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GIS Pi Day 2023

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which mathematician first rigorously calculated pi?

a)

Archimedes of Syracuse

b)

Al-Khwarizmi

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

Ms. Clark

2.

How many occurrences of the sequence 123456 appear in the first million digits of pi?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

0

3.

Which famous scientist was born on pi day?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Stephen Hawking

d)

Mr. Henderson

4.

At what time do official celebrations begin on pi day?

a)

3.14 am

b)

2.46 pm

c)

12.00 am

d)

1.59 pm

5.

Which product called Pi, sold by Givenchy, is marketed as enhancing the attractiveness of intelligent and visionary men?

a)

Maths-themed ties

b)

Men's cologne

c)

Prism-shaped shoes

d)

icosahedral hats

6.

How many zeros appear in the first 1,000,000 digits of pi?

a)

99,959

b)

100,106

c)

99,758

d)

100,359

7.

In 2015, Suresh Kumar Sharma beat the world record for memorising the digits of pi. How many did he recite?

a)

71,105

b)

70,000

c)

67,890

d)

70,030

8.

How long did it take for Suresh Kumar Sharma to recite all of these digits?

a)

17 hr 14 min

b)

14 hr 14 min

c)

14 hr 17 min

d)

17 hr 17 min

9.

In which year did William Jones, a friend of Sir Isaac Newton, begin using the symbol for pi?

a)

1658

b)

1706

c)

1721

d)

1692

10.

The calculation of the value of pi can be used as a stress test for a computer processor.

a)

True

b)

False