The Evans City Public Library had previously intended to hold a Valentine’s Day trivia competition Feb 4. The event was canceled due to weather, but the library has shared some of the questions that would have been used in the competition for anyone who wants to try their luck.

The next trivia night at the library will be a “90’s Trivia” competition at 6:30 p.m. March 11 at the library, 204 S. Jackson St.

1. In what year did Hallmark produce their first Valentine's card?

2. What is the name of the Roman god of love?

3. How many million roses are produced for Valentine's Day celebrations in the U.S.?

4. The 25th wedding anniversary is the silver anniversary and the 50th is the gold anniversary. What is the 10th?

5. Who is the ancient Greek Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation?

6. Of the Shakespeare characters Romeo and Juliet, who dies first after drinking poison?

7. What 1953 film starred Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn as a reporter and royal princess who fall in love in Italy despite their vastly different backgrounds?

8. First created in 1866 by candy maker Daniel Chase, what Valentine’s Day candies have messages on them such as “Be mine” “Kiss me” and “Miss you”?

9. Often served on Valentine’s Day, what cake is dyed red with beetroot or food coloring to get the desired color?

10. What is the only U.S. state that grows cacao beans that produce chocolate?

11. In the middle of which century were the first Valentine's Day cards commercially printed in the United States?

12. In what year was the star-studded movie “Valentine's Day” released?

Answers

1. 1913

2. Cupid

3. 250

4. Tin or aluminum

5. Aphrodite

6. Romeo (Juliet stabs herself with a dagger after)

7. “Roman Holiday”

8. Sweethearts

9. Red velvet cake

10. Hawaii

11. 19th century

12. 2010