Pi
Einstein
Pie
Greek Alphabet
Miscellaneous
100
What is Pi (the meaning rather than the number)?
The ratio of the circumference of any circle to its diameter
100
When is Einstein's birthday?
March 14th i.e. Pi Day
100
What type of pie is iconic in Australia?
Meat Pie
100
What is theta used to represent?
Angles
100
State the first 6 digits of the fibonacci sequence
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8
200
Pi is an irrational number. What does that mean?
It is a real number, but can't be expressed as a ratio of two integers
200
What is Einstein's famous equation?
E= mc^2
200
Do Christmas mince pies contain meat?
No, it's minced fruit
200
Name one of the uses of sigma
Sum or Standard Deviation
200
What is the only number that has the same number of letters as its meaning?
Four
300
Are pi's digits periodic? In other words, do the digits ever repeat themselves in any pattern?
No. Every periodic number is rational, but pi is irrational
300
What country was Einstein born in?
Germany
300
What type of pie do American's traditionally have for Thanksgiving?
Pumpkin
300
What were we investigating when we learnt phi?
The Golden Ratio
300
One a traffic light, is the green on the top or botttom?
Bottom
400
Who, in 1706, first gave the Greek letter "pi" its current mathematical definition?
William Jones
400
What country offered Einstein to be there President?
Israel
400
What song did Don McLean famously sing?
American Pie
400
What does delta represent? (in maths and science)
Change
400
Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
Bashful
500
Some people became mentally deranged when trying to "square the circle". What was this illness named?
Morbus Cyclometricus
500
How many Nobel Prizes did Einstein receive?
One
500
What is the filling in a Banoffee pie?
Caramel, Banana and Cream
500
Besides maths and science, where are greek letters used in America?
Sorority Houses
500
How many curves are in a standard paper clip?
3
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