Top Ten Valentine’s Day Trivia Questions!
Love is in the air. Valentines Day is this Friday, February 14. Here are the top ten "gee, I didn't know that" trivia questions for the day:
(answers at bottom)
#10...Who is the winged child shooting the lovers arrow?
#9...Is Valentines Day the #1 card giving holiday?
#8...What does the word 'valentine" stand for in Latin?
#7...On Valentines Day 1876 who received a patent for what important invention?
#6...What percent of women send roses to themselves on Valentines Day?
#5...Who will receive the most Valentines cards this year: Mom, wife, girlfriend, or neither?
#4...In Old Ireland a heart was carved into what as a Valentines gift?
#3...The Farmers Almanac says "If a woman sees a robin on Valentines Day she will marry a ..???"
#2...Which state produces the majority of America's roses?
#1...Name the actress who was nominated for an astounding SIX Academy Awards and was born on Valentines Day?
(answers)
#10...Cupid
#9...No, Christmas is.
#8...Valor
#7...Alexander Graham Bell for the telephone
#6...15%
#5...Neither. Teachers get the most!
#4...A wooden spoon.
#3...Sailor
#2...California
#1...Thelma Ritter was born Feb. 14, 1902. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for All About Eve (1950), The Mating Season (1951), With a Song in my Heart (1952), Pickup on South Street (1953), Pillow Talk (1959), and Birdman of Alcatraz (1962).
She never won!