Baseball History
Red Sox legend Ted Williams served in the Korean War, where he was the wingman of this future astronaut and senator, the first American to orbit the Earth:
John Glenn
Given a semi-circle’s circumference/perimeter C and radius r, how can you derive the value of pi ?
C = rpi + 2r
->
pi = (C/r)-2
This French phrase indicates that the pie will be served with ice cream on top.
A la mode
Hurricanes (only Atlantic and Pacific) can be categorized by numbers as ‘Category X’ Hurricanes. What is the range of X?
1 to 5
A
Agnes (1972), Alicia (1983), Allen (1980), Allison (2001), Andrew (2001), Anita (1992), Audrey (1957)
As a spy during WWII, catcher Moe Berg once had orders to assassinate this German scientist, known for his uncertainty principle, if he believed the Germans were close to creating an atomic bomb:
Werner Heisenberg
Given the period of a pendulum T, pendulum length L, and gravitational constant g, how can you derive the value of π?
T = 2pisqrt(L/g)
->
pi =(T^2g)/(2L)
What separates a pie from a cake?
Sweet vs Savory
What measured value of a hurricane determines the category number it will be assigned to?
Wind Speed
C
Camile (1969), Carla (1961), Carmen (1974), Carol (1954), Celia (1970), Cesar (1996), Charley (2004), Cleo (1964), Connie (1955)
A few years after the 1919 World Series and subsequent Black Sox Scandal, this novel was published in which one of the characters is alleged to have been the one to fix the series:
The Great Gatsby
Pi Approximation Day is celebrated on this summer day, derived from the fraction commonly associated with approximating Pi (Numerator is Month, Denominator is Day)
July 22nd (22/7)
Last Pi day, Instacart analyzed customer purchase data to determine the most popular pie in each state. What were the top 3 pies who had the most states?
Cherry Pie - 11 States
Pumpkin Pie - 9 States
Pecan Pie - 5 States
After Florida, what are the next 3 states that have experienced the most hurricanes since 1851?
Texas - 64
Louisiana - 62
North Carolina - 58
D
David (1979), Dean (2007), Dennis (2005), Diana (1990), Diane (1955), Donna (1960), Dora (1964), Dorian (2019)
David 1979Dean 2007Dennis 2005Diana 1990Diane 1955Donna 1960Dora 1964Dorian 2019
This recent owner of the Atlanta Braves was the namesake for their former stadium, though he is better known for founding WTBS (later TBS) and CNN:
Ted Turner
The use of the Greek letter pi was popularized by this mathematician, who is also credited for first using the notations of f(x) , i , sum , Delta , and e , the last of which is also known as his number (it’s also the first letter of his last name).
Euler
F
Fabian (2003), Felix (2007), Fifi (1974), Flora (1963), Florence (2018), Floyd (1999), Fran (1996), Frances (2004), Frederic (1979)
Known for his rendition of White Christmas, this singer later owned a 1% stake in the Pittsburgh Pirates:
Bing Crosby
A wordplay on the study of the structure and historical development of language (not Etymology), this is the practice of memorizing the digits of pi.
Piphilology
I
Ida (2021), Igor (2010), Ike (2008), Inez (1966), Ingrid (2013), Ione (1955), Iota (2020), Irene (2011), Iris (2001), Irma (2017), Isabel (2003), Isidore (2003), Ivan (2004)