PI
Pi, rounded to the hundredths place.
What is 3.14?
An American classic dessert, sometimes served with cheddar cheese.
What is apple pie?
To describe something wonderful, idealistic, and unlikely to happen. Also, a British television show from 1994-1997.
What is "pie in the sky"?
This bygone year can boast of having "ultimate" pi day.
What is 1592?
One of the seven wonders of the world, this structure is believed to have been built on the principles of pi, as its height is equal to the perimeter of its base.
What are the pyramids of Giza?
This Greek mathematician is credited with the first theoretical calculation of π, earning it the name his constant.
Who is Archimedes?
Lydia Maria Child's famous poem about a New England Thanksgiving that begins, “over the river, and through the wood” and ends with a shout, “hurra for" this.
What is pumpkin pie?
She might be there-- with diamonds!
Who is "Lucy in the sky"?
A theoretical physicist who was born today, in 1879.
Who is Albert Einstein?
"Mrs. Mooney", in this musical most recently starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter "has a pie shop/ Does a business but I notice somethin' weird/ Lately all her neighbors' cats have disappeared"
What is Sweeny Todd?
This Dutch mathematician published the first 20 digits of pi in 1596, and later published 15 more, learning it the name his number.
Who is Ludolph van Ceulen?
A single serving that fits in one's hand, often eaten in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, this pie's ingredients most commonly include beef, potato, onion, carrot, and rutabaga.
What is a pasty?
Preschool teachers might sing about stars twinkling, much like this.
What is "a diamond in the sky"?
In 1962, this Red Wings' forward became the second player in NHL history to score 500 career goals in Detroit's 3-2 loss to NY Rangers.
Who is Gordie Howe?
Givenchy sells this with the name ‘Pi’ and markets the product as capable of enhancing the attractiveness of intelligent and visionary men.
What is a men’s cologne?
Some argue that 2π, also called this, is a better suited number for circle calculations.
What is Tau?
Not just at funerals, Romans used this pastry type to encase meats, which helped preserve the food for longer periods.
What is a coffyn?
Journey's 1978 hit, when this "keeps on turnin'"
What is "wheel in the sky"?
In 1899, German inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin receives a US patent for this.
What is a "Navigable Balloon"?
The defense attorney and FBI agent’s argument in this famous trial for murder revolved around the value of pi. Unfortunately, the quoted "3.1214" value did not fit.
What is the OJ Simpson trial?
Rajveer Meena at VIT University, Vellore, India holds the record for citing pi to the furthest, totaling this many decimal places.
What is 70,000.
Now's not a time to be modest! While the upper classes could enjoy rich venison meat, the leftover parts (heart, kidney, liver) of the animal would be whipped up and put into this kind of pie, for the lower classes.
What is an (n)umble pie?
A 1982 song by the Alan Parsan's Project, inspired by George Orwell's novel "1984"
What is "Eye in the Sky"?
In 1923, this US President becomes 1st president to pay taxes.
Who is Warren G. Harding ?
Log Lady opens season 2, episode 4 with "pie. Whoever invented the pie? Here was a great person. In" this town, titling the cult-classic serial drama of the early nineties "we specialize in cherry pie and huckleberry pie"
What is Twin Peaks.