Valentine's Day evolved from what ancient Roman festival?
Lupercalia
Valentine's Day is believed to have it's roots in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15. Sometime around 496, Pope Gelasius I renamed this pagan festival Valentine's Day and moved it to February 14.
What is Earth's largest continent?
Asia
Statistically, a woman who purchases flowers on Valentine's Day is most likely buying them for ...?
Herself
According to the Ipsos-Insight for the American Floral Endowment's Consumer Tracking Study (2004), when a woman buys flowers on Valentine's Day she is most often buying them for herself (27%). Other common recipients include her mother (23%), her significant other (18%), her daughter (8%) or a friend (7%).
What river runs through Baghdad?
Tigris river
How many Valentine Cards are sent each year?
1 billion
What country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
An impressive nine percent of the country is covered in fresh water.
What percentage of Valentine Cards are purchased by women?
65%, 75%, 85% or 85%
85%
Gloves, ring, towel
Boxing
In what country can you visit Machu Picchu?
Peru
In addition to being the unofficial patron saint of love, what occupation is St. Valentine also believed to be the patron of?
Beekeepers
Besides his patronage of couples, love and happy marriages, St. Valentine is also charged with ensuring the sweetness of honey and the protection of beekeepers.
What is the smallest independent country on Earth?
Vatican City
With an area of just 0.44 kilometers, Vatican City is the world's smallest country. Also known as the Holy See, it fits within the Italian capital city of Rome, and is the center of the Catholic Church.