Know-It-All Tuesdays: Valentine Trivia

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Question: Before “X” stood for a kiss, what did it represent at the end of a letter?
Answer: The cross

Question: Cupid has what name in Greek mythology?
Answer: Eros

Question: In Roman mythology, Cupid is the son of whom?
Answer: Venus

Question: In Roman mythology, with whom does Cupid fall in love?
Answer: Psyche

Question: What Valentine’s Day candy was first created on equipment made for lozenges?
Answer: Sweethearts

Question: When did Sweethearts first get their shape?
Answer: 1901

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: Another Victorian-era term for a mean and comically mocking Valentine’s Day card shares a name with what TV show?
Answer: Penny Dreadful

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: When was the oldest-known Valentine’s Day message written?
Answer: 1415

Question: Sweethearts production was temporarily suspended in which year?
Answer: 2019

Question: About how many roses are sent for Valentine’s Day each year?
Answer: 50 million

Question: Who invented the first Valentine’s Day candy box?
Answer: Richard Cadbury

Question: On average, how many marriage proposals are there on every Valentine’s Day?
Answer: 220,000

Question: A single red rose surrounded by baby’s breath is called what by florists?
Answer: A signature rose

Question: Letters to Juliet are sent to what city every year?
Answer: Verona, Italy

Question: What do yellow roses symbolize?
Answer: Friendship

Question: How many heart-shaped boxes of chocolates are typically sold each Valentine’s Day?
Answer: 35 million

Question: What brain chemical is known as the “cuddle” or  “love hormone?”
Answer: Oxytocin

Question: What insanely popular website debuted on Valentine’s Day in 2005?
Answer: YouTube

Question: Saint Valentine was said to be martyred in what year?
Answer: 269

Question: The love goddess Aphrodite was said to be born from what?
Answer: Sea foam

Question: When was February 14 first declared to be Valentine’s Day?
Answer: 1537

Question: Besides Valentine’s Day, for which holiday are the most flowers sent?
Answer: Mother’s Day

Question: How many people typically buy Valentines for their pets?
Answer: 9 million

Question: Why did women and girls eat bizarre foods on Valentine’s Day in medieval times?
Answer: To dream about their future spouses

Question: What state produces most of America’s red roses?
Answer: California

Question: What notorious gangster orchestrated the St. Valentine’s Day massacre?
Answer: Al Capone

Question: How much money do Americans spend on chocolate for Valentine’s Day each year?
Answer: $1 billion

Question: Women purchase what percentage of all Valentines sold?
Answer: 85%

Question: What major invention was patented on Valentine’s Day?
Answer: The telephone

Question: About how many Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged every year?
Answer: 1 billion


Question: How many stems of roses are sold on Valentine’s Day every year?
Answer: 189 million

Question: What fruit was once known as a “love apple” for its alleged aphrodisiac properties?
Answer: Tomato

Question: The first recorded speed dating event was held in what year?
Answer: 1998

Question: What is the Guinness World Record for the longest marriage ever recorded?
Answer: 86 years, 290 days

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    1. that’s soooo cool!!

      i used to love watching them blow glass at the Corning Museum of Glass. then the chinese bought into the company (they discovered the gorilla glass for cellphones and such) and now it’s a mess at the museum. chinese tour groups made the museum impossible to walk around–they know nothing of personal space–and the demonstrations are in English AND chinese–imagine.

      shame

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