Valentine's Day Trivia Questions

Second only to Christmas, Valentine's Day sees over 1 billion cards sent globally, with the US accounting for nearly 200 million of them.

Cupid is the Roman equivalent of Eros, the Greek god of love. The mischievous, winged archer became associated with romance in Renaissance art.

Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve actually see more proposals. Valentine's Day ranks third, behind these holiday dates.

Lupercalia, held in mid-February, involved animal sacrifices and matchmaking. Pope Gelasius I later replaced it with St. Valentine's Day in the 5th century.

Despite stereotypes, women purchase the vast majority of Valentine's cards, often for family, friends, and children, not just romantic partners.

The classic heart shape likely came from ancient silphium plant seeds, used as a contraceptive, or from stylized ivy leaves, not human anatomy.

Charles, Duke of Orléans, wrote a poem to his wife while imprisoned in the Tower of London after the Battle of Agincourt. It's now in the British Library.

Hallmark wasn't founded until 1910, and its first Valentine's cards appeared in 1913. Esther Howland popularized mass-produced cards in the 1840s.