Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. In classic mythology, Cupid is the Roman god of love.
TRUE: Cupid, the Roman god of love and desire, had no temples independent of other deities; he was most often portrayed alongside Venus and Mars, Cupid's parents.
- Multiple Choice
2. Inventor Thomas Edison applied for the first telephone patent on Valentine's Day 1876.
FALSE: After applying for patent protection for his telephone in February 1876, Alexander Graham Bell, not Thomas Edison, was issued his patent on March 7.
- Multiple Choice
3. Candy maker Russell Stover first introduced the iconic heart-shaped box of chocolates in the late 19th century.
FALSE: Richard Cadbury, he of his eponymous candy company, introduced a heart-shaped box of chocolates in time for Valentine's Day 1861.
- Multiple Choice
4. Yellow roses are symbolic of joy, friendship, and new beginnings.
TRUE: While red roses most often symbolize love and romance, yellow roses are a symbol of friendship and new beginings.
- Multiple Choice
5. Legendary gangster Al Capone died in the 1929 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago's North Side neighborhood.
FALSE: Although he allegedly perpetrated the gangland attack, Al Capone was in Florida at the time of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929.
Capone died in 1947 after serving eight years of an eleven-year prison sentence.
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