History
Valentine's Day is named after this saint, a Catholic priest who lived in Rome during the 3rd century.
Who is St. Valentine?
The average person spends around this amount on Valentine's Day, including gifts, dining, and entertainment.
A) $120 B) $140 C) $160 D) $180 E) $200
What is $160?
C)
The shape of this common symbol of love became associated with Valentine's Day in the 14th century.
What is a heart?
Valentine's Day is celebrated as a spring festival, where couples gather in gardens to enjoy poetry and music.
A) France B) Italy C) America D) Austria E) England
What is Italy?
B)
This gift is widely considered the most popular Valentine's Day gift to give.
What is jewelry?
The oldest known Valentine's card is from the 15th century and is displayed in this museum.
A) The Montreal Museum B) The Louvre Museum in C) The British Museum D) The Getty Center E) The Vatican Museum
What is the British Museum?
C)
Over this amount of heart-shaped boxes of chocolates are sold for Valentine's Day.
A) 24 million B) 28 million C) 32 million D) 36 million E) 40 million
What is 36 million?
D)
This Roman god of love is often depicted with a bow and arrow symbolizing love's power to strike unexpectedly.
Who is Cupid?
Women give chocolates to men on February 14th, and men return the favor on March 14th, known as White Day.
A) Japan B) Africa C) Germany D) Switzerland E) Sweden
What is Japan?
A)
This particular person receives the most Valentine's Day cards.
Who is a teacher?
Followed by children, mothers, and wives.
This pope declared February 14th as St. Valentine's Day to Christianize the pagan celebration.
Who is Pope Gelasius I?
Nearly this amount of roses are grown specifically for Valentine's Day.
A) 230 million B) 250 million C) 240 million D) 260 million E) 270 million
What is 250 million?
B)
Falling in love can produce the same euphoric feeling as using this drug, due to the release of dopamine in the brain.
What is cocaine?
Valentine's Day is celebrated on June 12th, the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, the patron saint of marriage.
A) Mexico B) Canada C) Italy D) England E) Brazil
What is Brazil?
E)
This individual introduced the heart-shaped box of chocolates in 1868.
A) Daniel Peter B) Coenraad van Houten C) Richard Cadbury D) J.S. Fry and Sons E) Hernan Cortez
Who is Richard Cadbury?
C)
The holiday was originally a pagan festival that was celebrated in mid-February to mark the start of spring.
A) Lupercalia B) Samhain C) Imbolc D) Ostara E) Beltane
What is Lupercalia?
A)
Long associated with the central theme in their extensive catalog of songs, The Beatles wrote & sang the lyric love this many times.
A) 414 B) 361 C) 513 D) 613 E) 315
What is 613?
D)
Kissing increases most people’s heart rate to this many beats per minute.
A) 90 bps B) 100 bps C) 110 bps D) 105 bps E) 95 bps
What is 110?
C)
There is a third day called Black Day on April 14th, where singles eat black noodles to mourn their single status.
A) South Korea B) North Korea C) China D) Japan E) Vietnam
What is South Korea?
A)
Red roses are a popular Valentine's gift because they were the favorite flower of the Roman goddess of love.
A) Mars B) Jupiter C) Pluto D) Venus E) Mercury
Who is Venus?
D)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre is one of the most notorious events in American crime history that effectively ended the gang war between these two mob figures looking to take over the city.
A) George "Bugs" Moran & Al Capone B) Frank Costello & Al Capone C) Joe Colombo & Al Capone D) Joe Masseria & Al Capone E) Joseph Bonanno & Al Capone
What is George "Bugs" Moran & Al Capone?
A)
This is the highest grossing movie of all time on Valentine's Day that earned a lifetime worldwide gross of $368,100,420 at the box office.
A) Hitch B) 50 First Dates C) Romeo & Juliet D) Titanic E) Valentine's Day
What is Hitch?
A)
According to Parade.com, this is the Guinness World Record for the longest marriage ever recorded.
A) 56.4 years B) 61.6 years C) 76.8 D) 71.2 years E) 86.8 years
What is 86.8 years?
E)
People send pressed white flowers called snowdrops to their friends and lovers.
A) Germany B) Scotland C) Finland D) Denmark E) Poland
What is Denmark?
D)
This gift is widely considered the cheapest one possible.
What is a hug/kiss?
Because it costs nothing ... unless it's a hooker/prostitute.