Pi Day Trivia

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

Who adopted π as the symbol for Pi?

• Euler

• Einstein

• Descartes

• Fibonacci

What are the first 7 digits of Pi?

• 3.145087

• 3.142936

• 3.141592

• 3.146559

In the first 30 places of Pi's decimal expansion, which digit below is completely missing?

• 7

• 2

• 0

• 8

Pi is what type of number?

• Rational

• Imaginary

• Irrational

• Transcendental

What is the approximate value of Pi in fraction form?

• 3 ⁄ 14

• 14 ∕ 4

• 34 ∕ 11

• 22 ∕ 7

"I prefer pi" written backwards forms the same saying. What is this called?

• a homonym

• a palindrome

• an irrational

• an anagram

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

• Pi Bee

• Pi Memorization Contest

• Pie Eating Competition

• Mails its acceptance letters

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

• Savannah, Georgia
• Salt Lake City, Utah
• Frankfort, Kentucky
• Juneau, Alaska