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Valentine's Day Trivia

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How long does Valentines Day date back to?
a)
1900s
b)
1st century
c)
5th century
d)
1700s
2.
Who is Valentines Day named after?
a)
A christian martyr
b)
Valentino
c)
Valeto
d)
Vicki
3.
What percentage of people celebrate Valentines Day?
a)
90%
b)
9%
c)
18%
d)
62%
4.
How many Valentines cards are sent a year?
a)
1 Million
b)
1 Billion
c)
398,673
d)
269
5.
How many heart shaped boxes of chocolates are sold on Valentines Day?
a)
35 Million
b)
100,000 Billion
c)
3,677
d)
65 Million
6.
How many roses are produced on Valentines day?
a)
100,900
b)
220 Million
c)
65 Billion
d)
100 Billion
7.
On average, how much money is spent on Valentines Day?
a)
$20 Billion
b)
$12,987
c)
$100 Million
d)
$45 Million
8.
What's the most popular gift on Valentines Day?
a)
Flowers
b)
Candy
c)
Jewelry 
d)
All of the above
9.

The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman Goddess of ________.

a)

Hugs

b)

Kisses

c)

Valentines

d)

Love

10.

How many people buy their pets a Valentine's Day gift?

a)

2 million

b)

9 million

c)

20 billion

d)

7 million

11.

What is the average number of marriage proposals each year on Valentine's Day?

a)

1 million

b)

500,000

c)

850,000

d)

220,000

12.
Conversation hearts were first made by what company?
a)
Hershey
b)
Nabisco
c)
General Mills
d)
Necco
13.
Valentine's Day is the largest card-giving holiday.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

When people send messages like "XOXO," what do those symbols mean?

a)

Hugs and Kisses

b)

Peace and Love

c)

Hearts and Flowers

d)

Tic-Tac-Toe

15.

Cupid is the symbol of love. what does he hold in his hands?

a)

a rainbow

b)

a heart

c)

a bow and arrow

d)

a slingshot

16.

The oldest-known record of a valentine was a poem written by Charles Duke of Orleans in what year?

a)

1415

b)

1495

c)

1502

d)

1590

17.

Who created the first Valentine's Day box of chocolates?

a)

Milton Hershey

b)

Richard Cadbury

c)

Russell Stover

d)

Louis IV

18.

In addition to being the unofficial patron of love, what occupation is St. Valentine also believe to be a patron of?

a)

Brewer

b)

Arms Dealer

c)

Beekeeper

d)

Exorcist

19.

What percentage of those who purchase flowers for Valentine's day are men?

a)

24%

b)

57%

c)

73%

d)

95%

20.

What percentage of roses purchased on Valentine's Day are red?

a)

94%

b)

69%

c)

86%

d)

78%

21.

Valentine's Day evolved from what ancient Roman festival?

a)

Floralia

b)

Bacchanalia

c)

Valentalia

d)

Lupercalia

22.

In Old Ireland a heart was carved into what as a Valentines gift?

a)

soap

b)

spoon

c)

turnip

d)

tree

23.

What U.S. state produces the most roses for Valentine's Day?

a)

Florida

b)

Texas

c)

Ohio

d)

California

24.

What percentage of women can't remember the last time someone sent them flowers?

a)

8%

b)

26%

c)

42%

d)

92%

25.

In which U.S. state do people marry the youngest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Who receives the most Valentine's Day cards?

a)

Wives

b)

Mothers

c)

Children

d)

Teachers

27.

What year did conversation hearts come to stores?

a)

1999

b)

2001

c)

1899

d)

1892

28.

What country started the tradition of sending Valentines?

a)

England

b)

Italy

c)

Scotland

d)

Turkey

29.

True or False: Valentine's Day is a federal holiday

a)

True

b)

False

30.

How old is the oldest love poem?

a)

5,000 years old

b)

7,000 years old

c)

900 years old

d)

653 years old

31.

Which bird is associated with love?

a)

Seagull

b)

Pigeon

c)

Cardinal

d)

Dove

32.

What is Valentine's Day called in Latin countries?

a)

dia de los amor

b)

El dia de los enamorados

c)

dia de los tarea

d)

dia de los tocino

33.

What does Cupid mean in Latin?

a)

amor

b)

baby

c)

flying baby

d)

arrows

34.

Which king declared Valentine's Day a holiday in 1537?

a)

King Henry VII

b)

King Edward VII

c)

William the III

d)

King George V

35.

Which of the following started Valentine's day?

a)

Greeks

b)

Romans

c)

Persians

d)

Jews

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