50 Valentine's Day Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Valentine's Day is named after a saint, or possibly two saints, from which ancient empire?

2. Which ancient Roman festival held on February 15 is often mentioned as a possible influence on Valentine's Day?

3. Which medieval English poet is widely credited with the earliest known link between Saint Valentine's Day and love?

4. In Chaucer's poem about Saint Valentine's Day, who gathers together to choose their mates?

5. Which French duke, captured at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, later wrote poems about Saint Valentine's Day?

6. Esther Howland, known as the Mother of the American Valentine, ran her card business in which city?

7. Victorian valentines were often decorated with a delicate cut-out material made from paper. What was it?

8. What name do collectors give the rude, mocking valentines that people sent anonymously in the 1800s?

9. According to the Greeting Card Association, only one holiday has more cards sent in the US than Valentine's Day. Which one?

10. Which Colorado city, nicknamed the Sweetheart City, re-mails valentines with a special stamped message?

11. The month of February gets its name from a Latin word for what?

12. Cupid is the Roman god of love. What is the name of his Greek counterpart?

13. In Roman myth, who is Cupid's mother?

14. Venus is the Roman goddess of love. Who is her Greek counterpart?

15. In a Roman tale, Cupid falls for a mortal princess who later becomes immortal. What is her name?

16. Besides Cupid, what other Latin name was used for the god of love in Roman poetry?

17. The name Valentine comes from a Latin word meaning what?

18. In Japan, who traditionally gives chocolate to others on February 14?

19. In Japan, the day for returning Valentine's gifts falls exactly one month later. What is it called?

20. In Japan, chocolate given to coworkers and acquaintances out of politeness has a nickname. What does giri choco mean?

21. On Black Day, April 14 in South Korea, single people eat noodles covered in what?

22. Wales has its own day of love on January 25. Which saint is it named after?

23. What traditional carved love token from Wales is made out of a single piece of wood?

24. Brazil celebrates its own Valentine's Day, Dia dos Namorados, in which month?

25. Colombia celebrates its Day of Love and Friendship in which month?

26. China's Qixi Festival, often called Chinese Valentine's Day, falls on which day of the lunar calendar?

27. The Qixi legend is about two lovers who can only meet once a year. Who are they?

28. The two Qixi lovers are linked to which pair of bright stars?

29. Ghana, a top cocoa grower, also marks February 14 as a national day celebrating what?

30. In Estonia, February 14 is called Sobrapaev. What does the name mean?

31. What is Valentine's Day called in Mexico?

32. In Guatemala, February 14 is known as Dia del Carino. What does that mean?

33. The round fruit that forms on a rose plant after the flower fades is called what?

34. Which flower became the national floral emblem of the United States in 1986?

35. Sending messages with flowers, very popular in the Victorian era, has a special name. What is it?

36. Lovebirds are small parrots. On which continent are they found in the wild?

37. At the end of a letter, what does XOXO stand for?

38. The word cardiac, meaning to do with the heart, comes from a Greek word. What is that Greek word?

39. Which animal has the largest heart of any living creature?

40. If someone wears their heart on their sleeve, what are they doing?

41. The two upper chambers of the human heart are called what?

42. The ancient Aztecs and Maya used cacao beans for something surprising. What was it?

43. White chocolate is made with cocoa butter, but it has none of what?

44. Cacao pods grow in an unusual spot on the cacao tree. Where?

45. Small sugary candy hearts printed with short messages are commonly called what?

46. The cacao tree's scientific name, Theobroma, means what in Greek?

47. Cacao trees grow best in which kind of place?

48. Milk chocolate is credited to a chocolatier from which country?

49. In 1969, the Catholic Church took Saint Valentine's feast off its general calendar. What was the main reason?

50. Cacao trees first grew wild in which part of the world?