22-23 Pi Day Quiz

A cruise ship has a large, circular window. It has a diameter of 6 meters. What is the window's area?

• 113.04 m²

• 18.84 m²

• 9.42 m²

• 28.26 m²

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

• 99758
• 98578
• 97857
• 96875

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

Serena drew a circle with a circumference of 157 centimeters.  What is the approximate diameter of the circle she drew?

• 1.57 cm
• 15.7 cm
• 50 cm
• 25 cm

What famous scientist was born on Pi Day in 1879?

• Archimedes
• Einstein
• Galileo
• Newton

What letter is pi of the Greek alphabet?

• 10
• 12
• 14
• 16

Mark's dog, Meg, swam from one side of his circular pool to the other side going through the center. If the circumference of Mark's pool is 25.12 ft, then how many feet did Meg swim to get across the pool?

• 4 feet

• 8 feet

• 10 feet

• About 79 feet

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

Who did the first proof to find the number pi?

• Archimedes 
• Pythagorus
• Socrates
• Boyle

 A glass stained window is shaped like a semicircle. The bottom edge of the window is 36 inches long. How much colored glass would you need to cover the stained window? Round to the nearest hundredth.

• 1017.36 in²
• 508.68 in²
• 56.52 in
• 113.04 in