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Consumerism
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100

When is Valentine's Day celebrated?

February 14th

100

What is the name of the U.S. greeting card store that is said to have "invented" Valentine's day?

Hallmark

100

What is one phrase that could be on a conversation heart?

Examples: "be mine," "love you," "xoxo," "hugs and kisses," etc. 

100

When is Catalonia's version of Valentine's Day celebrated?

April 23rd 

100

What is the name for the person you are in a relationship with? 

Your boyfriend/girlfriend

200

What is another name (in English) for the holiday?

The Feast of Saint Valentine

200

What does it mean that some people think Valentine's is a consumerist holiday?

That companies made it up just to make more profits.

200

Fill in the blank for this common Conversation heart expression: "_____ pie"

Cutie

200

How many couples get engaged each year on Valentine's Day?

About 6 million

200

What do we say when two people become crazy for one another?

They fall in love! 
300

How did Saint Valentine sign the first valentine?

"From Your Valentine"

300

How much, on average, do people in Spain spend on Valentine's Day?

€70 each.

300

Fill in the blank for this common Conversation heart expression: "puppy ____"

Love (puppy love!)

300
You could not buy boxes of chocolate in this shape until 1861.

Heart-shaped

300

You ask someone out on a...

date

400

Which group of people established the first Valentine's Day?

The Romans

400

How much did people in the United States spend, in total, on Valentine's Day in 2019?

$20.7 billion

400

What is the name of the brand that most conversation hearts are sold under in the U.S.? 

Sweethearts

400

In which year was the first Valentine sent? 

Bonus: What form of writing was it? 

1415; it was a poem. 

400

When someone is really handsome and has a lot of lovers, they are a...

heartthrob

500

What year was this holiday established?

496 AD

500

What percentage of Valentine's cards are bought by women?

85%

500

What year were conversation hearts first sold as heart shapes? 

1902. 

500

Name five countries in which Valentine's Day is banned.

Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia and India.

500

What is the name for a bunch of flowers?

A bouquet.

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