March 14 is National Pi
Day, celebrating the measurement of the ratio of the circumference
of a circle to its diameter.
Pi is actually an endless number that some diehard fans have
calculated to over a trillion decimal places. We've shortened
that a bit, to a mere 20:
3.14159265358979323846
Ready for some pi? Each answer. Each answer appears below
after the deciimal point. Answers are
anywhere from one to four consecutive digits long.
Fill in the blanks below and then tell us you're ready for pi. We'll
respond by showing you how many answers you have correct.
What we won't tell you is which answers are right and which are
wrong. You'll just have to keep trying until you get them all
correct.
Hey, it's as easy as pi!
Keep
track of the numbers you've used by clicking the same numbers
above. One click will ghost-out your number. Click it again to
reset it to normal.
1)
Number of stomachs
in a cow.
2)
You must be at
least this old to run for President of the US.
3)
Actress Uma Thurman
is exactly this many feet tall.
4)
This billiard
ball is typically solid yellow in color.
5)
The area code
for Bleiblerville, Texas.
6)
Before winning
the presidency in 1860, Abraham Lincoln lost this many elections
for various offices.
7)
In hockey, this
many goals scored in a row is known as a "hat trick."
8)
The full retirement age for people born in 1937 or earlier.
9)
Last two digits
of the Orwell classic.
10)
This denomination
bill was last printed in 1976.
11)
This year marked
the centennial of Columbus discovering America.
12)
Rats can tread
water for this many days straight.
Your Percentage Correct
=
If your score
was:
41% or less
No pi for you.
You've got fewer than
5 answers correct.
Try again, and use
your noggin this time.
If your score
was:
42% to 74%
Bet you thought pi
was a cakewalk.
Think again.
You've got between
5 and 8
questions correct.
Keep trying.
If your score
was:
75% to 99%
You just took a pi
in the face. You've got
between 9 and 11
questions correct.
Clean your mug and
try again.
If your score
was:
100%
Have some pi!
You've successfully
answered all 12
questions correctly.
Want
more pi? Click here to see pi calculated to the 128,000th place.