St. Valentine's Day
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According to the legend, who did St. Valentine send his message to?
29The daughter of his jailer
The wife of his jailer
The sister of his jailer
The mother of his jailer
- Q1
According to the legend, who did St. Valentine send his message to?
The daughter of his jailer
The wife of his jailer
The sister of his jailer
The mother of his jailer
20s - Q2
February 14 is the date of Valentine’s death or burial.
truefalseTrue or False20s - Q3
Where was the first Valentine card written from?
hospital
university
prison
army
20s - Q4
Which Roman goddess is Cupid’s mother?
Minerva
Fortuna
Venus
Luna
20s - Q5
Today we associate love with the heart, but this wasn’t always the case. In medieval times, which internal organ was believed to cause love?
stomach
kidneys
liver
spleen
30s - Q6
Which English poet may have invented Valentine’s Day?
Robert Browning
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Shakespeare
Thomas Gray
20s - Q7
What was considered bad luck on St. Valentine’s Day in Victorian England?
to say ‘I will love you forever’
to give flowers
to propose
to sign the Valentine card
30s - Q8
About how many Valentine’s Day cards are given every year?
1 billion
150 hundred
1 million
150 million
20s - Q9
Which fiction female character do thousands of people send letters to as the subject of the timeless romantic tragedy?
Giselle
Juliet
Dezdemone
Carmen
30s - Q10
What kind of flowers are traditionally given to symbolize love?
red roses
white peonies
purple lavender
pink tulips
30s - Q11
What other gift does usually accompany a bouquet of flowers?
candies
chips
biscuits
chocolates
20s - Q12
What does XOXO mean?
love and kisses
smiles and hugs
kisses and thanks
hugs and kisses
20s - Q13
Who was the legendary Benedictine monk who invented champagne?
Dom Perignon
Veuve Clicquot
Chateau Margot
Abrau Durso
30s - Q14
Argentinians don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day in February, but “the week of sweetness”. In which month?
March
July
October
April
30s - Q15
In this country women make the first move on Valentine’s Day. They give men gifts instead of the other way around, a popular gift being honmei-choco, a homemade chocolate.
Japan
Brazil
Scotland
France
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