Valentine's Day Trivia - Romance Questions

Maximum score: 20 points

1. Shakespeare’s immortal lovers Romeo and Juliet were from what two noble Veronese families? 2 points

2. How Do I Love Thee is a poem by which Victorian-era poet? 2 points

3. What were the famous words spoken by Tom Cruise to his on-screen partner (Renée Zellweger) to win back her heart in the film Jerry Maguire? 2 points

4. Who is Fred Flintstone’s wife? 1 point

5. George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play Pygmalion was the basis for what successful musical and movie? 1 point

6. Cupid is the Roman god of love but the ancient Greeks had their own god. Who was he? 2 points

7. Which famous Australian actress married American talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres in 2008? 2 points

8. What romantic comedy starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks was based on the 1940 flick The Shop Around the Corner? 2 points

9. Baby-boomer couples on second honeymoons tour the countryside in caravans and motor homes such as the Winnebago. What’s the origin of that name? 2 points

10. Who was the pink-loving British author of more than 700 bestselling romantic novels who died in 2000 aged 98? 1 point

11. Can a man marry his widow’s sister? 1 point

12. Queen Victoria had an almost obsessive love for her husband, who died young. What was his name? 2 points