These Valentine's Day trivia questions and answers are about the day, not about any couple: the two saints, the oldest valentine, Cupid and the heart shape, roses and chocolate, and Friend's Day in Finland.
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Five rounds, from Rome to White Day
The saints and the Roman calendar starts in ancient Rome. The first valentines has a poem from the Tower of London and the penny post. Cupid and the heart symbol asks what a heart shape showed before it meant love. Flowers, chocolate and other gifts covers roses and cacao. The day around the world goes from Wales to Japan.
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The day around the world suits guests from abroad: it asks about Finland, Wales, Japan, Brazil, Colombia and Romania.
For a tie-break, ask which date of today's calendar Chaucer's February 14 would fall on.
Questions and answers
Who was Saint Valentine?
More than one man. The Valentines honored on February 14 are Valentine of Rome, a priest martyred in 269, and Valentine of Terni, a bishop. Both were buried on the Via Flaminia, in different places.
What is the oldest valentine?
A 15th-century poem by Charles, Duke of Orléans, to his wife. He wrote it while he was held in the Tower of London after his capture at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.
Which are the easy Valentine's Day trivia questions and answers?
Every round holds a few, by our estimate, such as the date of White Day and the bird among the day's symbols. After the first ten, open More options and untick Shuffle questions and choices to meet them first in each round.
Are these valentines trivia questions clean enough for a class?
Yes. They ask about history, words, flowers, chocolate and customs in other countries. Nothing is about dating, and no question needs a partner.
A book from which century, the Gelasian Sacramentary, records the Feast of Saint Valentine on February 14?Answer: The 8th century. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
A second Saint Valentine honored on February 14 was the bishop of Interamna. What is that Italian town called today?Answer: Terni. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
According to legend, from what did Saint Valentine cut hearts, a possible origin of the hearts used on his day?Answer: Parchment. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Besides the town of Terni, Saint Valentine is a patron saint of which workers?Answer: Beekeepers. Source: Wikipedia: Saint Valentine
In Slovenia, where Saint Valentine was a saint of spring, a proverb says he brings the keys of what?Answer: Roots. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
In the legend of Valentine of Rome, which Roman emperor questioned him in person?Answer: Claudius II. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Lupercalia, an ancient Roman festival held to purify the city, fell in the middle of which month?Answer: February. Source: Wikipedia: Lupercalia
The month of February is named after februa. What were they?Answer: Instruments of purification. Source: Wikipedia: Lupercalia
On which date do many parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church honor Saint Valentine, the Roman presbyter?Answer: July 6. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
On which date is Valentine's Day celebrated each year?Answer: February 14. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Valentine of Rome, a priest martyred in 269, was buried on which Roman road?Answer: The Via Flaminia. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
What happened to Saint Valentine's feast day in the 1969 revision of the Roman Catholic calendar of saints?Answer: It was left to local calendars. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
What is the Welsh name for Saint Valentine?Answer: Sant Ffolant. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
When did the practice of sending valentines begin?Answer: In the Middle Ages. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Where does February come in the order of the months of the Julian and Gregorian calendars?Answer: Second. Source: Wikipedia: February
Which of these is a birth flower of February?Answer: The violet. Source: Wikipedia: February
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About how many Valentine cards were sent by post in the United Kingdom in 1835, when postage was still expensive?Answer: 60,000. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
At which battle of 1415 was the Duke of Orléans captured?Answer: Agincourt. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
The earliest surviving valentines in English were written by Margery Brews in which year?Answer: 1477. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Esther Howland sold the first mass-produced valentines in the United States from which Massachusetts city?Answer: Worcester. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Fancy valentines of the early 1800s were made with real lace and ribbons. What replaced the real lace in the middle of the century?Answer: Paper lace. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
From which college did Esther Howland graduate in 1847, shortly before she made her first valentines?Answer: Mount Holyoke. Source: Wikipedia: Esther Howland
How did Esther Howland get her valentines made?Answer: An assembly line of friends copied her designs. Source: Wikipedia: Esther Howland
