Pi Day Quiz

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 do you get when you divide the circumference of a Jack-o-Lantern by its diameter?

• Pumpkin
• Jack-o-Lantern
• Pumpkin Pi
• Pi in the Sky

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People tried for centuries to "square the circle". What were they trying to do?

• Construct a square to perfectly circumscribe a circle
• Construct a square of equal area to a given circle
• Multiply a circle by itself
• fit a round peg in square hole

What are the first 8 digits of Pi?

• 3.1415926
• 3.1426870
• 3.1315920

• 3.41259169

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What is the symbol for pi?

• π
• ∐
• p̂
• ∮

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What is pi used to find? 

• the perimeter of a square
• the area of a rectangle
• radius of a circle
• circumference of a circle

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What is true about pi?

• It's rational
• It's irrational
• It's regular
• It's basic

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How many digits are in pi?

• 10 trillion
• 5 billion 
• infinite 
• a lot 

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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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