Test Your Geometry Knowledge! Can You Identify These Polygons In Under 35 Seconds?

Do you remember the building blocks of plane geometry: points, lines, rays, line segments, and angles? These basic blocks give us shapes that mathematicians often study. 

These shapes may be in one, two, or three dimensions (1D, 2D, or 3D), and sometimes even more dimensions. This branch of mathematics that studies patterns in shapes is called geometry.

Today on the 'Name That Thing' quiz, we will test how much you know about geometric shapes, precisely polygons. To quickly revise, a polygon is a simple closed curve made of line segments only.

Did you know a polygon of three sides is called a triangle? Similarly, a polygon with all its sides equal and all its angles equal is called a regular polygon. 

Here are four types of regular polygons in the image below. Can you tell what these are called in mathematics?

Here is a quick hint: The naming of these polygons directly corresponds to the number of sides. 

Their prefixes of their names are derived from Greek. 

Well, now that we have brushed up our understanding of the geometric shapes and patterns, let's dive into the challenge. 

Set a timer for 35 seconds, find a quiet place, and let's crack this puzzle.

Name That Thing: What are these polygons called? Only 35 seconds to answer!

Here are four types of polygons. These are all 2D (two-dimensional) shapes. 

These shapes are the building blocks of 3D objects, but in their standard form, these are 2D shapes.

These are flat, closed, polygon shapes with length and width but no depth.

These polygons are defined by their number of straight sides.

Let's break down the traits of these shapes (left to right) to help you draw closer to their names.

Shape #1 is a polygon with five sides. The US States Department of Defense HQ is called by this name.

Shape #2 is a polygon with six sides. Think honeycombs.

Shape #3 is a polygon with seven sides. Recall the Indian 20-Rupee coin? or a greenhouse?

Shape #4 is a polygon with eight sides. Interestingly, the stop sign is shaped like this one.

Did you figure out the names of any of these polygons?

Remember, these polygons are defined by their number of straight sides.

What do you call a polygon with five sides? or six sides? and so on.

Think. Jog your memory. Only few more seconds left. Hurry up!

Name That Thing Puzzle Answer

And time's up! How many did you get right? Let's check the solution.

The polygons (left to right) are: a pentagon (5 sides), a hexagon (6 sides), a heptagon (7 sides), and an octagon (8 sides).

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