Pi Day Definitions
From the center of a circle to the outside is called what?
Radius
A cheesy Italian dish that's a round favorite worldwide.
Pizza
This is the connection between Albert Einstein and Pi Day.
Birthday on March 14th
What's the math teacher's favorite dessert?
Pi
This is the best kind of pi
A delicious Pie.
Pi itself can be defined as the ratio between a circle's circumference to this
Diameter
The smallest finger on your hand – oddly, it starts with 3.14.
Pinkie
In the 1967 Star Trek episode "Wolf in the Fold", an out-of-control computer is contained by being instructed to do this
What is computing the last (or all) digits of pi
Why did pi fail its driving test?
Because it didn't know when to stop.
The most popular Thanksgiving pie is
Pumpkin Pie
True or False:
Pi is an infinite and non-repeating decimal.
True
An outdoor meal on a blanket – ants might crash it.
Picnic
What is “Pi-lish”?
a language made from the number Pi.
What is a mathematician’s favorite snake?
A Pi-thon
The first pies were filled with it.
Meat
The set of all points that are equidistant from the center is called
Circle
A festive party object you smash open for candy.
Piñata
Pi was used to hide secret messages in this war
In World War II, the Allies used pi to encode messages sent between the US and the UK.
Why should you never start talking to pi at a party?
Because it goes on forever.
The most popular pie is
Apple Pie
What are the first ten digits of pi?
3.1415926535
Winnie-the-Pooh’s little porcine friend – or any baby hog.
Piglet
When was the symbol pi (π) first used?
The symbol for pi (π) was first used by William Jones in 1706, and popularized by Leonhard Euler.
Why shouldn’t you eat too much pi?
You'll end up with a large circumference.
This is the unofficial Iowa state pie.
Sour Cream Raisin pie
What is pi classified as in the real number system?
Irrational
Leafy green that gave Popeye his super strength.
Spinach
Pi got its name from the Greek word for this
The mathematical constant π (pi), got its name from the Greek word "periphery" (Perimeter), which is the first letter of the Greek word for periphery (περιφέρεια)
What do you call it when someone gets a huge tattoo of pi on their face?
An irrational decision.
One of the interesting names for Pie's crusty shell is
"Coffyns"
Another name by which Pi is called.
What is Circular Constant, Archimedes Constant, and/or Ludolph's Number?
A curve winding around a center point – it goes round and round infinitely.
Spiral
People in Egypt believed that this pyramid was built on the principles of pi.
The pyramids of Giza.
What do you get when you divide a jack-o-lantern by its diameter?
Pumpkin pi
The origins of the pie date back to this ancient age
The Neolithic Age
What is the formula for finding the circumference or area of a circle?
C=2*pi*r
A=pi*r2
Variety, seasoning, or “zing” – you might add this to food for flavor.
Spice
True or False:
If you write down your life and turn it into numbers, you can find that number in the digits of pi.
TRUE. The digits of pi contain all possible sequences of numbers. Otherwise pi would not be irrational.
Why is Pi so lucky in love?
Because its love is infinite and non-repeating.
How many millions of pies are sold on average each year in North America?
700 million