Trivia Fun

  Hello there my crafty friends!  It's time for weekend trivia again!  You know the drill by now, twenty general knowledge questions with the answers at the bottom of the post.  Here are your questions for today:

1. Who was the leader of the Greek Gods in mythology?

2. Which fruit flavours do the liqueurs Cointreau and Grand Marnier have?

3. Which house does Harry Potter belong to at Hogwarts School of  Witchcraft and Wizardry?

4. The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US by which country?

5. If you were born on January 19th, what astrological sign would you be?

6. In which city would you find the "Old Trafford" stadium?

7. In the Tour de France, who is awarded the yellow jersey?

8. How many syllables are in a haiku?

9. How many main ring groups does the planet of Saturn have?

10. What was the unit of currency in Croatia called prior to its replacement with the Euro in 2023?

11. Ophelia was a character in which of Shakespeare's plays?

12. In which country were roller skates invented in the 1760's?

13. How many countries border Italy, not counting the two independent microstates within Italy's borders?

14. What is the motto of the Boy Scouts since 1907?

15. How many US Presidents did Queen Elizabeth II meet in her lifetime?

16. What year did the Beatles split up?

17. Where were the 2000 Summer Olympic games held?

18. How many bones are in the adult human body?

19. Who developed the first rabies vaccine?

20. What does the Roman numeral D equate to?

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Here are the answers:

1. Zeus

2. Orange

3. Gryffindor

4. France

5. Capricorn

6. Manchester, England

7. The leading rider with the lowest cumulative time across all completed segments of the race.

8. Seventeen

9. Seven

10. Kuna

11. Hamlet

12. Belgium

13. Four

14. Be Prepared

15. Thirteen

16. 1970

17. Sydney, Australia

18. 206

19. Louis Pasteur

20. 500

I want to hear how you did on today's trivia so please leave your scores in the comments.  Just curious, are these questions too hard or too easy overall?  There will be another quiz tomorrow if you are interested.  All for now, Sue x