Easy
Question: Cupid has what name in Greek mythology?
Answer: Eros
Question: In Roman mythology, Cupid is the son of whom?
Answer: Venus
Question: What Valentine's Day candy was first created on equipment made for lozenges?
Answer: Sweethearts
Question: What is the most common phrase used on Valentine’s Day?
Answer: I love you.
Question: What did the “X” at the end of a letter represent before it stood for a kiss?
Answer: The cross
Question: Valentine's Day is celebrated every?
Answer: February 14
Medium
Question: In what country is Valentine's Day known as "Friend's Day?"
Answer: Finland
Question: What is the name of the brain chemical known as the “love hormone?”
Answer: Oxytocin
Question: Which was Shakespeare’s most romantic play?
Answer: Romeo and Juliet
Question: What kind of flowers are traditionally given to symbolise love?
Answer: Red roses
Question: What other gift sometimes accompanies a bouquet of red roses?
Answer: Chocolates
Question: What color rose does one send to a friend on Valentine’s Day?
Answer: Yellow
Question: "Valentine" was the name given to which kind of early Christian?
Answer: Martyrs
Question: In Roman mythology, with whom does Cupid fall in love?
Answer: Psyche
Question: What fruit is known as the love apple?
Answer: Tomato
Question: Which U.S. President lost both his wife and mother on Valentine's Day?
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
Question: In Old Ireland a heart was carved into what as a Valentines gift?
Answer: Spoon
Question: Aphrodite, the Love Goddess, favored which animal for their monogamous habits?
Answer: Doves
Question: In Japan, what do women give men on Valentine’s Day?
Answer: Chocolates
Question: When was the oldest-known Valentine's Day message written?
Answer: 1415
Question: A single red rose surrounded by baby's breath is called what by florists?
Answer: A Signature Rose
Question: What animal will the Bronx zoo let you name after your lover on Valentine's Day?
Answer: Cockroach
Question: What is the name of Shakespeare’s play featuring the characters Valentine and Proteus?
Answer: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Question: What U.S. state produces the most roses for Valentine's Day?
Answer: California
Question: “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” Juliette cried out from her home in this city:
Answer: Verona
Question: Who led the Chicago gangsters behind the St Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929?
Answer: Al Capone
Question: In _______ times, it was considered bad luck to sign a Valentine’s Day card.
Answer: Victorian
Question: Which symbol does New York’s Empire State Building illuminate every Valentine’s Day?
Answer: A heart
Question: The love goddess Aphrodite was said to be born from what?
Answer: Seafoam
Question: What Roman holiday can Valentine’s Day celebrations be traced back to?
Answer: Lupercalia
Hard
Question: Valentine’s Day was first celebrated in:
Answer: Ancient Rome
Question: St. Valentine was put to death at the order of what Roman emperor?
Answer: Claudius II
Question: Who created the first Valentine's Day box of chocolates?
Answer: Richard Cadbury
Question: She was known as ‘the Mother of American Valentine’ for being the first mass manufacturer of uniquely designed American Valentine’s.
Answer: Monica Bellucci
Question: As well as being the unofficial patron saint of love, what occupation is St Valentine also believed to be the patron of?
Answer: Beekeepers
Question: "Wearing your heart on your sleeve" has origins from honoring which Roman goddess?
Answer: Juno
Question: In the Victorian era, mean-spirited Valentine's Day cards were called "___ Valentines."
Answer: Vinegar
Question: Who wrote the oldest-known Valentine's Day message?
Answer: The Duke of Orleans
Question: From where was the oldest-known Valentine's Day message sent?
Answer: Prison
Question: What does the O in XOXO stand for?
Answer: Hugs
Question: What was the name of the first card company in America to make Valentine’s Day cards?
Answer: New England Valentine Co.
Question: 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?
Answer: The liver
Question: Approximately how many heart-shaped boxes of chocolates are sold each Valentine’s Day?
Answer: 35 million
Question: Who are Shakesphere's "Star-crossed Lovers"?
Answer: Romeo & Juliet
Question: In which U.S. state do people marry the youngest?
Answer: Utah
Question: What did the founder of Domino's give his future wife for their first Valentine's Day?
Answer: a heart-shaped pizza
Question: "Valentine" was the name given to which kind of early Christian?
Answer: Martyrs
Question: Who invented speed dating?
Answer: A Rabbi
Question: Why did women and girls eat bizarre foods on Valentine's Day in medieval times?
Answer: To dream about their future spouses
Question: Who did the fictional St Valentine send his message to?
Answer: The daughter of his jailer
