Polygon Jeopardy

So Many Sides, So Little Time

100

What has 6 sides and is a closed figure?

a hexagon

200

Polygons are named depending on the number of _______ and ________ they have

sides and vertices/angles

300

A polygon that has all equal side lengths and equal angles and lines of symmetry is called a __________________________________

any regular polygon or regular polygon

400

A 2 sided polygon is called _____________

Nonexistent

500

DAILY DOUBLE (DOUBLE THE LISTED POINTS BELOW!)How many lines of symmetry will a equilateral Triangle have?

Three

Be There or Be . . . A Regular Quadrilateral

100

A quadrilateral that has all sides congruent and 4 right angles is called a _______________________

square

200

Parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle and square share what characteristics. Name 2 charcteristics

4 sides 2 pairs of parallel sides (opposite) congruent opposite sides

300

A rhombus has one pair of parallel lines. Always, sometimes or never?

Never

400

A square is always, sometimes or never a parallelogram?

Always, because opposite sides are congruent and opposite sides are parallel

500

Rectangle ABCD has a total perimeter of 16cm. If side AB and it's opposite side CD are conrguent at 6cm long, what is the length of sides AC and BD?

2cm

Why Do Triangles Have 3 Sides? . . . . . Because

100

Does a scalene triangle have 0, 1 or 2 lines of symmetry

0

200

What triangle is considered a regular polygon?

equailateral

300

In an isosceles triangle, if side AB has a hatch mark on it and it is 3cm and side BC is 2cm, what is the length of side AC?

3cm

400

A obtuse triangle always, never, or sometimes has two acute angles?

Always

500

Equilateral triangles have 0, 1 or 2 right angles?

0

What Am I?

100

I am a closed figure with 3 or more sides and I have all equal sides and equal angles

any regular polygon or regular polygon

200

I have 3 sides and 2 of them are congruent.

isosceles triangle

300

I have 2 sets of parallel sides and four right angles.

square, rectangle

400

I have 4 sides, but no sets of parallel sides.

Quadrilateral

500

I have 4 sides and exactly 2 right angles.

Right Trapezoid 

T or F

100

All polygons have lines of symmetry

False, not all polygons have lines of symmetry i.e. scalene triangle or irregular polygons

200

Hatch marks are used to indicate parallel lines

False, they show congruence

300

Daily Double (DOUBLE THE POINTS LISTED BELOW!) What is the most SPECIFIC name for a 4 sided shape, with two sets of parallel sides, and 4 right angles?

Also, what are ALL the classifications of this shape?

Rectangle, but can also be considered a Parallelogram, Quadrilateral, and a Polygon

400

All trapezoids have at least one obtuse angle.

True

500

According to our definitions, a rhombus is also a square.

False. Although rhombus share the same characteristics as a square in terms of having 4 right angles, opposite sides parallel; rhombuses do not have 4 rights angles.