WorksheetsPi Day Trivia
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In 1706, which British mathematician devised the π symbol to be used to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter?
a)
Marquis de Sainte-Mesme
b)
Guillaume de l'Hôpital
c)
William Jones
d)
Leonhard Euler
2.
How is Pi defined?
a)
The ratio of the diameter of a circle to its circumference
b)
The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
c)
The ratio of the radius of a circle to its circumference
d)
The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its radius
3.
Pi is best described as what type of number?
a)
an irregular fraction
b)
irrational number
c)
an integer
d)
a rational number
4.
Pi rounded to 9 decimals is:
a)
3.141952654
b)
3.142592654
c)
3.141592654
d)
3.142952654
5.
Pi is named after a letter of which alphabet?
a)
Egyptian
b)
Greek
c)
English
d)
Chineese
6.
Which number appears most in the first 6 billion decimal places of Pi?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
0
d)
5
7.
___________ was born on a Pi Day.
a)
Marie Callender
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Yoda
d)
Abraham Lincoln
8.
Chinese mathematician Zu Chongzhi (429-500) calculated π up to the ____th decimal place, a record which would not be surpassed for 800 years.
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
9.
Akira Haraguchi, a 69 year old Japanese, set the world record by reciting ________of pi in 2015.
a)
842 digits
b)
14,200 digits
c)
111,700 digits
d)
5 digits
10.
If the diameter of a circle is 50 yards, the radius is _____
a)
100 yards
b)
25 yards
c)
150 yards
d)
15 yards
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