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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow many 1s are in the first million decimal places of pi?99758985789785796875
- 2. Multiple ChoicePi Day is celebrated on March 14. (which was chosen because it resembles 3.14) What time does the official celebration begin?3:14 PM7:22 PM1:59 PM5:18 PM
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat famous scientist was born on Pi Day in 1879?ArchimedesEinsteinGalileoNewton
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat letter is pi of the Greek alphabet?10121416
- 5. Multiple ChoiceLu Chao of China set a world record by memorizing the most digits of pi. How many digits did he memorize?67,89068,98069,76060,967
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho did the first proof to find the number pi?ArchimedesPythagorusSocratesBoyle
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat shape did Archimedes use to find pi?squarerectangletrianglepentagon
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the Massachusetts Institute of Technology do on Pi Day?Pi BeePie baking ContestPie eating competitionmails its acceptance letters
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe symbol for pi was introduced in the last _____ years.100200300400
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat day does Europe celebrate Pi Day on?March 14thJune 22ndJuly 22ndAugust 14th
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAre pi's digits periodic? In other words, do the digits ever repeat themselves in any pattern?No, pi is irrationalYes, every 6,000,000 decimal placesYes, every infinitely long number repeatsMaybe, not enough digits of pi are known yet
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAmong 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?7208
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who, in 1706, first gave the Greek letter "pi" its current mathematical definition?Isaac NewtonWilliam JonesNapoleon BonaparteArchimedes - 14. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first group to find a value for pi?EgyptiansBabyloniansRomansGreeks
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat U.S. city has a zip code containing the first 5 digits of pi?Savannah, GeorgiaSalt Lake City, UtahFrankfort, KentuckyJuneau, Alaska
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is Pi NOT also referred to as?Circular ConstantArchimedes' ConstantEinstein's CodeLudolph's Number
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow many hours did it take a supercomputer to calculate pi to 51.5 billion digits, in 1997?78329124
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe first known celebration of Pi Day was organized by Larry Shaw in 1988 and took place in:Boston, MANew York CitySan Francisco, CAChicago, IL
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho adopted π as the symbol for pi?EulerEinsteinDescartesFibonacci
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat do you get when you divide the circumference of a Jack-o-Lantern by its diameter?PumpkinJack-o-LanternPumpkin PiPi in the Sky
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