Pi Day Trivia

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

• 99758
• 98578
• 97857
• 96875

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What famous scientist was born on Pi Day in 1879?

• Archimedes
• Einstein
• Galileo
• Newton

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Which place in the Greek alphabet is the letter pi?

• 10
• 12
• 14
• 16

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Akira Haraguchi of Japan set the world record in 2015 by reciting how many digits of pi from memory?

• 111,700

• 68,980
• 92,460

• 201,020

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

• Pi Bee
• Pie baking Contest
• Pie eating competition
• Mails its acceptance letters

In which century was the symbol "π" first used to represent Pi?

• 1500s

• 1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

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What day does Europe celebrate Pi Day on?

• March 14th
• June 22nd
• July 22nd
• August 14th

Among the digits of pi currently known, the concentration of each of the digits 0-9 are pretty close to equal. However, in the first 30 places of pi's decimal expansion, which digit is completely missing?

• 7
• 2
• 0
• 8

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