Pie
The colonists that introduced pie to America at Thanksgiving
Who are the pilgrims?
These are the first 6 digits of pi
What is 3.14159?
This many digits of pi is the standard for calculations
To prevent the crust from getting too dark, cover the edges with this common kitchen material
What is aluminum foil?
This university sends out acceptance letters on Pi Day every year
What is MIT?
America's Favorite Pie
What is apple pie?
Pi is the 16th letter of this alphabet
What is the greek alphabet?
Pi is the ratio of these two values in relation to a circle
What are circumference and diameter?
To make a the perfect crust, ingredients should be kept in this location until ready to be used
What is a refrigerator?
Pi Day originated in this California city
What is San Francisco?
In the middle ages, pie was filled with this
What is meat?
This ancient civilization is the first to have known about pi around 4,000 years ago, calculated to be 3.125
Who are the ancient Babylonians?
The earth's circumference would grow this much if the radius increased by 1 meter
What is approximately 6? or what is 2 pi?
You poke holes in the top of the pie for this reason.
What is releasing steam?
This famous theoretical physicist was born on Pi Day
Who is Albert Einstein
Out of five, this many americans would say they have eaten an entire pie by themselves
1
The man that popularized the pi symbol (n) in the 1700s
Who is Euler?
This fraction is commonly used as an extremely close estimate for pi
What is 22/7?
the hardest pie to make
what is lemon meringue pie?
This is how much the most expensive pie ever made was (in thousands of USD), made with steak, truffles, lobster and gold
What is $9,500
[+- 500]
Pies originated in this ancient civilization around 4,500 years ago. They were made with oats or wheat around honey and figs.
What is Ancient Egypt?
The max number of digits of pi memorized and recited by a person (in thousands)
What is 70,000?
[+- 5,000]
Besides circles, pi can also be used for calculations regarding this type of geometric trajectory
What is an arc?
This is the term for pre-baking the crust before adding fillings.
What is blind baking?
The largest pie ever made weighed this much (in thousands of pounds)
What is 23,000?
[+- 1,000]