Questions about Pi

Why is March 14 or 3/14 celebrated as pi day?

• Because it's the birthday of the mathematician who discovered pi

• Because 3.14 are the first digits of pi

• Because it's the day when the value of pi was first calculated

• Because it's a day dedicated to eating pie

Which fields use Pi?

• Physics, astronomy, and mathematics

• Biology, chemistry, and geology

• Economics, sociology, and psychology

• Literature, art, and music

For how many years has the symbol for Pi been in use?

• Over 150 years

• Over 250 years

• Over 350 years

• Over 450 years

Who introduced the symbol for Pi?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• William Jones

• Charles Babbage

In which year was the symbol for Pi introduced?

• 1607

• 1706

• 1806

• 1906

What significant event related to the calculation of pi occurred in 2017?

• Isaac Newton calculated pi to 16 decimal places

• Thomas Lagney calculated 127 decimal places of pi

• A Swiss scientist computed more than 22 trillion digits of pi

• William Shanks calculated the first 707 digits of pi

Is March 14th officially designated as Pi day in the United States?

• Yes

• No

What does pi represent in relation to a circle?

• The ratio of the circumference to the diameter.

• The ratio of the area to the radius

• The ratio of the circumference to the radius.

• No one knows.

How many digits of pi did William Shanks calculate by hand?

• 16

• 127

• 36

• 707

What is the unique aspect of the number 123456 in relation to the first million digits of pi?

• It is the starting sequence of pi

• It appears exactly at the halfway point

• It doesn't appear anywhere in the first million digits

• It is the most repeated sequence