Love in History
This holiday is named after a saint who was said to perform secret marriages in ancient Rome.
Who is Saint Valentine?
This heart-shaped candy with short messages like “Be Mine” and “Hug Me” has been around since the 1800s.
What are Conversation Hearts?
This 1997 film features the famous line, “I’m flying, Jack!”
What is Titanic?
This singer declared “I Will Always Love You” in a song featured in The Bodyguard.
Who is Whitney Houston?
This Shakespearean play tells the tragic love story of two young lovers from feuding families.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
This Greek goddess of love was said to have been born from the sea foam.
Who is Aphrodite?
This famous chocolatier, founded in 1923, is known for its gold-wrapped boxes of chocolates.
What is Godiva?
This movie starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere is about a wealthy businessman and a woman he unexpectedly falls for.
What is Pretty Woman?
This Taylor Swift song is about dancing in the refrigerator light and remembering an old love.
What is "You Belong With Me"?
This novel by Jane Austen features the love story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.
What is Pride and Prejudice?
This Egyptian queen had legendary romances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Who is Cleopatra?
Chocolate was once considered so valuable that the Aztecs used this key ingredient as currency.
What are cacao beans?
This 2004 Nicholas Sparks adaptation tells the love story of Noah and Allie.
What is The Notebook?
This 2010 Bruno Mars song promises that no matter what, “When I see your face, there’s not a thing that I would change.”
What is "Just the Way You Are"?
This 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell is set during the American Civil War and tells the love story of Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler.
What is Gone with the Wind?
This legendary gangster couple became famous in the 1930s for their crime spree across America.
Who are Bonnie and Clyde?
This famous slogan, "Melts in your mouth, not in your hands," belongs to this colorful candy.
What is M&M’s?
This 1987 film starring Cary Elwes features sword fights, adventure, and the famous line, "As you wish."
What is The Princess Bride?
This boy band hit from 1999 features the lyrics “I don’t care who you are, where you’re from…”
What is I Want It That Way?
This legendary outlaw and his lover, Maid Marian, are famous for their romance in English folklore.
Who is Robin Hood?
This English king’s love affair with Anne Boleyn led to the split from the Catholic Church and the formation of the Church of England.
Who is King Henry VIII?
his brand is credited with popularizing the heart-shaped box of chocolates in the 1860s.
What is Cadbury?
In 10 Things I Hate About You, Heath Ledger’s character famously sings this song while wooing Julia Stiles.
What is "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"?
This Celine Dion song from Titanic became one of the most iconic love ballads of all time.
What is "My Heart Will Go On"?
This couple from The Great Gatsby is the subject of obsessive love and longing, with one person trying to rekindle an affair from the past.
Who are Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby?