Pi Day Quiz

What is the value of Pi?

• 3.1416926

• 3.1415916

• 3.1415926

• 3.1416926

Who calculated the circumference of the earth and considered the value of Pi = 22/7?

• Archimedes

• Aryabhatta

• John Machin’s

• None of the above

Name the scientist who was born on pi Day?

• Diophantus

• Archimedes

• Euclid

• Einstein

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

• 2:29 PM

• 1:59 PM

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

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

• 67,890

• 69,760

• 68,980

• 60,967

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

• Pie baking Contest

• Pi digits memorizing competition

• Pie eating competition

• Mails its acceptance letters

What is the formal definition of pi? 

• The radius of a unit circle

• 3.14159

• The ratio of a circle's circumference to  its diameter

• The ratio of a circles diameter to its area

Who did the first calculation to find the number Pi?

• Pythagorus

• Socrates

• Boyle

• Archimedes 

Which U.S. city has a zip code containing the first 5 digits of pi?

• Savannah, Georgia

• Salt Lake City, Utah

• Frankfort, Kentucky

• Juneau, Alaska