Be My Valentine
Barrie Potpourri
Music Trivia
2022 Olympics
World Geography
100

What is the most common flower purchased on Valentines Day

Roses

100

What road is Simcoe Terrace on?

Donald St

100

Who sang Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog, Love me Tender?

Elvis Presley

100

What country won Gold for Women's Hockey this year?

CANADA!!

100

Which direction do latitude lines run on a globe? 

Left to Right
200

What is the Bird of Valentines Day

White Dove

200

What is the approx. population of Barrie today?

Today Barrie stands at a population of more than 145,000

200

Who sang the song Que Sera Sera?

Doris Day

200

What shape was the Olympic cauldron this year in Beijing?

A snowflake!

200

What season does Australia experience in December?

Summer!

300

What is the most popular food consumed on Valentines day?

Candy and Chocolate

300

What year was highway 400 built?

1950

300

Name the two stars one male & one female who starred in the movie “Grease” singing and dancing?

Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta

300

Where is the next olympics (Summer 2024) being held?

PARIS!!

300

What is the name of the smallest country in the world?

The Vatican City

400

What industry makes $4.7 billion from this romantic holiday?

Jewelry Industry

400

What were two of the main exports from Barrie after it was settled?

Trees (200 ft tall trees used in railways) and Ice from Kempenfelt Bay used for refrigeration in Toronto Buffalo and New York

400

Who were the brothers that sang Bye Bye Love, Wake up Little Susie, All I have to do is Dream?

The Everly Brothers

400
Beijing is the first host of the Olympics to ever do this...

Host both the Summer and Winter Olympics!

400

What is the name of the deepest point in Earth’s oceans?

Mariana’s Trench

500

What tradition of giving demonstrated on valentines day has existed for over 600 years?

Valentines Cards-

The first known valentine was sent in 1415 by Charles Duke of Orleans, who wrote his wife a poem while locked away in the Tower of London.

500

Barrie area was first settled during what war as a key supply depot for British forces.

the War of 1812

500

What are the Names of ALL four Beatles?

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr

500

What is the 2022 Winter Olympic game mascot?

The Beijing 2022 mascot's name is "Bing Dwen Dwen." It is a cute cartoon panda dressed in a spacesuit. In Mandarin, "Bing" means ice, and "Dwen" means robust.

500

What is the largest country in South America?

Brazil