Trivia Tuesday: 5 New Questions from “Page-A-Day”

Every Tuesday is a Trivia Tuesday on AmericaJR.com. Look for five new trivia questions and answers from the “365 Amazing Trivia Facts for 2017” calendar.

This week’s questions:

1. Who was the first woman to lead the New York Times?
2. Antonio Stradivari was born in Italy in 1644 and went on to become one of the most renowned luthiers of all time. What does this mean?
3. An early version of what machine consisted of a tractor towing a sled?
4. In Greek mythology, the nine muses were the daughters of Zeus and which Titan goddess?
5. What is regicide?

 

 

 

 

This week’s answers:

1. Jill Abramson.
2. Stradivari made stringed instruments, most famously violins.
3. The Zamboni. It was invented by Frank J. Zamboni and first patented in 1953.
4. Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory.
5. The killing of a king.

Source: Workman Publishing/”Page-A-Day”