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On average, how much do people plan to spend on Valentine’s Day for their loved ones?
A. $80
B. $120
C. $165
D. $185
D. $185
What is $185?
A. 25 million
B. 50 million
C. 70 million
D. 75 million
B. 50 million
What is 50 million?
How many heart-shaped boxes of chocolates are typically sold each Valentine's Day?
A. 15 million
B. 20 million
C. 35 million
D. 45 million
What is 35 million?
From where was the oldest-known Valentine's Day message sent?
A. A church
B. A library
C. A prison
D. A hospital
C. A prison
The oldest known Valentine still exists today as a poem written by Charles Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt.
What do the X’s and O’s in XOXO stand for?
X=kisses, O=hugs
How much money are Americans expected to spend, in total, on Valentine’s Day?
A. 500 million
B. 7 billion
C. 10 billion
D. 14 billion
D. 14 billion
What is 14 billion?
What percentage of flowers purchased on Valentine’s Day are red?
A. 54%
B. 69%
C. 76%
D. 88%
B. 69%
What is 69%
69% are red, 6% pink, 6% peach/salmon, 5% yellow, 4% white, 7% mixed, 4% other.”
What is the best-selling Valentine's Day candy?
Sweethearts.
When was the oldest-known Valentine's Day message written?
A. 1415
B. 1560
C. 1680
D. 1720
A. 1415
What is 1415?
What is Cupid's arrow said to do?
Make people fall in love.
Women purchase what percentage of all Valentines sold?
A. 50%
B. 72%
C. 85%
D. 93%
C. 85%
What is 85%?
What state produces most of America's red roses?
A. California
B. Georgia
C. Maine
D. North Carolina
A. California
What is California?
Who created the first heart-shaped box of chocolates in 1861?
A. Russel Stover
B. Richard Cadbury
C. Milton Hershey
D. Leo Stefanos
B. Richard Cadbury
How many U.S. states have a city named Valentine?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
B. 4
Valentine, Arizona; Valentine, Nebraska; Valentine, Texas; Valentine, Virginia.
What is the Guinness World Record for the longest marriage ever recorded?
A. 69 years
B. 74 years
C. 82 years
D. 86 years
D. 86 years
86 years, 9 months, 16 days
How many cards are sent on Valentine’s Day each year?
A. 500 million
B. 1 billion
C. 2 billion
D. 10 billion
B. 1 billion
The Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion Valentine's cards are sent world-wide each year, making Valentine’s Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas.
What percent of women admit to sending themselves flowers?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%
B. 15%
How many pounds of chocolate are sold on Valentine's Day?
A. 36 million pounds
B. 58 million pounds
C. 67 million pounds
D. 70 million pounds
B. 58 million pounds
What is 58 million pounds?
On Valentine's Day in 1929, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre occurred in what city?
A. Cincinnati
B. Kansas City
C. Los Angeles
D. Chicago
D. Chicago
What is Chicago?
Which white bird is often associated with romance?
The dove.
How many people typically buy Valentines for their pets?
A. 9 million
B. 11 million
C. 13 million
D. 15 million
A. 9 million
What is 9 million?
What does a bouquet of 12 roses mean?
A. Please take me back.
B. Forgive me.
C. I miss you.
D. I love you.
D. I love you.
What is I love you?
Why is chocolate a common gift on Valentine's Day?
A. It's sweet
B. It's cheap
C. It's a mood booster
D. It's healthy
C. It's a mood booster
What is the most popular movie to watch on Valentine's Day?
A. The Notebook
B. Titanic
C. Dirty Dancing
D. Pretty Woman
B. Titanic
What is Titanic?
On average, how many marriage proposals are there on every Valentine's Day?
A. 140,000
B. 220,000
C. 370,000
D. 600,000
B. 220,000