Shape and Form: Interactive Learning Quizzes for Primary School Reception

Question 1

Which shapes have four straight sides: circle, square, triangle, or rectangle?

Accepted Answer

Square and rectangle

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Circle and square

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Triangle and rectangle

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Circle and triangle

Question 2

Which picture shows a circle on the outside and a triangle on the inside?

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Answer

Answer

Question 3

Which shape is not like the others?

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Star

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Circle

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Square

Question 4

Which toy or object looks like a cube?

Accepted Answer

A dice

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A ball

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A pyramid

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A cone

Question 5

What is the main difference between a rectangle and a square?

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A rectangle has two pairs of equal sides, while a square has four equal sides.

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A rectangle has longer sides than a square.

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A rectangle has four equal sides, while a square has only two equal sides.

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A rectangle has four right angles, while a square has only two.

Question 6

What do we call a shape that rolls like a big marble?

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Sphere

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Square

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Triangle

Question 7

What happens when you squeeze a circle from the sides?

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It becomes flatter.

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It becomes a square.

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It stays the same.

Question 8

Which shape has four equal sides and four right angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Rectangle

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Triangle

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Circle

Question 9

You have a square. How can you arrange it to create a tessellation?

Accepted Answer

Place the squares next to each other, with their sides touching, and turn every other square.

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Place the squares in a straight line, side by side.

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Overlap the squares slightly, so their corners touch.

Question 10

Imagine you have magic powers to create shapes. Can you use only straight lines to make a shape that looks like a star?

Accepted Answer

A shape with five straight sides and five points

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A square with four equal sides

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A triangle with three straight sides

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A circle with no sides or corners

Question 11

Which shape is flat and has no height?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Cube

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Pyramid

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Sphere

Question 12

When you cut a circle in half, what shapes do you get?

Accepted Answer

Two semi-circles

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Two squares

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Two triangles

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Two rectangles

Question 13

Look around our classroom. Which item has a curved surface?

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Ball

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Book

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Chair

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Pencil

Question 14

Does a triangle have three straight sides?

Accepted Answer

Yes

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No

Question 15

Which word tells us how big a shape is?

Accepted Answer

Size

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Shape

Question 16

When we change a square into a cube, how many square sides will the cube have?

Accepted Answer

6

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2

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4

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8

Question 17

Can you draw a shape with four equal sides that is not a square?

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Rectangle

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Triangle

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Circle

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Star

Question 18

What shape is made when you put two triangles together?

Accepted Answer

Diamond

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Square

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Rectangle

Question 19

What has no sides or corners?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Square

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Triangle

Question 20

Which activity can improve your sense of space?

Accepted Answer

Playing outside

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Watching TV

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Sleeping

Question 21

What is different about a square and a rectangle?

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A square has four equal sides, while a rectangle has two long and two short sides.

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A square has four corners, while a rectangle has six corners.

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A square is a 3D shape, while a rectangle is a 2D shape.

Question 22

Which animal's body looks like a long, round tube?

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Snake

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Cat

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Bird

Question 23

Which of these shapes has four equal sides?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

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Triangle

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Circle

Question 24

Which of these is a 3D shape?

Accepted Answer

Cube

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Circle

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Line

Question 25

What is the name of the shape that has only three corners?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Square

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Rectangle

Question 26

What shape do you get when you cut an orange in half?

Accepted Answer

A semi-circle

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A triangle

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A circle

Question 27

Which of these is NOT a shape?

Accepted Answer

Cloud

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Square

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Triangle

Question 28

What is the name of the shape that has no sides?

Accepted Answer

Point

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Triangle

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Square

Question 29

Which of these is an example of a form?

Accepted Answer

A ball of clay

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A drawing of a flower

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A photograph of a tree

Question 30

What is the shape you get when you cut a circle into two equal halves?

Accepted Answer

Semicircle

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Square

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Triangle

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Oval

Question 31

Which of these is a solid shape like a ball?

Accepted Answer

Sphere

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Square

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Circle

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Rectangle

Question 32

Which of these materials can you bend and stretch?

