VT Daily Trivia: Sunday, September 14, 2025

1. 1) Word of the Day: What does “lugubrious” mean?

   Sad and gloomy ✓ Correct

   From Latin lugere, “to mourn.”

   Full of light✗ Try again Quick and lively✗ Try again Hard to hear✗ Try again

2. 2) How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?

   26✗ Try again 27 ✓ Correct

   The 27th, on congressional pay, was ratified in 1992.

   28✗ Try again 30✗ Try again

3. 3) Which river runs through downtown Richmond, Virginia?

   James River ✓ Correct

   The James cuts through the fall line, creating RVA’s famous rapids.

   Potomac River✗ Try again Shenandoah River✗ Try again Rappahannock River✗ Try again

4. 4) Europe’s longest river is the…

   Danube✗ Try again Volga ✓ Correct

   The Volga stretches roughly 3,530 km (2,193 miles).

   Rhine✗ Try again Seine✗ Try again

5. 5) The chemical symbol for potassium is…

   P✗ Try again K ✓ Correct

   From Latin kalium, hence “K.”

   Pt✗ Try again Po✗ Try again

6. 6) How many players from one team are on the field in soccer?

   11 ✓ Correct

   Ten outfield players plus one goalkeeper.

   10✗ Try again 9✗ Try again 12✗ Try again

7. 7) In which year was the U.S. Constitution signed?

   1776✗ Try again 1787 ✓ Correct

   Signed on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia.

   1789✗ Try again 1791✗ Try again

8. 8) The maple leaf is the national symbol of which country?

   Canada ✓ Correct

   It appears prominently on the Canadian flag adopted in 1965.

   Austria✗ Try again Denmark✗ Try again New Zealand✗ Try again

9. 9) The FTSE 100 is the flagship stock index of which city?

   Frankfurt✗ Try again New York✗ Try again London ✓ Correct

   Compiled by FTSE Russell; often called the “Footsie.”

   Tokyo✗ Try again

10. 10) “To be, or not to be” comes from which Shakespeare play?

    Macbeth✗ Try again Hamlet ✓ Correct

    Act 3, Scene 1 — the prince’s famous soliloquy.

    King Lear✗ Try again Othello✗ Try again

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