Unveiling the History of Valentine's Day: Facts and Trivia

Question 1 Whowas Saint Valentine? • A Roman priest • A 13th century pope • A mythical figure

Question 2 How didValentine’s Day start? • It originatedfrom a Roman festival. • The churchdecidedweshouldcelebrateit. • It wasinvented byan American greetingcardcompany.

Question 3 • Eros • Venus • Cupid

Question 4 When did Valentine's cards become popular in the UK? • In the 17th century • In the 19th century • In the 20th century

Question 5 How much do people in the UK spend on flowers every Valentine's Day? • £120m • £22m • £2.5m

Question 6 Every Valentine's Day, which Italian city is sent lots of letters addressed to Juliet? • Florence • Verona • Rome

Question 7 • Grandparents • Teachers • Children

Question 1 Whowas Saint Valentine? • A Roman priest • A 13th century pope • A mythical figure

Question 1 CORRECT! Valentine's Day is named after St Valentine. The most popular belief about him is that he was a priest from Rome in the third century AD.

Question 1 WRONG! Valentine's Day is named after St Valentine. The most popular belief about him is that he was a priest from Rome in the third century AD.

Question 2 How didValentine’s Day start? • It originatedfrom a Roman festival. • The churchdecidedweshouldcelebrateit. • It wasinvented by anAmerican greetingcardcompany.

Question 2 CORRECT! Valentine's Day is thought to have originated from a Roman festival called Lupercalia. As part of the celebrations, boys drew names of girls from a box. They'd be boyfriend and girlfriend during the festival and sometimes they'd get married.

Question 2 WRONG! Valentine's Day is thought to have originated from a Roman festival called Lupercalia. As part of the celebrations, boys drew names of girls from a box. They'd be boyfriend and girlfriend during the festival and sometimes they'd get married.

Question 3 • Eros • Venus • Cupid

Question 3 CORRECT! The cherub Cupid is a symbol of Valentine's Day. His bow and arrow symbolises sending love.

Question 3 WRONG! The cherub Cupid is a symbol of Valentine's Day. His bow and arrow symbolises sending love.

Question 4 When did Valentine's cards become popular in the UK? • In the 17th century • In the 19th century • In the 20th century

Question 4 CORRECT! Valentine's cards became popular in the 17th Century.

Question 4 WRONG! Valentine's cards became popular in the 17th Century.

Question 5 How much do people in the UK spend on flowers every Valentine's Day? • £120m • £22m • £2.5m

Question 5 CORRECT! 22 million pounds is spent on flowers in the UK every Valentine's Day.

Question 5 WRONG! 22 million pounds is spent on flowers in the UK every Valentine's Day.

Question 6 Every Valentine's Day, which Italian city is sent lots of letters addressed to Juliet? • Florence • Verona • Rome

Question 6 CORRECT! The city of Verona gets sent lots of cards addressed to Juliet after the fictional character in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Question 6 WRONG! The city of Verona gets sent lots of cards addressed to Juliet after the fictional character in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Question 7 • Grandparents • Teachers • Children

Question 7 CORRECT!Teachers are sent the most Valentine's Day cards.

Question 7 WRONG!Teachers are sent the most Valentine's Day cards.

Unveiling the History of Valentine's Day: Facts and Trivia