All About Valentines
The first valentines chocolate box was created by which company?
Cadbury
Gregory Peck starred alongside which female lead in the romantic movie "Roman Holiday"
Audrey Hepburn
This love song gained popularity when it was released as a movie theme song for Titanic in 1997. What’s the name and singer of the song?
My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
This funny pair were lovers both on and off screen, and no matter what, they left us laughing. We LOVE This fiery red head who would be lost without her tall, dark and handsome other half:
Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz
Other than flowers and chocolate, what is the most commonly given gift on Valentines Day?
Jewelry. Americans spend on average more than $5.5 billion on jewelry in February as a nation
Of those who married their "first love", what percentage of people believe they will be together "forever"
97% of couples who are married or in a long term relationship with their first love believe they will be together until death do they part.
On average, how many MILLION people get engaged on Valentine's Day?
10 Million, 22 Million or 50 Million
22 million
This 1980s Rom Com starring Patrick Swayze involves a summer in the Catskills, lots of music, forbidden love and teenage rebellion
Dirty Dancing
Which all female singing group from the 1960s reminded us that "You Can't Hurry Love"
The Supremes
Ross and Rachel ended up together in the series finale after a long on-off relationship from the very beginning.
What kind of candy comes with a sweet message printed on it?
Sweet Hearts
Sweet Hearts Candies were created by:
A Pharmacist, a Dentist or a Doctor
Pharmacist. In the mid-19th century, a Boston pharmacist began making lozenges without medicine that could be eaten as candy, further increasing the already high demand for lozenges.
How many roses are given out each valentines?
50 million 500 million or 1 billion
50 million
One of the most well known Rom Coms of the 2010s starring Kirsten Wig, this movie features a group of friends as they experience the misadventures of wedding season.
Bridesmaids (2011)
This song by Ed Sheeran is one of the top wedding songs worldwide next to "Photograph" since it's debut in 2014
Thinking Out Loud
Originally a romance novel series, this Netflix TV series features couples such as Charlotte & George, Daphne & Simon and most recently, Kate & Anthony
Bridgerton. This Netflix series is an adaptation of the novels by Julia Quinn which includes "The Duke & I"
Forgiveness, Forget Me Not, Friendship
Friendship
Who is the Greek Goddess of Love:
Aphrodite, Athena or Amora
Aphrodite
Last year, aproximately 9 million people bought Valentines not for family or friends, but for ______
their pets
High School Student Lara Jean writes letters to boys at school, and chaos ensues when the letters are distributed to them! What is the name of this 2018 Netflix rom com?
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Which song is considered to be one of the most romantic songs of all time:
My Girl, At Last or Love Me Tender
At Last by Etta James. This song is used most frequently in romantic movie scenes, is one of the most played wedding songs, and has been the soundtrack of many iconic romantic moments.
Opposites attract for this "lovable bigot" and his big hearted wife. They entertained viewers for almost an entire decade through the 70's. He is cantankerous and struggles to change with the times, while is wife is ditzy yet wise. "Those were the days!"
Archie and Edith Bunker, All in the Family
Which is bought most often close to Valentines Day: Wine or Champagne
Wine. Wine sales make up 46% of all alcoholic beverages sold around Valentines Day.
This famous invention was patented on Valentine's Day:
The Hair Dryer, The Telephone or the Vacuum Cleaner
The telephone
The earliest known written valentines date back to:
1000 BC, the 1400's or the 1800's
the 1400's. Valentine greetings were popular as far back as the Middle Ages, though written Valentine’s didn’t begin to appear until after 1400. The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written in 1415 by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London
This famous quote belongs to which rom com:
"If You Look For It, I've Got A Sneaky Feeling You'll Find That Love Actually Is All Around."
Love, Actually
Name the Song & Artist:
And I just can't imagine how you could be so okay now that I'm gone
I guess you didn't mean what you wrote in that song about me
'Cause you said forever, now I drive alone past your street
Driver's License by Olivia Roderigo
Elizabeth Taylor was married to how many different men?
7. She was married 8 times to 7 different men. She married actor Richard Burton twice.
In the Victorian Era, if you didn't like someone or wanted to deter a suitor, you might send them what kind of Valentine:
Venomous Valentine, Vicious Valentine or Vinegar Valentine
Vinegar Valentine, in the Victorian Era those who didn’t want the attention of certain suitors would anonymously send "vinegar valentines" or "penny dreadfuls" that would range from sassy to cruel and could be purchased to insult just about anyone in your life.
What is the average cost Americans spend on a wedding?
The average amount spent on a wedding in America is $20,000