Valentine's Day Potpourri 1
This is the most well known meaning of x and o in the message "xoxo"?
What is hugs and kisses?
The word for Valentine in Latin, meaning strong & healthy.
What is "Valens"?
This state celebrates Valentines day the most, according to spending per capita.
What is Hawaii?
According to the National Retail Federation, this is the number of people out of every 10 that does not celebrate Valentine's Day.
What is 3 out of 10 people?
The number of Catholic Popes that have taken the name of St Valentine.
What is 1?
(Pope Saint Valentine in A.D. 827)
These Valentine's Day treats were originally made on machines designed to make medical lozenges.
What are candy heart treats?
The most popular gift given on Valentine's Day in the United States.
What are chocolates?
Also will accept "What are chocolates in a heart shaped box?"
This state is known for selling the most heart shaped candies.
According to the National Retail Federation, around $1.7 Billion dollars were spent in 2020 on these family household members?
What is the family pet?
St Valentine is also responsible for being the patron saint of this pollinator protecting profession.
What are beekeepers?
The day of the week that Valentine's Day will be celebrated in 2021.
What is Sunday, February 14?
This human organ was once believed to be humans' center of memory - where feelings of love were recorded.
What is the heart?
This state grows the majority of roses that are sold each year in the United States.
Where is California?
This flower accounts for over half of all Valentine's Day flower sales?
What are roses?
The flower-adorned skull of St. Valentine is on display in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, in this Italian city
What is Rome?
In Greek mythology this is the name of the goddess of love.
Who is Afrodite?
In Roman mythology, Cupid is the son of this goddess, also known as the goddess of love & beauty.
Who is Venus
This famous French monk was given credit for creating champagne in the late 1600s. His name still adorns a brand of champagne produced by the Champagne house of Moet & Chandon.
Who is Dom Pierre Pérignon?
Valentine's Day accounts for 30% of all annual holiday flower sales, beating out this 2nd place holiday.
What is Christmas?
A common salutation on Valentine's Day cards that was said to come from a letter that St. Valentine wrote a note to a child he had healed from blindness.
What is "from your Valentine"?
This fruit is also known as "the love apple".
What is a Tomato?
In this century, what we know as "Candy Hearts" took on their well known heart shape.
What is the 20th Century (exact year was 1902)?
This state is home to the largest number of chocolate makers, beating Pennsylvania (home of Hershey) by 18 chocolate makers according to the US census.
What is California?
According to Good Housekeeping, this profession receives more valentines than any other profession in the Unites States.
Who are teachers?
This 14th century author that is best known for writing "The Canterbury Tales" (and whose name rhymes with "saucer") is said to have linked February 14th as day to celebrate St. Valentines Day.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?