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Valentine Trivia
100

This is the most popular way to say "Be Mine!"

What is candy?

100

This is the state that produces the majority of America's roses.

What is California?

100

Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for this on Valentine's Day in 1876.

What is the telephone?

100

This is the company that is the top seller of Valentine's cards in America.

What is Hallmark?

100

This state has a town called Valentine.

What is Nebraska?

200

Besides Valentine's Day, the biggest day for sending flowers is this.

What is Mother's Day?

200

In this language, "le Ovele Ouye" means I Love You.

What is Pig Latin?

200

In this country, Valentine's Day is known as "Friend's Day?"

What is Finland?

200

This is the largest card giving holiday.

What is Christmas?

200

Between girlfriends, wives, mothers, and teachers, this is the person who receives the most cards.

Who is the teacher?

300

The average American spends this much on Valentine's Day.

What is $75?

300

This is the approximate number of roses that are sold over a 3 day period around Valentine's Day.

What is 100 million? 

300

They are the people who first introduced Valentine's Day as a Pagan ceremony in England.

Who are the Romans?

300

This is the century during which love messages were first sent on cards.

What is the 17th Century?

300

St. Valentine's Day is mentioned in this Shakespeare play.

What is Hamlet?

400

This is the percentage of pet owners that give their pets a gift on Valentine's Day.

What is 3%

400

This is the percentage of women who send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.

What is 15%

400

Before "X" stood for a kiss, this is what it represented at the end of a letter.

What is the cross?

400

This is the number of Valentine's cards, including children's, that are bought each year.

What is 1 billion?

400

This is the approximate number of boxes of chocolates sold for St. Valentine's Day in 2003.

What is 36 Million?

500

As an ancient Celtic tradition this item was given with carved hearts on it as a Valentine's gift.

What is a wooden spoon?

500

This is the first company to make conversation hearts.

What is Necco?

500

This is the year Valentine's Day was declared an official holiday.

What is 1537?

500

The greeting card association estimates that 85% of all cards are bought by this gender.

What are females?

500

This is the number of different cards Hallmark makes for Valentine's Day.

What is 1,330?