Friday Fun Finance Quiz 05.01.24

1. In Roman mythology, January is named after which god of beginnings and transitions?

• Hades
• Apollo
• Janus
• Zeus

What is January's birthstone?

• Sapphire
• Garnet
• Emerald
• Diamond

Sometimes known as a Gilliflower which flower is a January birth flower?

• tulip
• daisy
• carnation
• rose

Which world city's name means "River of January"?

• Rio de Janeiro
• London
• Tokyo
• Paris

What is the month of January in German?

• Februar
• Dezember
• Oktober
• Januar

Which American federal holiday is observed on the third Monday of January each year?

• Columbus Day
• Labor Day
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Independence Day

Which astrological sign is between January 21st and February 20th?

• Capricorn
• Pisces
• Taurus
• Aquarius

Up Helly Aa is a festival held to mark the end of the yule season on the last Tuesday in January in which Scottish town?

• Aberdeen
• Lerwick
• Glasgow
• Edinburgh

January Jones is an actress best known for portraying Betty Draper in which American TV series?

• Friends
• Breaking Bad
• Mad Men
• The Office

On the 17th of January in which year did Captain Robert Falcon Scott reach the South Pole?

• 1920
• 1912
• 1905
• 1943