

What is a Sierpinski Triangle?

• The Sierpinski Triangle is the strongest Pokémon evolution.

• The Sierpinski Triangle is a famous fractal made by repeatedly removing smaller triangles from a larger equilateral triangle.

• The Sierpinski Triangle is a secret map to Area 51.

• The Sierpinski Triangle was invented by pizza chefs to maximize cheese holes.

Who discovered the Sierpinski Triangle?

• Isaac Newton discovered it when an apple fell in a triangular pattern.

• Pythagoras made it as a sequel to his famous theorem.

• It is named after the Polish mathematician Wacław Sierpiński, who described it in 1915.

• Michelangelo carved it into the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel but painted over it later.

What type of shape is the Sierpinski Triangle?

• It is a fractal and also a self-similar figure, meaning it looks the same at different scales.

• A map of all Dorito crumbs left in your car.

• The Bermuda Triangle’s younger, more chaotic cousin.

• A pyramid scheme drawn in 2D.

Does the area of the Sierpinski Triangle go to zero?

• Its area is –7 square unicorns.

• Mathematicians measured it and found it equals the surface area of a Dorito chip.

• It covers the same space as the Great Wall of China.

• Yes. After infinitely many steps, the total remaining area tends toward 0, even though the perimeter becomes infinitely long.

Is the Sierpinski Triangle finite or infinite?

• The triangle is finite, because the holes eventually get tired of being empty and fill themselves back in.

• It is infinite in construction—created by endlessly repeating the same process.

• The triangle is finite, because there are only three sides, and everyone knows three is the maximum number in math.

• The Sierpinski Triangle is finite, because mathematicians decided to stop drawing it after the 7th step since they ran out of paper.