Pi Day: Breyfogle Quiz

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

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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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Who did the first proof to find the number pi?

• Archimedes 
• Pythagorus
• Socrates
• Boyle

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What shape did Archimedes use to find pi?

• square
• rectangle
• triangle
• pentagon

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Who was the first group to find a value for pi?

• Egyptians
• Babylonians 
• Romans
• Greeks

What an illogical number! At approximately 3.141592, pi cannot be precisely defined as the ratio of any two whole numbers. In mathematical terms, this makes pi what kind of number?

• Natural

• Rational

• Irrational

• Integer

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What is the radius?

• 18
• 72
• 38
• 14

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