COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL OCTOBER 11, 2017
Posting Date October 9, 2017
1. MYTHOLOGY: The Roman god
Cupid was known by what name in
Greek mythology?
2. GEOGRAPHY: Mount Fuji is found
on which island in Japan?
3. BIBLE: The proverb “the writing is
on the wall” can be found in what book
of the Bible?
4. LITERATURE: Who wrote the nov-
el “Fifteen”?
5. ASTRONOMY: What is a parsec?
6. BIRTHSTONES: What is the offi-
cial birthstone for those born in June?
7. U.S. EXPLORERS: What U.S. fly-
ing pioneer was nicknamed “The Lone
Eagle”?
8. MONEY: Prior to the euro, what was
the common currency of Greece?
9. FOOD & DRINK: What kind of tree
produces bay leaves, which are used in
cooking?
10. MUSIC: How many strings do
most violins have?
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Trivia Test Answers
1. Eros
2. Honshu
3. Book of Daniel, Chapter 5
4. Beverly Cleary
5. A parsec is a unit of length, approxi-
mately equal to 3.26 light years
6. Pearl
7. Charles Lindbergh
8. Drachma
9. The bay laurel tree
10. Four
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