February Holidays
February Facts
Random trivia
Valentine Fun Facts
February National Days
100
What day is Valentines Day?
February 14th
100
What is the birth flower of February?
A) Tulip
B) Rose
C) Violet
C) Violet
100
How many continents are there in the world?
Seven
100
When did Valentines Day officially become a holiday associated with love?
A) 1300's
B) 1500's
C) 1800's
A) 1300's
The holiday became associated with love and romance, a tradition that first started from the common belief in France and England that birds started their mating season on February 14.
100
What is the national day for February 1st?
A) White Chocolate Day
B) Milk Chocolate Day
C) Dark Chocolate Day
C) Dark Chocolate Day
200
What day is Ground Hog Day?
A) February 2nd
B) February 11th
C) February 18th
A) February 2nd
200
What is the birthstone of February?
A) Citrine
B) Amethyst
C) Rose Quartz
B) Amethyst
200
What is the fastest land animal?
A cheetah
200
When was the first Valentine sent?
A) 14th century
B) 15th century
C) 16th century
B) 15th century
The oldest record of a valentine being sent was a poem written by a French medieval duke named Charles to his wife in 1415 while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London at just 21 years old. One of the lines in the poem "I am already sick of love, My very gentle Valentine."
200
What national day is February 13th?
A) Friends Day
B) Family Day
C) Frenemies Day
A) Friends Day
300
When is Abraham Lincolns birthday?
A) February 3rd
B) February 12th
C) February 22nd
B) February 12th
300
What is the birth signs (zodiac) for February?
A) Aquarius & Pisces
B) Gemini & Cancer
C) Sagittarius & Capricorn
A) Aquarius & Pisces
300
What do caterpillars turn into?
Butterflies
300
How many roses are grown in preparation each year for Valentines Day?
A) 50 million
B) 150 million
C) 250 million
C) 250 million
In an effort to provide the flowers for the holiday, countries including Ecuador, Kenya, or Columbia ship the roses to the U.S., since they do not grow in the colder temperatures we experience in February.
300
What national day is February 17th?
A) Gift giving day
B) Random act of kindness day
C) Comedy Day
B) Random Act of kindness day
400
What is celebrated throughout the month of February?
A) Women's History Month
B) Military Appreciation Month
C) Black History Month
C) Black History Month
400
What is the birth animal for February?
A) Goat
B) Lion
C) Tiger
C) Tiger
400
Why do things fall when you drop them? Which force is at play?
Gravity
400
Approximately each year how many cards are sent on Valentines day in the U.S.?
A) 110 million
B) 145 million
C) 240 million
B) 145 million
This makes Valentine's Day the second biggest holiday for exchanging greeting cards, after Christmas.
400
What national day is February 25th?
A) Candy cane day
B) Chocolate covered nut day
C) Waffles day
B) Chocolate covered nut day
500
What is the meaning behind Groundhog day?
To see whether or not winter will go on for six more weeks or if spring will come early.
500
What number is February on the Calendar?
February is the second month of the year.
500
What is the name of Mickey Mouse's pet dog?
Pluto
500
When were the first heart shaped box of chocolates made?
A) 1799
B) 1861
C) 1914
B) 1861
It was created by Richard Cadbury, son of Cadbury founder John Cadbury, who started packaging chocolates in fancy boxes to increase sales. Today, more than 36 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolates are sold each year.
500
What national day is February 28th?
A) Letter to a friend day
B) Letter to a relative day
C) Letter to an elder day
C) Letter to an elder day