Thursday, February 11, 2010

Valentine Trivia



1. Does the Date of Valentines Every change?
No
Yes
Maybe






2. Which Patron Saint is Valentines named after?
Saint Nick
Saint Valentine
Saint Aphrodite





3. What does the word Valentine mean?
Heart
Sweetheart
Love







4. How did sailors send messages to their loved ones while at sea in the old days?
Bottle
Sea Post
Carrier Pigeon







5. What fruit is also known as the "love apple"?
Tomato
Grape
Apple


6. Sailors often scratched or carved designs on bone, tusk or wood to give as a love token, this hobby was called?
Tatting
Whittling
Scrimshaw

7. What is the winged child shooting arrows at unsuspecting Valentines called?
Cupid
Cherub
Claude



8. What part of the body must Cupid's arrows hit to be effective?
Head
Heart
Rearend




9. What is the Greek word for Cupid, God of Love?
Eros
Venus
Zeus


10. Who are Shakesphere's "Star-crossed Lovers"?
King Tut and Cleopatra
Romeo and Juliet
Fred and Wilma


11. What type of bird symbolizes Valentine's Day?
Robin
Dove
Swan

12. What happens to someone struck by Cupid's arrow?
Lovesick
Headache
Measles



13. Do doves mate for life?
Yes
No
Maybe




14. According to English tradition - what happens "to the first man a woman sees on Valentine's Day?
Dies
Marry Him
Kiss Him







15. What flower is most commonly symbolic of Valentine's Day?
Lilly
Red Rose
Poinsettia

16. What color is the symbol of warmth and feeling?
Red
Orange
Yellow



17. What color is the symbol of purity and faith?
Blue
White
Pink




18. What date was the first recorded Valentine sent?
1838
1415
1972


19. Where do you "wear your heart" if you are quick to show your feelings?
Chest
Hand
Sleeve

20. What do you need to kiss to turn it into a Prince?
Gerbil
Frog
Snake




1. No
2. Saint Valentine
3. Sweetheart
4. Bottle
5. Tomato
6. Scrimshaw
7. Cupid
8. Heart
9. Eros
10. Romeo and Juliet
11. Dove
12. Lovesick
13. Yes
14. Marry Him
15. Red Rose
16. Red
17. White
18. 1415
19. Sleeve
20. Frog