Numbers
The number of proposals that take place on Valentine's Day each year.
A) About 15 000.
B) About 57 000.
C) About 220 000.
D) About 500 000.
What is C, about 220 000?
Christmas Day is the most popular day to pop the question, followed by Valentine's Day, Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.
The city that is known as 'the city of love'.
A) Venice.
B) Barcelona.
C) New York.
D) Paris.
What is D, Paris?
Paris is one of the most popular honeymoon destinations in the world.
The animal you need to kiss to turn it into a prince.
A) A snake.
B) A rat.
C) A frog.
D) A mouse.
What is C, a frog?
Remember! Not every frog you kiss will turn into a prince.
The profession of Saint Valentine.
A) A priest.
B) A carpenter.
C) A builder.
D) A musician.
What is A, a priest?
Saint Valentine lived in the 3rd century BC. He was a priest and a physician in Rome.
Finish the idiom 'love at first ...'.
A) date?
B) look?
C) sight?
D) page?
What is C, love at first sight?
Love at first sight means falling in love with somebody the first time you see them.
The number of towns in the USA that are named Valentine.
A) 2.
B) 4.
C) 8.
D) 16.
What is B, four?
They are located in Arizona, Nebraska, Texas and Virginia.
The symbol of love and peace.
A) The swan.
B) The eagle.
C) The dove.
D) The sparrow.
What is C, the dove?
White doves lend a sense of freedom; they are universal symbol of peace, humanity, and love.
The fruit/vegetable that is also known as the 'love apple'?
A) The watermelon.
B) The pineapple.
C) The kiwi.
D) The tomato.
What is D, the tomato?
Tomatoes were brought to Europe in the 16th century, they were at first considered to be poisonous. Later the tomato was believed to have aphrodisiac properties.
The activity that Saint Valentine did in secret.
A) He sold roses.
B) He performed marriage ceremonies.
C) He hunted birds.
D) He wrote love stories.
What is B, he performed marriage ceremonies in secret.
The emperor of Rome banned all marriages as he thought single men would make better soldiers. But Saint Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies in secret.
The meaning of 'to be head over heels' is to be...
A) completely in love;
B) married;
C) single;
D) broken-hearted.
What is A, to be completely in love?
Jenny is head over heels in love with John.
The king/queen who declared Valentine's Day a holiday in 1537.
A) King Henry VII.
B) Queen Elizabeth I.
C) King Henry VIII.
D) Queen Elizabeth II.
Who is A, King Henry VII?
When you say "those three little words", it means that you say...
a) I am married.
b) I love you.
c) I am single.
d) I am hungry.
What is B, "I love you".
What is C, the liver?
Today we associate love with the heart, but this wasn't always the case. In medieval times, the liver was believed to cause love.
To person who cheats on his/her partner is called a love...
A) chicken;
B) rat;
C) cockroach;
D) pig.
What is B, a love rat?
Saint Valentine died as a...
A) martyr;
B) rich man;
C) celebrity;
D) bishop.
What is A, Saint Valentine died as a martyr.
A martyr is a person who suffers or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs, and is often admired because of it.
When you ask someone to marry you, it means that you 'pop ...'.
A) the answer;
B) the ring;
C) the wedding;
D) the question.
What is D, the question?
When you ask someone to marry you, it means that you pop the question.
The amount that Americans spend on Valentine's Day.
A) 8.7 billion dollars.
B) 12.7 billion dollars.
C) 20.7 billion dollars.
D) 29.7 billion dollars.
What is C, 20.7 billion dollars?
Valentine's Day is supposed to be a day to celebrate love, but let's face it - it's also another excuse to spend money.
The Roman god of love.
A) Cupid.
B) Neptune.
C) Apollo.
D) Mercury.
Who is A, Cupid?
Cupid as the Roman god of love. He was the son of Venus. His equivalent in Greek mythology was Eros.
The country that has banned Valentine's Day.
A) Iceland.
B) Saudi Arabia.
C) Mexico.
D) Turkey.
What is B, Saudi Arabia?
Selling roses, red products and love-themed cards are banned before the 14th of February and on that date.
The event that happened to Saint Valentine on the 14th of February.
A) He was born.
B) He got married.
C) He died.
D) He performed the first marriage ceremony.
What is C, he died.
Saint Valentine was beheaded on the 14th of February, around the year 270 A.D.
Find the odd one out.
A) Walk out on someone;
B) break up;
C) go out with someone;
D) split up.
What is C, 'go out with someone'?
Walk out on someone, break up and split up mean to end a relationship. Go out with someone means to date someone.
The century of the earliest surviving Valentine's Day message.
A) The 15th century.
B) The 16th century.
C) The 17th century.
D) The 18th century.
What is A, the 15th century?
The oldest surviving Valentine's Day letter in the English language was written by Margery Brews to her fiancé John Paston in 1477.
In medieval times times, this organ was believed to cause love.
A) The brain.
B) The heart.
C) The liver.
D) The lungs.
What is C, the liver.
The drug that was introduced on the 14th of February, 1929.
A) Aspirin.
B) Morphine.
C) Insulin.
D) Penicillin.
What is D, penicillin?
It has been calculated that penicillin has saved over 80 million lives and without its discovery 75% of people today would not be alive because their ancestors would have died.
Saint Valentine is the patron saint of lovers and...
A) beekeepers;
B) gardeners;
C) bakers;
D) cooks.
Who is A, beekeepers?
Saint Valentine is the patron saint of lovers, beekeepers, and also epileptics.
'Tie the knot' means to get...
A) divorced;
B) married;
C) engaged;
D) a love card.
What is B, to get married?