WorksheetsFebruary and Valentine's Trivia
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Valentine's Day is the _____ most popular for sending cards.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Girls of medieval times ate bizarre foods on Valentine's Day to...
Be more attractive to a future spouse
Be less attractive to a future spouse
Have dreams of a future husband
Lose weight
Who created the 1st Valentine's Day candy box in the late 1800's?
Whitman
Cadbury
Hershey
Teuscher
The name Valentine was derived from the Latin word for ...
Stupidity
Romance
Love
Valor
Most roses sold in the US for Valentine's Day come from...
China
California
South America
Mexico
60% of red roses grown in the US come from...
Hawaii
Texas
South Carolina
California
Every Valentine's Day, thousands of cards are sent to Verona, Italy addressed to....
Zeus
Juliet
Cupid
St. Valentine
___ is spent on Valentine gifts for pets.
$2 billion
$500 thousand
$2 trillion
$2 million
In Victorian times, it was considered ____ if you signed a Valentine.
Good luck
a marriage proposal
Bad luck
a threat
The popular conversation heart candy came about originally while trying to create...
Throat Lozenges
Soap
Soda
Gum
Who was Cupid's mother?
Minerva
Penelope
Venus
Psyche
In addition to being the unofficial patron saint of love, what occupation is St. Valentine also believed to be the patron of?
Beekeepers
Brewers
Soldiers
Chefs
The first Tarzan movie was released on February 14th, _____.
1918
1938
1968
2008
In the ____ , the first Valentine's Day cards were mass-produced in the U.S., sold by Esther A. Howland..known as the "Mother of the American Valentine."
1640s
1740s
1840s
1940s
On February 14th, _____the first of 24 satellites of the Global Positioning System (GPS) is put into orbit.
1980
1989
1992
1999
IBM was found on February 14th, ______.
1902
1924
1935
1942
On February 14th ______, the U.S. Congress approved the use of voting machines in federal elections.
1852
1899
1925
1958
Christopher Latham Sholes ..Born February 14 ...He created the QWERTY keyboard layout (1873). The QWERTY keyboard was designed to split up commonly-used letter combinations in order to reduce __________. **Look at the first 6 letters of your keyboard...we still use the QWERTY layout.
falling asleep while typing
punctuation errors
carpal tunnel
key jamming
To type a heart, press ALT + _____ on the numeric pad of your keyboard.
1
2
3
4
Groundhog Day began based on a ________ superstition.
Roman
French
American
German
True or False: The Super Bowl has been most commonly held in February since 2002.
True
False
The word February is believed to have derived from the name 'Februa' taken from the Roman 'Festival of __________'
Love
Purification
Gratitude
Death
What day is Robinson Crusoe day?
February 1st
February 14th
February 20th
February 29th
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
True
False
What is the February birthstone?
Pearl
Ruby
Amethyst
Aquamarine
On February 14th in 1912, ________ was admitted as the 48th state.
South Carolina
South Dakota
Arizona
Arkansas
There was an energy crisis in the US in _____, so daylight savings time started two months early - Feb 23rd instead of April.
1952
1975
1990
2001
February 27th-1703 - The first Mardi Gras was celebrated in _______________.
New Orleans
Washington DC
Los Angeles
Mobile
What year had the first televised basketball game?
1932
1940
1955
1960
1983 - CBS sitcom M*A*S*H ended after __ seasons, airing a special two-and-a-half hour episode watched by 77% of the television viewing audience.
5
9
11
17
1870 - New York City's first _________-powered subway line, created by Alfred Beach, was opened to the public.
Nuclear
Diesel
Hydraulic
Pneumatic
On February 14th, 2005, ________ was launched.
Aol.com
Youtube.com
Match.com
Netflix.com
What was the first state to have a 911 call?
South Carolina
New York
California
Alabama
Which is NOT a celebrated in February?
Hot Breakfast Month
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
Canned Food Month
Frozen Food Month
Which is NOT celebrated in February?
Black History Month
Bird-Feeding Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Potato Lovers Month
"The day is ending,
The night is descending;
The marsh is frozen,
The river dead.
Through clouds like ashes
The red sun flashes
On village windows
That glimmer red."
- Afternoon in February BY: _________________________
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Edgar Allen Poe
The Beatles
Emily Dickinson
In February _______ - Travelers Insurance Company began issuing car insurance.
1962
1945
1932
1898
Which is a flower of February?
Roses
Violets
Tulips
Carnations
In Welsh, February is sometimes known as “y mis bach” which means “________.”
hate month
love month
little month
cold month
The odds of being born on February 29th are about 1 in _____.
1461
25000
50
365
