Valentine's Day
What Holiday is February 14th?
Valentine's Day
What country or culture is lunar New Year popularly associated with?
People spend millions of dollars on gifts for their pets.
TRUE. Around 27.6 million American households gave Valentine's Day presents to their pet dogs last year, and more than 17.1 million picked up gifts for their cats. American households spent an estimated 751.3 million on gifts for their pets on Valentine's Day.
Who was the 1st President of the United States?
George Washington
President's Day is celebrated on the third ____ in February. (The day of the week that goes in the blank)
What is Monday? This third Monday in February was passed in the 1968 "Uniform Monday Holiday Act."
Valentine's Day was named after its patron saint... Who is it?
St. Valentine
True or false, the lunar new year is popularly celebrated amongst many Asian cultures throughout the world.
What is TRUE.
The Valentine's Day gift that people spend most on is jewelry.
TRUE. Candy and flowers are common but the typical amount spent on jewelry for 2/14 is $5.8 billion in 2020.
President's Day was established in 1885 in honor of what President's Birthday?
George Washington
This President's birthday is on February 12, 1809. He gets a lot of attention in February.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The cherubic son of Venus associated with Valentine's Day.
Who is Cupid?
The date of this year's Lunar New Year's Eve and the first day of the New Lunar Year.
What is February 11 and February 12?
The first Valentine was written from Prison.
TRUE. Charles, Duke of Orleans wrote the love letter to his second wife while captured at the Battle of Agincourt. As a prisoner for more than 2- years, he would never see his Valentine's reaction.
James Madison and George Washington are the only presidents who signed this historical U.S. document.
What is the Constitution?
The amount of times was Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected.
What is 4 times? After Roosevelt, Congress passed the 22nd amendment, which limited presidents to 2 elected terms.
The son of Aphrodite; the Greek equivalent to the Roman version of this cherubic figure with a bow and arrow.
Who is Eros?
This year's lunar new year animal.
What is the ox?
John Quincy Adams was the first president to be photographed.
TRUE
Which President has the most national parks named in his honor?
President Theodore Roosevelt
Which President got stuck in the White House bathtub?
William Taft, due to his portly size, got stuck in a white house bathtub that was too small for him.
Using his bow, this is who Eros aimed his arrow at. Once pierced, he fell in love with nymph Daphne.
Who is Apollo?
Last year's lunar new year animal.
What is the rat?
We love three day weekends.
TRUE
What is often eaten on President's Day based on the tradition of George Washington chopping down that tree?
Cherries
Harry S. Truman used to get up 5 o'clock in the morning to practice what for two hours?
Piano