History
Cupid comes from ____ mythology.
a) Greek
b) Roman
c) Mycenaean
a) Greek
People of this gender buy more gifts on valentine’s day
a) Female
b) Male
a) Female
Whose heart on average beats faster?
a) Women’s
b) Male
a) Women’s (faster by 8 beats a minute)
In which African country was the first human to human heart transplant performed?
a) South Africa
b) Ghana
c) Kenya
a) South Africa (In 1967, the heart of a 25-year-old woman who died in a car accident was removed and transplanted in the chest of 53 year old, Louis a man dying from Heart Disease. Louis survived for 18 days after the transplant. He died from pneumonia. Louis was given many immunosuppressant drugs after the surgery to increase the chances of his body not rejecting his new heart. Unfortunately, due to these drugs he easily caught pneumonia. This happened to many other patients. Over the next 20 years, immunosuppressant (“anti-rejectant”) drugs were studied and perfected to help prevent this)
The O in XOXOXOX means what?
a) Hugs
b) Kisses
a) Hugs
What is the official bird of valentine’s day?
a) Peacock
b) Dove
c) Robin
b) Dove
Along with valentine’s day this holiday sells the most flowers
a) Easter
b) Mother’s Day
c) Birthdays
b) Mother’s Day
What animal has the largest heart?
a) Giraffe
b) Blue whale
c) Elephant
b) Blue whale (largest heart)
Fairy fly (smallest heart)
In which US state was the first heart transplant performed?
a) Texas
b) California
c) New York
a) Texas (In 1968, the heart of a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide was transplanted into the chest of 47-year-old Everett who was dying from a rheumatoid heart condition. Everett lived for 7 months before dying of complications)
What do you need to kiss to turn it into a Prince?
a) Frog
b) Dog
c) Bug
a) Frog
Valentine’s day was first celebrated on this day
a) 500 A.D
b) 614 A.D
c) 496 A.D
c) 496 A.D
This percentage of women send flowers to themselves on valentine’s day
a) 30 %
b) 15 %
c) 5 %
b) 15 %
Every year, how many Americans have a heart attack?
a) 700,000
b) 790,000
c) 900,000
b) 790,000
In Wales, these wooden objects were carved and given as gifts on Valentine’s day
a) Heart shaped wooden boxes
b) Spoons
c) Wooden shaped dove
b) Spoons
What color rose symbolizes friendship?
a) White
b) Yellow
c) Purple
b) Yellow
In Shakespearean times this organ of the body was associated with love
a) Stomach
b) Heart
c) Liver
c) Liver (it was believed the liver was the center of emotion)
These are the 2 most popular candies sold on Valentine’s day
a) Box of chocolates & Lindor Truffles
b) Conversation hearts & box of chocolate
c) Conversations hearts & Hersey Kisses
b) Conversation hearts & box of chocolate
Each minute your heart pumps how much blood?
a) 1 pint
b) 1 quart
c) 1.5 gallons
c) 1.5 gallons
How often in the US does someone have a heart attack?
a) Every 40 seconds
b) Every minute
c) Every hour
a) Every 40 seconds
What does the word Valentine mean?
a) Love
b) Sweetheart
c) Truly
b) Sweetheart
In the middle ages, men used to do this to determine who their valentine would be
a) Ask their neighbor
b) Pick names out of a bowl
c) Assigned one by their parents
b) Pick names out of a bowl
This percentage of pet owners give their pets gifts on valentine’s day
a) 3%
b) 10%
c) 15%
a) 3%
How many times a day does your heart beat?
a) 100
b) 1,000
c) 100,000
c) 100,000
According to the CDC, which US state has the highest rate of heart disease?
a) Texas
b) New York
c) Mississippi
c) Mississippi
How do you say I love you in Spanish?
a) Te quiero mucho
b) Te adoro
c) Te amo
Correct Answer: c) Te amo
Te quiero mucho- means I like you very much
Te adoro- means I adore you