Pi Day Math Quiz
Celebrate March 14 with five questions about pi: what it measures, why it's irrational, and the famous scientist born on Pi Day.
- Best time
- March
- Format
- Multiple-choice questions students answer live
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Pi Day Math Quiz
Celebrate March 14 with five questions about pi: what it measures, why it's irrational, and the famous scientist born on Pi Day.
What's inside this quiz
1. Rounded to two decimal places, pi is approximately what?
- A 3.14
- B 2.72
- C 1.61
- D 4.13
2. Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its what?
- A Diameter
- B Radius
- C Area
- D Chord
3. Pi Day is celebrated on which date?
- A March 14
- B March 4
- C May 14
- D April 31
4. Because its decimal digits never end and never repeat, pi is called what kind of number?
- A Irrational
- B Even
- C Negative
- D Prime
5. Which famous physicist was born on March 14, 1879?
- A Albert Einstein
- B Isaac Newton
- C Galileo Galilei
- D Nikola Tesla
Show answer key (teachers only!)
- 1. 3.14
- 2. Diameter
- 3. March 14
- 4. Irrational
- 5. Albert Einstein
Teacher tips
Pair with the Pi Day pizza problem bell ringer for a compute-it-yourself follow-up.
Bonus challenge: who can recite the most digits of pi from memory?
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