Valentine's Day Trivia 3
By: Tippy & Alfred
(Answers at the bottom of the page)
31. Traditions are changing and more brides are choosing
to be February brides rather than June brides, and going
for Valentine's Day weddings.
True or False?
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32. Crossing your heart to express a promise or pledge goes
back to the Roman Catholic gesture of making a sign of the cross.
True or False?
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33. Saint Valentine's Day got changed to February fourteenth
by the Romans because they believed that was the day in Spring
on which birds began mating.
True or False?
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34. The most Valentines are purchased how close to February 14th?
(a) 7 Days before
(b) 4 Days before
(c) 2 Days before
(d) The day before
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35. Cupid's magical arrows do what when they hit you?
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36. 80% of all Valentines are purchased for people who are
related to the purchaser.
True or False?
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37. Te Amo is "I Love You" in what 3 languages?
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38. According to Roman mythology, Cupid is the son of which goddess?
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39. In 1995 the Guinness World Book of Records had how many
couples kissing simultaneously as a record?
(a) 500
(b) 1000
(c) 1,500
(d) 5,000
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40. In the Middle Ages, men and women drew names from a bowl
for their valentines. Then they would have to wear that name
tag for one week. As a result of this, what familiar saying
do we have today?
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41. What book in the Bible is consider the most romantic?
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42. What shy guy with a very long nose wrote love letters
on behalf of his friend to the fair Roxanne?
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43. Who did Charlie Brown have a big big crush on (but it
was never returned?)
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44. Valentine's Day is a national holiday in the United States.
True or False?
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45. According to Greek mythology, Paris loved this woman
whose face is rumored to have launched 1,000 ships.
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46. On the set of what movie did Spencer Tracy and
Katherine Hepburn meet?
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47. According to Roman mythology who is Anteros?
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48. What word appears in more song titles than any other word?
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49. The world's oldest known Valentine is located in the
Smithsonian in Washington, DC.
True or False?
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50. According to legend, what were Humphrey Bogart's last
words to his wife, Lauren Bacall as he died:
(A) Here's looking at you kid
(B) Of all the actors in all the world, you hd to choose me.
(C) Thanks for the memories.
(D) Don't worry, Dollface. It's not over, it's only intermission.
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Answers
31. True, Valentine's Day is becoming a more popular wedding day
32. True
33. True. We are not sure if it was the swans or doves they
had as their priority of choice on this or just all birds?
34. (C) Just 2 days before
35. They're said to give you feelings of love for the first
person of the opposite sex that you see.
36. True, Husbands and Wives. Why do teachers get the most
then?
37. Latin, Italian and Spanish
38. Venus; in Greek Mythology he's the son of Aphrodite.
39. (C) 1,500
40. "Wearing your heart on your sleeve" -- an idiom which
means to make your feelings for someone known publicly.
41. Song of Solomon
42. Cyrano DeBergerac
43. The Little Red-haired Girl
44. False, It's celebrated, but it is not a legal US holiday
in which you get off work and are paid. Just like Halloween,
it's a celebration but not a legal US holiday.
45. Helen of Troy --- And I gotta say this, there is no
known image of her and my own curiosity is dying to know
what that face looked like!
46. "Woman of the Year"
47. He is Cupid's Brother who is said to be the avenger of
unrequitted love. Say it fast. Think "anti-arrows" or
Anteros!
48. Love or any variation of it such as "lovers," "loving,"
"lovable" etc.
49. False, It's in the British Museum. It's the one that
was written in 1415 (from a previous question) by the Duke
of Orleans.
50. (A) "Here's looking at you kid."
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