Virtual Valentine’s Trivia Quiz -- Part II
Author
Caileadair Etana
1. Where does the expression "tie the knot" come from?
A)
Rome
B)
France
C)
Italy
D)
Spain
2. The most notorious St. Valentine's Day was in 1929 when seven people were gunned down in an assassination attempt in Chicago. Five members of one mobster's gang planned to kill members of a rival gang, including the leader. What gang planned the shooting, and who was the main target?
A)
John Dillinger's gang planned to kill Al Capone.
B)
Bugs Moran's gang planned to kill John Dillinger.
C)
Al Capone's gang planned to kill Bugs Moran.
D)
John Dillinger's gang planned to kill Bugs Moran.
3. What was an old English term for the heart?
A)
aggrawator
B)
firkydoodle
C)
raspberry tart
D)
cowabunga
4. A Roman myth says that roses grew when Cupid was carrying a certain liquid to the gods on Mt. Olympus. Cupid spilled the liquid and from that spot roses grew. What was the liquid?
A)
olive oil
B)
nectar
C)
ambrosia
D)
wine
5. The Burmese expression for I Love You is...
A)
qamuSHa'
B)
chit pa de
C)
mi amas vin
D)
te amo
6. Who said: "Love is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction."?
A)
Plutarch
B)
Mark Twain
C)
Dear Abby
D)
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
7. Which pope declared February 14th Valentine's Day around 498 A.D.?
A)
Constantine
B)
John Paul
C)
Gelasius
D)
Liberius
8. Who created the first commercial Valentine's Day cards in the United States back in the 1840's?
A)
Esther A. Howland
B)
Clara Barton
C)
Rosie the Riveter
D)
Margaret Fuller
9. Who said: "I have found men who didn't know how to kiss. I've always found time to teach them."?
A)
Ingrid Bergman
B)
The Sleeping Beauty
C)
Coco Chanel
D)
Mae West
10. What city in Italy, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day?
A)
Florence
B)
Verona
C)
Milan
D)
Vicenza