Candy
How many dollars are spent on candy the week before February 14?
-545 million
-448 million
-500 million
-345 million
448 million
Which saint is known as "little flower"?
St Therese of Lisieux
What does the O in XOXO stand for?
hugs
What day was St. Valentine executed
Feb 14
Who invented speed dating?
-a radio host
-a rapper
-a rabbi
-a teacher
rabbi
At a matchmaking event he organized in 1998, Rabbi Yaacov Deyo brought along a gragger, the noisemaker Jews use during Purim. That night, in a Peet's Coffee & Tea in Beverly Hills, the Orthodox rabbi twirled his gragger to signal when it was time for the single men and women present to switch partners and spark up a conversation with the next stranger.
The popular heart-shaped valentine candies with sweet sayings printed on them have been made by NECCO since 1902. How many new sayings did NECCO add for Valentine's Day, 2004?
10
Which saint is remembered and honored for her outstanding Christian virtues of of grieving mothers, difficult marriages, victims of abuse, and conversion of relatives.
St. Monica
How many Valentine Cards are sent each year?
-10 billion
- 1 billion
-500 million
-5billion
1 billion
How was St. Valentine executed?
Beheaded
he was beaten with clubs and stones; when that failed to kill him, he was beheaded outside the Flaminian Gate.
Who are Shakesphere's "Star-crossed Lovers"?
Romeo and Juliet
What year were conversation hearts first invented?
-1777
-1835
-1866
-1934
1866
Developing smallpox as a child, her face was left pock-marked and disfigured. Choosing to become Catholic at just nineteen, she chose not to marry and instead made a vow of perpetual virginity. Though she died young, at the age of 24, it is claimed that once she passed the pock marks instantly vanished from her face.
St Kateri Tekakwitha
What percentage of Valentine Cards are purchased by women?
-98%
-85%
-67%
-89.7%
85
In addition to being the unofficial patron saint of love, what occupation is St. Valentine also believed to be the patron of?
-soldiers
-brewers
-beekeepers
-candy makers
Beekeepers
Which Roman god is the son of Venus and known for spreading spells of love?
Cupid
Which chocolate in a chocolate box is the most popular According to the National Confectioners Association?
caramel
Which saint was so renowned for her great beauty, that when suitors came she chose to rub pepper on her face to make it blister and cut her hair short so as to deter them.
St. Rose of Lima
Who receives the most Valentine's Day cards?
teachers
Why was St. Valentine executed?
Claudius had come to the conclusion that single men made better soldiers, so he outlawed marriage for all young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of this decree, defied the order and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret.
How many U.S. towns are named Valentine?
-4
-10
-2
-7
4
Valentine, Arizona; Valentine, Nebraska; Valentine, Texas; and Valentine, Virginia.
Who created the first Valentine's Day box of chocolates?
-Hershey
-cadbury
-russel stover
- dove
cadbury
Which woman saint was Shelby and Katlyn's confirmation saint and is on Shelby's socks?
Mother Teresa
What U.S. state produces the most roses for Valentine's Day?
-Ohio
-Florida
-North Carolina
-California
California
St. Valentine was put to death at the order of what Roman emperor?
- Augustus II
-Cladius II
-Augustus I
-Tiberius II
Claudius II
Venus, the goddess of love, was born from ________.
-star-dust
-morning dew
-sea-foam
-diamond crystals
sea-foam