Pi Day Fun Facts

"I prefer pi" is _______________.

• an awesome math quote
• a palindrome
• what Moby tells Tim in the Circles BrainPop video
• the name of a mathematics poem

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How many 1s are in the first million decimal places of pi?

• 99758
• 98578
• 97857
• 96875

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Pi Day is celebrated on March 14.  (which was chosen because it resembles 3.14)  What time does the official celebration begin?

• 3:14 PM
• 7:22 PM
• 1:59 PM
• 5:18 PM

What famous scientist was born on Pi Day in 1879?

• Archimedes
• Einstein
• Galileo
• Newton

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What letter is pi of the Greek alphabet?

• 10
• 12
• 14
• 16

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Lu Chao of China set a world record by memorizing the most digits of pi.  How many digits did he memorize?

• 67,890
• 68,980
• 69,760
• 60,967

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What does the Massachusetts Institute of Technology do on Pi Day?

• Pi Bee
• Pie baking Contest
• Pie eating competition
• mails its acceptance letters

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The symbol for pi was introduced in the last _____ years.

• 100
• 200
• 300
• 400

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What day does Europe celebrate Pi Day on?

• March 14th
• June 22nd
• July 22nd
• August 14th