Fun Facts
Pi Day (March 14), is also the birthday of what famous scientist?
Albert Einstein
What civilization came up with the concept of Pi?
The Babylonians
What is the missing digit? 3.14(?)59
1
What is the formula for the circumference of a circle?
C=2πr
What was Sir Issac Newton’s favorite dessert?
Apple Pi
True or False: There is an entire language based off of Pi
True; There is an entire dialect based off of Pi where the first word has 3 letters, the second word has 1 letter, the third word has four letters and so on.
Around how many years long has Pi been around for?
As long as 4,000 years ago
What is the missing digit? 3.14159(?)65
2
What is the formula for the area of a circle?
A=πr2
What do you get when you take the sun and divide its circumference by its diameter?
Pi in the sky
True or False: Pi is a part of Egyptian mythology
True; The Egyptians believed that the pyramids Giza were built on the principles of Pi
Who first calculated Pi?
Archimedes from Syracuse
What is the missing digit? 3.1415926(?)35
5
What is the formula for the volume of a cylinder?
V=πr2h
What is 1.57?
Half a pi
What was pi known as before it got its name “Pi”?
“The quantity which when the diameter is multiplied by it, yields the circumference”
Who first used the Greek letter π?
William Jones
What is the missing digit? 3.1415926535(?)97
8
What is the formula for the volume of a sphere?
V=4/3πr3
What is the official animal of Pi Day?
The Pi-thon
What famous clothing brand sells a men’s cologne named ‘Pi’?
Givenchy; It is marketed to enhance the attractiveness of intelligent and visionary men.
How was Pi discovered?
Babylonians made is by calculating the area of a circle by getting 3 times the square of its radius
What is the missing digit? 3.1415926535897(?)32
9
What is the formula for the volume of a cone?
V=πr2h/3
Why should you never talk to Pi?
He'll go on forever