St. Valentine's Day

Random

100

The holiday has origins in the ... festival of Lupercalia

Roman

200

These are the two most popular gifts sold on Valentine's Day:

Flowers and chocolates

300

This is the official bird of Valentine's Day...

The dove/pigeon

400

Along with Valentine's Day, this holiday sells the most flowers:

Mother's Day

500

Name three romantic historical/fictional figures:

Examples: Romeo, Juliet, St. Valentine, Casanova...

History

100

Valentine's Day always falls on....

February 14th

200

Valentine's Day is named after....

St. Valentine

300

Why was St. Valentine killed?

Because he was arranging secret marriages.

400

Valentine's Day was allegedly first celebrated in the ... century

5th 

500

By the ... century people in Great Britain had begun a tradition of exchanging Valentine's date cards or letters.

17th

Facts

100

This ... along with the heart is another common symbol of Valentine's Day....

Cupid

200

Cupid's arrow must hit this part of the body, to be effective ...

The heart

300

In Shakespearean times, this organ of the body was associated with love (not the heart):

The liver

400

Who helped to influence the modern celebration of Valentine's Day in 1381? 

Jeffrey Chaucer

500

The song, "My Heart Will Go On" featured on which motion picture soundtrack?

Titanic

Gifts

100

Americans spend almost ... on Valentine's Day.

20 billion dollars

200

People of this gender buy more gifts on Valentine's Day:

Female

300

This flower is most symbolic of Valentine's Day

The rose

400

How many heart-shaped boxes of chocolate are sold  in a typical year?

more than 35 million

500

Dollars spent on average by a person celebrating Valentine's Day

$130

Dynamic Duos

100

Queen Elizabeth II and ...

Prince Philip 

200

Prince William and ...

Kate Middleton

300

Prince Harry and ...

Meghan Markle

400

Prince Charles and ...

Camilla

500

Prince Andrew and ...

Virginia Giuffre