Chick Flicks
What romantic movie is based on a book by Nicholas Sparks and features Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as the leads?
The Notebook
The Bubonic Plague of the 1300s killed roughly 75 – 200 million humans across Europe, Africa, and Asia and is commonly known by this morbin nickname
The Black Death
Which Greek goddess is associated with red roses and love?
Aphrodite
Which company created sweetheart candies?
The New England Confectionery Company (Necco)
This virus was carried to the "New World" by European explorers in the 1500s through the 1600s, and continued to kill indigenous people in waves over decades
New World Smallpox
Cupid is believed to carry arrows that have tips made of which two materials?
Gold and lead.
According to legend, if Cupid strikes someone with a gold arrow, they will fall in love. If Cupid strikes them with a lead arrow, that love will wither.
Which ancient culture believed chocolate was a gift from the gods?
The Aztecs
In 1918, the world experienced one of the most deadly scourges in history caused by this virus
Influenza
Cupid is the Roman counterpart to which Greek god?
Eros, the god of love
Who is often credited with creating the first box of Valentine’s Day chocolates?
Richard Cadbury
In what romantic movie does Whoopi Goldberg play a psychic?
Ghost
The Latin word "Virus" translates to _____ or ______ (one answer is fine)
slimy liquid or poison
While Valentine’s Day is associated with romance, some darker events have occurred on the holiday. In which U.S. city did the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre happen on Feb. 14, 1929?
Chicago
Who are Cupid’s parents, according to Roman mythology?
Venus and Mercury
Which TV show is credited with starting the Galentine’s Day tradition?
Parks and Recreation
U.S. Army pathologist and bacteriologist Major Walter Reed demonstrated in 1900 the transmission this virus from one human to another through the bite of A. aegypti
Yellow Fever
In which country did giving chocolate keys become a Valentine’s Day tradition to symbolize unlocking the giver’s heart?
Italy