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Get PremiumHow much do you know about the day we celebrate love? Test your knowledge with this quiz for lovers... trivia lovers, that is. By the time you're done you'll know all about why we celebrate February 14 as a day for love, and how our modern customs got started.
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π How Well Do You Know Valentine’s Day? Quiz Questions
The lovers' holiday, known as Valentine's Day, has its origins in the Pagan rite of:

Joviality
Fertility
Romance
The Pagan fertility festival was named after what Roman god?

Odraticus
Lupercus
Venus
What is the love story behind St. Valentine's Day?

On February 14th, Valentine got married to his true love from childhood
On February 14th, Valentine was put to death, but left a note for his love, a jailer's daughter, signed "From Your Valentine"
On February 14th, Valentine handed out flowers to all of Rome's women
Why is the name Asterius important to the Valentine's Day story?

He was Valentine's teacher
He was Valentine's judge
He was Valentine's jailer
Which civilization introduced Valentine's Day cards?

Babylonia
Rome
Greece
Who sent the earliest surviving Valentine's Day card?

Duke of Orleans
Duke of Normandy
William Shakespeare
Sending anonymous Valentine's Day cards became fashionable after:

A paper mill strike ended
An increase of card shops
A reduction in postal rates
The son of Venus, goddess of love and beauty, is associated with Valentine's Day. What is his name?

Eros
Cupid
Valentino
The letter X represents a kiss in Valentine's Day cards. The letter X was once used to convey what message?

Sworn oath
Musical note
Gambling
Why did the Allied governments outlaw troops from writing "XXX" in letters home during World War Two?

To discourage romance
To confuse the enemy
To prevent spies from using it as a code
Which poet wrote the poem that includes the lines "For this was on St. Valentine's Day. When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate"?

Geoffrey Chaucer
Lord Byron
Emily Dickenson
In the late 19th century, many people sent valentines known as "penny dreadfuls". They were called "dreadful" because they contained...

Insulting verses
Squashed insects
Bits of poison ivy
Where can you find a town called "Valentine", where the post office gets flooded with valentine cards to be postmarked every year?

Texas
Hawaii
Vermont
Which Shakespearean character said, "Good morrow! 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"?

Romeo
Ophelia
Juliet
Many Europeans during the Middle Ages thought February 14 should be a day for romance because they believed it was...

The beginning of birds' mating season
Cleopatra's birthday
Casanova's birthday