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WorksheetsValentine's day history
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How much does the average American spend on Valentine's Day?
a)
$25
b)
$50
c)
$75
d)
$100
2.
What did people spend the most money on for Valentine's Day last year?
a)
Candy
b)
Cards
c)
Flowers
d)
Jewerly
3.
Valentine's Day is the largest card-giving holiday.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Between girlfriends, wives, mothers, and teachers-who receives the most cards?
a)
Girlfriends
b)
Wives
c)
Mothers
d)
Teachers
5.
How many Valentines cards are sent a year?
a)
1 Million
b)
1 Billion
c)
398,673
d)
269
6.
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
7.
Conversation hearts were first made by what company?
a)
Hershey
b)
Nabisco
c)
General Mills
d)
Necco
8.
What percent of pet owners give their pets a gift on Valentine’s Day?
a)
3%
b)
33%
c)
66%
d)
99%
9.
Richard Cadbury produced the first box of chocolates for Valentine's Day in the late 1800s.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
People have enjoyed chocolate for how many years?
a)
5,000 years
b)
10,000 years
c)
400 years
d)
4,000 years
11.
Why did the Aztecs and the Mayans make chocolate?
a)
They thought it would be good for Valentine's Day.
b)
They wanted to be cool.
c)
They thought it was as valuable as gold.
d)
They thought it would be good for people.
12.
Which two countries thought that chocolate was a magical drink?
a)
Great Britain and France.
b)
Florida and Washington DC
c)
Russia and Canada
d)
Mexico and Germany
13.
What is the meaning of Valentine's Day?
a)
Love
b)
Kindness
c)
Friendship
d)
Hearts
14.
What state produces the most roses?
a)
Ohio
b)
Oregon
c)
California
d)
Florida
15.
What state has a town called Valentine?
a)
Ohio
b)
Nebraska
c)
Texas
d)
Oklahoma
16.
In what Shakespeare play is St. Valentine's Day mentioned?
a)
Hamlet
b)
MacBeth
c)
Romeo & Juliet
d)
Julius Ceaser
17.
How many roses are produced on Valentines day?
a)
100,900
b)
220 Million
c)
65 Billion
d)
100 Billion
18.
What was St. Valentine's job?
a)
Teacher
b)
Emperor
c)
Priest
d)
He had no job.
19.
Name the Emperor who ruled during Valentine's lifetime.
a)
Claudius I
b)
Claudius II
c)
Augustus I
d)
Augustus II
20.
What did the Emperor want men to do?
a)
live at home and work for the empire
b)
raise children and be loyal Roman citizens
c)
go to other countries and raise families
d)
go fight wars in other lands
21.
How did Valentine disobey the Emperor's orders?
a)
He didn't kneel to the Emperor.
b)
He continued to perform marriages.
c)
He read the Bible.
d)
He was Jewish.
22.
What did St. Valentine write on the letters to his friends?
a)
Honor your Valentine.
b)
Always your Valentine
c)
Remember your Valentine.
d)
Buy gifts for your Valentine.
23.
Saint Valentine lived in the city of
a)
New York
b)
London
c)
Rome
d)
Athens
24.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, which of these is not a definition of love?
a)
A strong feeling of affection
b)
A great interest or pleasure in something
c)
A feeling of happiness towards another person
d)
A score of zero; nil
25.
Who sang I will always love you in 1992?
a)
Mariah Carey
b)
Whitney Houston
c)
Jennifer Hudson
d)
Kylie Minogue
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