Pi Day Trivia Contest

What famous mathematician's birthday is on Pi Day?

• Grace Hopper

• Eratosthenes

• Albert Einstein

• Mrs. Marcellis

Pi is what type of number?

• integer

• rational number

• irrational number

• counting number

Pi represents

• the circumference of the circle x the radius of the circle

• the distance to the moon divided by the circumference of the earth

• the diameter x the radius of a circle

• The circumference of a circle divided by the diameter

Which ancient civilization was very likely the first to use a value for pi to calculate the area of a circle?

• Mesopotamia

• Greece

• Rome

• Persia

According to the 3rd, 4th and 5th digits after the decimal, what is a good time of day to celebrate Pi Day?

• 1:23

• 1:37

• 1:54

• 1:59

Pi is a letter from the alphabet of which language?

• Egyptian

• Greek

• Roman

• French

How many hours did it take a supercomputer to calculate Pi to 51.5 billion digits in 1997?

• 14 hours

• 29 hours

• 314 hours

• 43 hours

How do you calculate the circumference of a circle?

• diameter x radius

Who was the first mathematician to prove the value of pi?

• Archimedes

• Mrs. Marcellis

• Eratosthenes

• Decartes