Valentine's Day Fun Facts Quiz

What is the date on which Valentine's Day is celebrated each year?

• February 13th

• February 14th

• February 15th

• February 16th

Valentine's Day has its origins in which ancient Roman festival?

• Saturnalia

• Lupercalia

• Bacchanalia

• Floralia

Who was Saint Valentine?

• A Roman emperor

• A Christian priest

• A Greek philosopher

• A famous poet

Approximately how many Valentine's cards are exchanged each year worldwide?

• 500 million

• 1 billion

• 2 billion

• 5 billion

In the United States, how much money is spent on Valentine's Day gifts and celebrations?

• 10.5 billion dollars

• 15.7 billion dollars

• 23.9 billion dollars

• 30 billion dollars

Who created the first Valentine's Day chocolate box?

• Milton Hershey

• John Cadbury

• Richard Cadbury

• Henri Nestlé

In what year was the first Valentine's Day chocolate box created?

• 1848

• 1868

• 1888

• 1908

How many pounds of chocolate are sold during Valentine's week each year?

• 25 million pounds

• 40 million pounds

• 58 million pounds

• 75 million pounds

Valentine's Day is the second most popular card-sending holiday after which holiday?

• Easter

• Thanksgiving

• Halloween

• Christmas

What was one of the reasons Saint Valentine became associated with love and marriage?

• He wrote love poems

• He secretly performed marriages for Roman soldiers

• He invented the heart symbol

• He was a matchmaker for the gods