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The namesake for Valentine's Day

St. Valentine

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The year the first heart-shaped box of chocolates was made (within ten years is acceptable)

1861

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Type of flower traditonally given at Valentine's Day

Roses

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The lyrics "Wise men say only fools rush in" come from this song

"I Can't Help Falling in Love with You"

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The title of the Peanuts Valentine's Day special

"Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown"

200

The cause of death of St. Valentine

Beheading

200

Conversation Hearts started as this before being a candy

Medical lozenges

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Name given to the candy hearts with sayings

Conversation Hearts

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"L-O-V-E" is a song originally performed by this artist

Nat King Cole

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The name of the killer in My Bloody Valentine

Harry Warden

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Country of origin for Valentine's Day

Rome

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The year the oldest known Valentine was written

1415

300

Cupid comes from this ancient society

Ancient Greece

300

The artist with the most amount of songs tradtionally associated with Valentine's Day

Elvis Presley

300

The name of the town featured in My Bloody Valentine

Valentine Bluffs

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The original name and holiday that is now known as Valentine's Day

Lupercalia

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The woman who first created mass produced Valentines greetings

Esther A Howland

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Meanings behind the three Valentine's Day colors: red, pink, and white

Red: Romance

Pink: Femininity 

White: Pureness


400

"Stupid Cupid you're a real mean guy" are lyrics said by this artist

Connie Francis

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The film Valentine's Day released in this year

2010

500

Most popular tradition for the holiday that is now known as Valentine's Day

Men would slap women around town with the blood soaked hides of a sacrificial goat to promote fertility

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The title of the poem credited for turning Valentine's Day into a holiday about romance

"The Parliament of Foules"

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The reason the heart is shaped how it is 

The Silphium plant which was used as a form of birth control

500

Some of the most iconic Valentine's Day songs are from this decade

1960's

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Every Valentine's Day horror movie

My Bloody Valentine (1981), My Bloody Valentine (2009), Valentine, Cupid, Valentine DayZ, Picnic at Hanging Rock, X-Ray

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