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100

True or False: Hershey makes 10 million Hershey kisses a day

False, actually Hershey makes 70 million Hershey kisses a day

100

What, along with hearts, is a symbol of Valentine's day?

Cupid

100

How many types of chocolate flavors are there?

4: ruby, white, milk, and dark - ruby is the newest form of chocolate coming from a different cocoa bean

100

What is the most popular flower on Valentine's Day?

Red roses

100

What movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson?

Titanic

300

What does cacao tree mean?

Food of the Gods

300

What mythology does Cupid come from?

Greek

300

How many pounds of chocolate do Americans buy during Valentine's day?

More than 58 million pounds

300

Around how many flowers are bought each Valentine’s Day?


250 million

300

A teenage girl's love letters are exposed and wreak havoc on her life in this movie.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

500

Where was chocolate milk invented?

Jamaica

500

What is the official bird of Valentine's Day?


A dove

500

How many cocoa beans does is it take to make one pound of chocolate?                                  

400 beans

500

Which Greek goddess was said to have created the red rose?


Aphrodite

500

What Disney animated movie follows a pampered cocker spaniel who befriends and is protected by a tough stray mutt?

Lady and the Tramp

750

How long does it take to produce enough cocoa beans to make 10 Hershey's bar?

one year

750

In Shakespearean times, this organ of the body was associated with love, what is it?


The liver

750

How many heart-shaped boxes of chocolate are sold during the Valentines season?

36 Million

750

In Denmark, what is their main flower sold on Valentine’s Day?


White Snowdrop flowers

750

What Shakespearean romantic tragedy ends with both the main characters dying?

Romeo and Juliet

1000

Soldiers during the revolutionary war were sometimes paid in chocolate, true or false? 


True; During the Revolutionary War, some soldiers were fighting for freedom in exchange for chocolate. According to research done by the chocolate and candy company Mars, since chocolate didn't spoil, it was used as a ration during the war. Who wouldn't want to be paid in chocolate?

1000

Approximately, what percentage of pet owners give their pets gifts on Valentine's Day?


Puppy love is stronger than ever.

Pet owners spent more on their fur babies on Valentine's Day 2020 than ever before, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).

27% of people said they would buy Valentine’s Day gifts for their pets, totaling approximately $1.7 billion in spending. 

1000

True or False: The most valuable chocolate bar in the world was sold for $687.

True; The Guinness World Record for the most valuable chocolate (MVC! MVC!) was set in 2001, when an anonymous buyer in a Christie's auction paid $687 for a 4-inch-long Cadbury's bar that had traveled with Captain Robert Scott on his first expedition to the Antarctic in the early 1900s.

1000

Which city has the largest flower garden in the world?

Dubai in India, the Dubai Miracle Garden covers 72,000 square feet of naturally growing flowers! 

1000

Which movie includes Giselle getting sent to New York City by Prince Charming's evil stepmother?  

Enchanted

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