Valentine's General
Question: What notorious gangster orchestrated the St. Valentine's Day massacre?
Answer: Al Capone
What is Cupid often depicted as in popular culture?
(Answer: A cherubic figure with a bow and arrow)
What's the most popular Valentine's Day candy?
Chocolate!
What popular card company launched its first Valentine's Day product in 1916?
Hallmark
What do RED roses represent?
The timeless symbol of passion and deep love, perfect for expressing devotion.
Question: What brain chemical is known as the "cuddle" or "love hormone?"
Answer: Oxytocin
What does Cupid symbolize?
(Answer: Love and desire)
Question: What Valentine's Day candy was first created on equipment made for lozenges?
Answer: Sweethearts
Question: In the Victorian era, mean-spirited Valentine's Day cards were called "___ Valentines."
Answer: Vinegar
Question: What do yellow roses symbolize?
Answer: Friendship
Question: Before "X" stood for a kiss, what did it represent at the end of a letter?
Answer: The cross
Cupid is one of the few gods probably better recognized by his Roman name, but he does have a Greek equivalent. Who is it?
Dionysus
Hypnos
Eros
Aeolus
Answer: Eros
Who invented the first Valentine's Day candy box?
Answer: Richard Cadbury
From where was the oldest-known Valentine's Day message sent?
*Hint: this is a general "place" and not somewhere specific.
Answer: Prison
Question: A single red rose surrounded by baby's breath is called what by florists?
Answer: A signature rose
Question: Letters to Juliet are sent to what city every year?
Answer: Verona, Italy
Cupid is the Roman god of love, so it is quite appropriate that his mother was which of the following?
Juno
Vesta
Pomona
Venus
Answer: Venus
What percentage of candy purchased for Valentine's Day is chocolate.
58%
93%
25%
43%
58%
Question: William Shakespeare mentions Valentine's Day in which of his plays?
Answer: Hamlet
Question: What state produces most of America's red roses?
Answer: California
Question: What fruit was once known as a "love apple" for its alleged aphrodisiac properties?
Answer: Tomato
Who are Cupid's parents in Roman mythology?
(Answer: Venus and Mars)
the 3 Musketeers candy bar got its name from the three flavors it originally had: What were the three flavors?
chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla.
Valentine's Day celebrations may be traced back to what Roman holiday traditionally celebrated on February 15?
Answer: Lupercalia
What is the name of the Victorian book about flowers symbolism?
It explores the coded significances associated with various blooms, from flowers for a lover to flowers for an enemy. Another early book on this topic was "Le Langage des Fleurs" by Charlotte de la Tour, published in 1819
"The Language of Flowers: An Alphabet of Floral Emblems"