The EFL PodBlog Valentine's Day Trivia Quiz

Who does Shakespeare refer to as the star-crossed lovers?
1. Florizel and Perdita
2. Romeo and Juliette
3. Silvia and Valentine
4. Hermia and Lysander
What fruit is also known as the “love apple” or "La pomme d'amour?"
1. Tomato
2. Passion fruit
3. Mango
4. Kiwi
Which bird is the symbol of Valentine’s Day?
1. Humming birds
2. Bluebirds
3. Doves
4. Lovebirds
If you are someone who shows emotions easily, you are said to wear your heart where?
1. In your hand
2. On your sleeve
3. On your chest
4. In your head
What does the O in XOXO mean?
1. Love
2. Blow a kiss
3. Hug
4. Kiss
What was the original name of the Saint Valentine?
1. Valentinus
2. Valentini
3. Val Doonican
4. Valentia
Why was Saint Valentine of Rome imprisoned?
1. For kissing a women in public.
2. For sending red roses to the emperor's wife.
3. For performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry.
4. For playing a lyre in the nude.
When do the Eastern Orthodox Church celebrate Saint Valentine's Day?
1. April 1 and May 23
2. July 6 and July 30
3. June 22 and December 25
4. February 14 and September 3
Why are Saint Valentine's Keys given to children in some European countries?
1. To lock them in a cellar
2. To make them behave
3. To cure colds
4. To ward off epilepsy
What is exhibited in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome?
1. The very first Valentine's card.
2. The flower-crowned skull of Saint Valentine.
3. The heart of the goddess Diana
4. The right hand of Saint Valentine.
What did Saint Valentine do the evening before he was executed?
1. He sent the first "Valentine" card himself, addressed to the daughter of his jailer Asterius, who was no longer blind, signing it as "Your Valentine."
2. He escaped from the jail, got drunk in a local inn and was later recaptured with a rose in his hair.
3. He sang a serenade to his jailer who let him out to pick red roses from a nearby garden, before returning to his cell.
4. He decorated his cell with drawings of angels and love hearts, by using his own blood as ink.
Saint Valentine supposedly wore a purple amethyst ring, customarily worn on the hands of Christian bishops with an image of what engraved in it?
1. A woman
2. A rose
3. A heart
4. Cupid
Where did the custom of sending cards, flowers, chocolates and other gifts originate?
1. The UK
2. France
3. Italy
4. America
In Norfolk, England, a character called 'Jack' Valentine knocks on the rear door of houses leaving what?
1. Red roses
2. Sweets and presents for children.
3. Champagne
4. Cards with red hearts on them.
In Slovenia, Saint Valentine or Zdravko was one of the saints of spring, the saint of good health and the patron of who?
1. Beekeepers and pilgrims.
2. Unmarried women?
3. Unmarried men.
4. Lovers.
Valentine's Day has only recently been celebrated as the day of love. The day of love was traditionally when?
1. February 23, St Polycarp's day, or March 4, St Casimir's day.
2. April 11, St Stanislas' day, or May 12, St Pancras' day.
3. December 26, St Stephen's day, or February 3, St Ansgar's day.
4. March 12, Saint Gregory's day, or February 22, Saint Vincent's Day.
Who was originally the patron saint of love?
1. St Barnabus
2. St Anthony
3. St Jude
4. St George
On the Julian calendar, in use in Chaucer's time, 14 February would have fallen on which date now?
1. February 23
2. May 5
3. June 3
4. February 29
Who ruefully mentions Valentine's Day in one of Shakespeare's plays?
1. Lady Macbeth in Macbeth.
2. Propsero in a Merchant of Venice
3. Ophelia in Hamlet
4. Puck in a Midsummer Night's Dream.
In 1835, postage rates were very expensive, how many Valentine cards were sent by post in Britain in that year?
1. 1
2. 60,000
3. 10
4. 1,000,000
In Brazil, the Dia dos Namorados (lit. "Lovers' Day", or "Boyfriends'/Girlfriends' Day") is celebrated when?
1. 14 February
2. June 12
3. July 14
4. May 1
What is the name of Valentine's day in Guatemala?
1. Affection day
2. Lover's day
3. Roses day
4. Hearts day
In Japan, the romantic "date night" associated with Valentine's Day is celebrated when?
1. Christmas eve.
2. New Year's eve.
3. June 22
4. November 5
Where is Valentine's Day is called Araw ng mga Pusò ("Day of Hearts")?
1. The Philippines
2. Fiji
3. Burma (Myanmar)
4. Nepal
In which country on the 14th from January to December, are the following days celebrated? Candle Day, Valentine's Day, White Day, Black Day, Rose Day, Kiss Day, Silver Day, Green Day, Music Day, Wine Day, Movie Day, and Hug Day.
1. South Korea
2. Poland
3. Germany
4. China
In which country is Valentine's Day called ystävänpäivä which translates into "Friend's Day"?
1. Finland
2. Hungary
3. Turkey
4. Bangladesh
Where is Valentine's day known as Valentinsdag?
1. Denmark and Norway
2. Iceland and Sweden
3. Germany and Austria
4. Ireland and Kazhakstan
Where did The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre take place?
1. Chicago
2. France
3. England
4. Ireland
What was patented on Valentine’s Day in 1876?
1. The telephone
2. Valentine's cards
3. Postage stamps
4. The television
Cupid was the son of which Roman God?
1. Venus
2. Jupiter
3. Janus
4. Minerva