Skip to content

Was Pi Day an ancient tradition?

Show answer & explanation

Answer: No — it began in 1988

No — it began in 1988Correct! Pi Day is modern, not ancient. Physicist Larry Shaw started it at San Francisco's Exploratorium in 1988 by linking March 14 to 3.14.

Yes — Greeks started itWrong. Greek mathematicians studied pi, but they did not create Pi Day as a holiday.

Yes — Einstein proposed itWrong. Einstein shares the date as a birthday, but he did not invent Pi Day.

Go deeper: Pi Day · Exploratorium
🚀 Play today's quiz — new questions daily

More Mathematics questions