1. The lovers' holiday, known as Valentine's Day, has its origins in the Pagan rite of...
Romance
Joviality
Fertility
Wine making
2. The Pagan fertility festival was named after what Roman god?
Venus
Lupercus
Odraticus
Fortuna
3. Valentine was stoned, clubbed and beheaded because he...
Secretly married young lovers
Ate too much chocolate
Refused to send the Roman emperor a Valentine's Day card
Failed to pay income tax
4. Why is the name Asterius important to the Valentine's Day story?
He was Valentine's jailer
He was Valentine's florist
He was Valentine's judge
He was Valentine's chocolatier
5. Which civilization introduced Valentine's Day cards?
Greece
Rome
India
Babylonia
6. Who sent the earliest surviving Valentine's Day card?
Duke of Normandy
William Shakespeare
Duke of Orleans
Sir Walter Raleigh
7. Sending anonymous Valentine's Day cards in England became fashionable after...
A paper mill strike ended
A reduction in postal rates
An increase of card shops
A reduction of printing costs
8. The son of Venus, goddess of love and beauty, is associated with Valentine's Day. What is his name?
Eros
Valentino
Cupid
Amouros
9. The letter X represents a kiss in Valentine's Day cards. The letter X was once used to convey what message?
Sworn oath
Secret balloting
Gambling
Musical note
10. Why did the Allied governments outlaw troops from the writing XXX in letters home during World War Two?
To encourage creative writing
To prevent spies from using it as a code
To confuse the enemy
To discourage romance
Romance
Joviality
Fertility
Wine making
2. The Pagan fertility festival was named after what Roman god?
Venus
Lupercus
Odraticus
Fortuna
3. Valentine was stoned, clubbed and beheaded because he...
Secretly married young lovers
Ate too much chocolate
Refused to send the Roman emperor a Valentine's Day card
Failed to pay income tax
4. Why is the name Asterius important to the Valentine's Day story?
He was Valentine's jailer
He was Valentine's florist
He was Valentine's judge
He was Valentine's chocolatier
5. Which civilization introduced Valentine's Day cards?
Greece
Rome
India
Babylonia
6. Who sent the earliest surviving Valentine's Day card?
Duke of Normandy
William Shakespeare
Duke of Orleans
Sir Walter Raleigh
7. Sending anonymous Valentine's Day cards in England became fashionable after...
A paper mill strike ended
A reduction in postal rates
An increase of card shops
A reduction of printing costs
8. The son of Venus, goddess of love and beauty, is associated with Valentine's Day. What is his name?
Eros
Valentino
Cupid
Amouros
9. The letter X represents a kiss in Valentine's Day cards. The letter X was once used to convey what message?
Sworn oath
Secret balloting
Gambling
Musical note
10. Why did the Allied governments outlaw troops from the writing XXX in letters home during World War Two?
To encourage creative writing
To prevent spies from using it as a code
To confuse the enemy
To discourage romance
