MYTHOLOGY
Cupid has what name in Greek mythology?
Eros
About how many roses are sent for Valentine’s Day each year?
50 million
What insanely popular website debuted on Valentine’s Day in 2005?
YouTube
What fruit was once known as a “love apple” for its alleged aphrodisiac properties?
Tomato
In Roman mythology, Cupid is the son of whom?
Venus
What do yellow roses symbolize?
Friendship
Besides Valentine’s Day, for which holiday are the most flowers sent?
Mother's Day
The first recorded speed dating event was held in what year?
1998
“Wearing your heart on your sleeve” has origins from honoring which Roman goddess?
Juno
Kissing increases most people’s heart rate to how many beats per minute?
At least 110
About how many Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged every year?
A billion
What is the Guinness World Record for the longest marriage ever recorded?
86 years, 290 days
Valentine’s Day celebrations may be traced back to what Roman holiday traditionally celebrated on February 15?
Lupercalia
William Shakespeare mentions Valentine’s Day in which of his plays?
Hamlet
What notorious gangster orchestrated the St. Valentine’s Day massacre?
Al Capone
What brain chemical is known as the “cuddle” or “love hormone?”
Oxytocin
In Roman mythology, with whom does Cupid fall in love?
Psyche
How many heart-shaped boxes of chocolates are typically sold each Valentine’s Day?
35 million
Saint Valentine was said to be martyred in what year?
269
Another Victorian-era term for a mean and comically mocking Valentine’s Day card shares a name with what TV show?
Penny Dreadful