Accepted Answer

Plasticine

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Paper

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Wood

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Stone

Question 33

What kind of material can you use to create a picture by sticking different pieces of paper or fabric?

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Paper

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Paint

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Clay

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Sand

Question 34

Which of these shapes is different from the others?

Accepted Answer

Apple

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Triangle

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Square

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Circle

Question 35

Which shape can roll?

Accepted Answer

Sphere

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Cube

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Cone

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Cylinder

Question 36

What is the name of a 3D shape with flat faces and sharp edges?

Accepted Answer

Cube

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Sphere

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Cone

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Cylinder

Question 37

Which of these shapes has four equal sides?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Triangle

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Pentagon

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Hexagon

Question 38

What is the difference between a square and a rectangle?

Accepted Answer

Squares have four equal sides, while rectangles have two long sides and two short sides.

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Rectangles have four equal sides, while squares have two long sides and two short sides.

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Squares have four straight sides, while rectangles have four curved sides.

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Squares have two straight sides and two curved sides, while rectangles have four straight sides.

Question 39

What shape has four equal sides and four corners?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Circle

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Triangle

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Rectangle

Question 40

Which shape is round like a ball?

Accepted Answer

Sphere

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Cube

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Pyramid

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Cone

Question 41

Which shape is flat and has no corners?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Sphere

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Cube

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Square

Question 42

What shape has three equal sides?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Square

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Rectangle

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Circle

Question 43

What shape has a round bottom and a pointy top?

Accepted Answer

Cone

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Cylinder

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Sphere

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Pyramid

Question 44

What shape is a road sign that warns you to stop?

Accepted Answer

A triangle

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A square

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A circle

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A rectangle

Question 45

A shape with 4 equal sides is called a?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Circle

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Triangle

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Oval

Question 46

If you put 2 squares together, what shape will you make?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

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Circle

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Triangle

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Nothing

Question 47

What is the name of the shape with three sides and three corners?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Square

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Rectangle

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Circle

Question 48

Which shape rolls?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Square

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Triangle

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Star

Question 49

What shape is a football?

Accepted Answer

Oval

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Square

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Triangle

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Circle

Question 50

Which shape is used to make a pyramid?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Square

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Circle

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Rectangle

Question 51

What shape has straight sides and right angles? Square, Circle, Triangle or Star?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Circle

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Triangle

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Star

Question 52

Which shape is like a ball? Cube, Sphere, Cylinder or Cone?

Accepted Answer

Sphere

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Cube

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Cylinder

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Cone

Question 53

Which shape has curved edges and no corners? Oval, Rectangle, Pentagon or Hexagon?

Accepted Answer

Oval

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Rectangle

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Pentagon

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Hexagon

Question 54

Which of these is NOT a shape? Ball, Cube, Book or Cylinder?

Accepted Answer

Book

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Ball

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Cube

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Cylinder

Question 55

What shape do you draw when you go all around without lifting your pencil? Square, Circle, Triangle or Oval?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Square

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Triangle

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Oval

Question 56

Which shape has the most sides? Triangle, Square, Pentagon or Hexagon?

Accepted Answer

Hexagon

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Triangle

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Square

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Pentagon

Question 57

What do we call the shape when two lines meet at a point? Angle, Triangle, Line or Circle?

Accepted Answer

Angle

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Triangle

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Line

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Circle

Question 58

Which shape is part of a cube? Square, Triangle, Circle or Rectangle?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Triangle

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Circle

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Rectangle

Question 59

What shape do you get when you cut a ball in half? Circle, Square, Triangle or Oval?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Square

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Triangle

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Oval

Question 60

Which shape has three straight sides and three corners?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Square

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Circle

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Oval

Question 61

What shape is a football?

Accepted Answer

Oval

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Square

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Triangle

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Rectangle

Question 62

Which of these is not a 3D shape?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Cube

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Ball

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Pyramid

Question 63

Which shape has only one side?

Accepted Answer

Line

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Square

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Circle

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Triangle

Question 64

What is the shape of a pizza?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Square

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Triangle

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Rectangle