WorksheetsWhat Happened on Valentine's Day
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What year was the U.S. League of Women Voters founded by Carrie Chapman Catt in Chicago?
1920
1932
200
1982
How many St. Valentine’s were there?
1
2
3
many
Which Pope set aside February 14th to honor St. Valentine in 496 A.D.?
Gelasius
John Paul
Andrew
Pias
Who allegedly ordered 7 gangsters killed in 1929, called the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre?
Al Capone
George "Bugs" Moran
Chicago Police
In what year were 900 Jews burned alive in Strasbourg and a similar number banned from the city after being blamed for the spread of the Black Death.
1349
1255
1340
1132
Some historians believe that Valentine’s Day has its roots in what type of festival?
Pagan Fertility
Love
Aphrodite
Heart
The oldest record of a valentine being sent, according to History.com, was a poem written by a French medieval duke named Charles to his wife in what Century?
15th
17th
19th
13th
These two states became part of the U.S. on Valentine's Day. Name the two states and the years they became states.
Arizona
Alaska
Arkansas
Oregon
On Valentine’s Day in 1962, this famous 32-year-old First Lady led a huge nationwide television audience on a virtual tour of the White House’s state rooms, who was she?
Jacequline Kennedy
Mamie Eisenhower
Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson
Thelma "Pat" Nixon
On Valentine’s Day, 1778 the U.S. Flag first received recognition from which foreign country?
England
France
Italy
Spain
In 1803 Chief Justice John Marshall declared that any act of U.S. Congress that conflicts with this famous document is void. What document was he referring to?
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
In what year did NASCAR hold its first race for modified stock cars on a 3.2 mile-course at Daytona Beach.
1948
1950
1955
1944
In the year of America’s centennial, a lawyer representing Alexander Graham Bell filed his patent application at the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. What was the patent for?
Telephone
Telegraph
Cotton Gin
Phonograph
What mold did Sir Alexander Fleming discover after leaving a plate of staphylococcus bacteria uncovered?
Penicillin
Antibiotic
Black
corticosteroids
According to Hallmark, how many Valentine's Day cards are exchanged every February 14 (and that's not even including all those kids' valentines exchanged in classrooms!)?
145 million
154 million
234 million
175 million
In what year, did a series of tornadoes sweep through Georgia during a more unusual time of the year-in the winter. Five tornadoes in all had swept through Colquitt, Tift, Mitchell and Grady counties
2000
2001
1920
1986
Which U.S. President installed a secret taping system in the White House on Valentine’s Day in 1971?
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Lyndon Baines Johnson
What small heart-shaped candies, that are popular around Valentine's Day, got their start as apothecary lozenges to help make it easier to take bad tasting medicine?
Conversation Hearts
Valentines gummies
Chocolates
What year was the original "Dracula" film starring Bela Lugosi as the vampire, released?
1931
1940
1945
1963
In 1951 this famous boxer defeated Jake LaMotta & took the middleweight title, who was he?
Sugar Ray Robinson
Mahomed Ali
Mike Tyson
George Foreman
In 1966 Wilt Chamberlain broke the NBA career scoring record. How many points did he score?
20884
28084
20488
20484
Around 27.6 million American households give Valentine's Day presents to what special household member each year?
Dog
Cat
Bird
Horse
In honor of the most recognized shape used in Valentine decor, what year was the first heart transplant performed (even though it was not on Valentine’s Day)?
1967
1963
1960
1955
For the first time in history, at the 2014 Olympics, all 3 singles men's figure skating medalists are of Asian descent; Yuzuru Hanyu (gold), Patrick Chan and Denis Ten. What country did each of them represent?
Canada
Japan
Kazakhstan
China
In Roman mythology, Cupid (a symbol associated with Valentine’s Day) is the son of the goddess of love and beauty, who is she?
Venus
Aphrodite
Athena
Pandora
