In South Korea what do youth do if they do not receive a single Valentine?
They all go to a cafe and eat black noodles to mourn their single status.
100
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a poem which mentions Valentine's Day for whom?
Richard II.
100
What did Jackie Kennedy do on February 14, 1962 that attracted national attention?
She gave a televised tour of the White House.
100
What day is February 14 in the Julian Calendar?
February 1.
200
What is Saint Valentine's name in Latin?
Valentinus.
200
In which play of William Shakespeare's does he mention Valentine's Day?
Hamlet.
200
Who invented the Valentine's Day candy box in the late 1800's?
Richard Cadbury.
200
What general that fought in the American Civil war died on February 14, 1891?
William Tecumseh Sherman
200
On February 14, 1014 Pope Benedict VIII crowned Henry of Bavaria as what?
Holy Roman Emperor.
300
Name two aspects attributed to Saint Valentine.
Birds; roses; bishop with a crippled or a child with epilepsy at his feet; bishop with a rooster nearby; bishop refusing to adore an idol; bishop being beheaded; priest bearing a sword; priest holding a sun; priest giving sight to a blind girl.
300
Why is the color red associated with Valentine's Day?
It represents a heart-felt and emotional relationship.
300
What did Alexander Graham Bell apply for on February 14, 1876?
A patent on the telephone, entitled "An Improvement on Telegraphy."
300
How many rival gang members of Alphonse "Al" Capone were killed in the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre on February 14, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois?
Six. Seven people were killed in all.
300
In 1349, what happened to several hundred Jews, while the rest were forced out of the city of Strasbourg?
They were burned to death by mobs.
400
How was Saint Valentine killed?
He was put to death by Romans through stoning.
400
How would young men and women in the Middle Ages determine who their Valentine would be?
They would draw names from a bowl.
400
In Medieval Times girls would eat unusual foods on Valentine's Day. Why?
To dream of their future husbands.
400
James Knox Polk, is famous for being the first president to be ______________ on February 14, 1849.
Photographed.
400
Who led the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire?
Karadjordjie.
500
Why is Valentine's Day a day for love, romance and folly?
Saint Valentine secretly performed marriage ceremonies.
500
What dead and fictional character receives over 1000 Valentines addressed to them each year?
Shakespeare's Juliet, from Romeo and Juliet.
500
What was the most expensive gift of love ever given?
The Taj Mahal.
500
Louis the German and who swore to the Oaths of Strasbourg in the German and French languages on February 14, 842?
Charles the Bald.
500
Name the two states that were admitted into the Union on February 14, 1859 and 1912.