History
Valentine's Day is named after this saint, a Catholic priest who lived in Rome during the 3rd century.
Who is Saint Valentine?
Kissing increases most people’s heart rate to at least this many beats per minute.
A) 100 B) 120 C) 130 D) 110 E) 115
What is 110 beats per minute?
D)
This Roman god of love is often depicted with a bow and arrow, symbolizing love's power to strike unexpectedly.
Who is Cupid?
In this country, women give chocolates to men on February 14th, and men return the favor on March 14th, known as White Day.
A) France B) Germany C) Japan D) Denmark E) England
What is Japan?
C)
The tradition of sending & receiving this common gift started in the 18th century in England.
What are Valentine's cards?
This phrase originated from the Middle Ages when young men and women would draw names to see who their Valentine would be and wear the name on their sleeve for a week.
What is "wearing your heart on your sleeve"?
Americans spend over this amount in the billions on Valentine's Day gifts and celebrations each year.
A) $5 billion B) $10 billion C) $15 billion D) $20 billion E) $25 billion
What is $20 billion?
D)
In Finland and Estonia, Valentine's Day is more about friendship than romantic love and is celebrated by exchanging gifts with friends.
What is Friend's Day?
In this country, people send pressed white flowers called snowdrops to their friends and lovers.
A) Japan B) Denmark C) Scotland D) Russia E) Finland
What is Denmark?
B)
This common gift is the most popular Valentine's gift, with over $4 billion spent annually.
What is jewelry?
This pope declared February 14th as St. Valentine's Day to Christianize the pagan celebration.
A) St. Leo I B) Pope Gelasius I C) Pope John Paul II D) St. Peter E) St. Gregory I
Who is Pope Gelasius I?
B) Pope Gelasius I
The average person spends this much on Valentine's Day, including gifts, dining, and entertainment.
A) $160 B) $140 C) $180 D) $200 E) $240
What is $160?
A)
This particular person receives the most Valentine's cards.
Who are teachers?
Followed by children, mothers, and wives.
In this country, Valentine's Day is celebrated as a spring festival, where couples gather in gardens to enjoy poetry and music.
A) Italy B) England C) France D) Poland E) Austria
What is Italy?
A)
This common gift annually sells over 36 million of these love sweet delicious delights on Valentine's Day.
What are heart shaped box of chocolates?
Name the year of the very first heart-shaped box of chocolates introduced by Richard Cadbury.
A) 1865 B) 1867 C) 1864 D) 1868 E) 1870
What is 1868?
D)
Approximately this many Valentine's Day cards are exchanged each year, making it the second largest holiday for card-giving after Christmas.
A) 130 million B) 145 million C) 160 million D) 175 million E) 190 million
What is 145 million?
B)
The oldest known Valentine's card is from the 15th century and is displayed inside this museum.
A) Louvre in Paris B) British Museum in London C) National Museum of China D) Grand Egyptian Museum
What is the British Museum in London?
B)
In this country, there is a third day called Black Day on April 14th, where singles eat black noodles to mourn their single status.
A) China B) Japan C) Hong Kong D) North Korea E) South Korea
What is South Korea?
E)
This common gift is widely considered the cheapest one possible.
What is a hug/kiss?
Because it costs nothing.
One of the most notorious events in American crime history that took place on February 14, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois ended the brutal war between Bugs Moran's North Side Irish gang & Al Capone's South side Italian gang.
What is the St. Valentine's Day Massacre?
Millions of dollars worth of roses are grown around the globe and shipped to the U.S. for the holiday. In 2021, the U.S. imported $730 million worth of roses, making up this percent of the country's total flower imports that year.
A) 45% B) 54% C) 42% D) 48% E) 49%
What is 42%?
C)
Approximately this many couples get engaged on Valentine's Day, making it one of the most popular days for proposals.
A) 6 million B) 8 million C) 4 million D) 2 million E) 5 million
What is 6 million?
A)
In this country, Valentine's Day is celebrated on June 12th, the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, the patron saint of marriage.
A) Mexico B) Argentina C) Italy D) Brazil E) Portugal
What is Brazil?
D)
Red roses are a popular Valentine's gift because they were the favorite flower of the Roman goddess of love.
Who is Venus?