Pi Day Trivia!

What famous mathematician and scientist was born on Pi Day in 1879?

• Archimedes

• Einstein

• Galileo

• Newton

• Pythagoras

Did you know? There are 24 letters in the Greek Alphabet. When listing them in order, which numbered place does the symbol Pi represent?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

• 15

Who adopted π as the symbol for Pi in the 1700s?

• Euler

• Einstein

• Descartes

• Fibonacci

• Pythagoras

Which of the following below must you always use Pi calculations for?

• to find the area and circumference of a circle

• to find the area of a rectangle

• to find the height of a square

• to find the length from one edge of a triangle to another

• to find the derivative of a function

What are the first 7 digits of Pi?

• 3.145087

• 3.142936

• 3.141592

• 3.146559

• 3.141529

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

• 7

• 2

• 0

• 8

• 9

Pi is what type of number?

• Rational

• Imaginary

• Irrational

• Transcendental

• Integer

What is the approximate value of Pi in FRACTION form?

• 3 ⁄ 14

• 14 ∕ 4

• 34 ∕ 11

• 22 ∕ 7

• 7 / 22

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

• a homonym

• a palindrome

• an irrational

• an anagram

• a magic trick

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

• Pi Bee

• Pi Memorization Contest

• Pie Eating Competition

• Mails its College Acceptance Letters

• Form Large Circles with Students on School Grounds and Shout Digits of Pi