In 1797 a British publisher issued a book of what, for people unable to write their own?Answer: Ready-made valentine verses. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
In 18th-century England the day became an occasion for giving flowers, offering sweets and sending what?Answer: Greeting cards. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
In Chaucer's time the Julian calendar was in use. On which date of today's calendar would his February 14 have fallen?Answer: February 23. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Under the Uniform Penny Post, what did it cost to send a letter between any two places in the United Kingdom?Answer: One penny, whatever the distance. Source: Wikipedia: Uniform Penny Post
Where was the writer of the earliest surviving valentine being held when he wrote it?Answer: In the Tower of London. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Which Colorado city re-mails valentines from around the world so that they carry its special postmark?Answer: Loveland. Source: Wikipedia: Loveland, Colorado
Which English poet's work of 1382, a dream of birds meeting to choose their mates, is the first known to link Saint Valentine's Day with love?Answer: Geoffrey Chaucer. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Which invention of 1840 made posting a valentine cheap in Britain?Answer: The postage stamp. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Which novelist called the valentine factories of Victorian England "Cupid's Manufactory"?Answer: Charles Dickens. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Who wrote the earliest surviving valentine, a 15th-century poem to his wife?Answer: Charles, Duke of Orléans. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
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Before the 14th century, what did a heart shape in art usually show?Answer: Leaves, such as ivy or fig. Source: Wikipedia: Heart symbol
Besides the arrow, what is Cupid's other symbol?Answer: A torch. Source: Wikipedia: Cupid
Coins from Cyrene of the 5th to 6th century BC carry a heart shape. What is it understood to show?Answer: The seed or fruit of the silphium plant. Source: Wikipedia: Heart symbol
Cupid is also known by which Latin name, meaning love?Answer: Amor. Source: Wikipedia: Cupid
The genus name of the lovebirds, Agapornis, joins the Greek words for love and what?Answer: Bird. Source: Wikipedia: Lovebird
Hearts is one of the four suits in a French deck of playing cards. What is the suit called in French?Answer: Cœur. Source: Wikipedia: Hearts (suit)
In art, what is a putto?Answer: A chubby child figure, very often winged. Source: Wikipedia: Putto
In Roman myth, Cupid is often described as the son of the goddess Venus and which god of war?Answer: Mars. Source: Wikipedia: Cupid
In the painting of spring that Botticelli made in 1482, how is Cupid shown as he shoots his arrow?Answer: Blindfolded. Source: Wikipedia: Cupid
In which century did the heart shape become the familiar symbol of love?Answer: The 15th century. Source: Wikipedia: Heart symbol
Lovebirds are small parrots. To which continent are all nine living species native?Answer: Africa. Source: Wikipedia: Lovebird
On what have red hearts been printed since the late 15th century?Answer: Playing cards. Source: Wikipedia: Heart symbol
The story of Cupid and Psyche was written down in the 2nd century AD by which author?Answer: Apuleius. Source: Wikipedia: Cupid and Psyche
What does Cupid carry as the source of his power?Answer: A bow and arrow. Source: Wikipedia: Cupid
Which bird is named among the symbols of Valentine's Day used today?Answer: The dove. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Which Greek god is the counterpart of the Roman Cupid?Answer: Eros. Source: Wikipedia: Eros
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About how many species of rose are there?Answer: Over three hundred. Source: Wikipedia: Rose
The cacao tree is native to the tropics of which part of the world?Answer: The Americas. Source: Wikipedia: Theobroma cacao
The cacao tree's scientific name, Theobroma, comes from Greek words that mean what?Answer: Food of the gods. Source: Wikipedia: Theobroma cacao
The carnation belongs to the group of flowers called Dianthus. What do the Greek words behind that name mean?Answer: Divine flower. Source: Wikipedia: Dianthus caryophyllus
Cocoa butter, the fat of the cocoa bean, melts at about what temperature?Answer: Slightly below human body temperature. Source: Wikipedia: Cocoa butter
In 1868 a British chocolate maker sold decorated boxes of chocolates for Valentine's Day. What shape were they?Answer: A heart. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
In Mesoamerica before the Spanish came, cocoa beans were used as a common form of what?Answer: Currency. Source: Wikipedia: Cocoa bean
In which year did Spanish conquistadors first meet cacao, which they then took to Spain?Answer: 1519. Source: Wikipedia: History of chocolate
In which year did the first dictionary of the language of flowers appear?Answer: 1819. Source: Wikipedia: Language of flowers
Most species of rose are native to which continent?Answer: Asia. Source: Wikipedia: Rose
The sharp growths on a rose stem are commonly called thorns. What are they, technically?Answer: Prickles. Source: Wikipedia: Rose
The Victorian interest in the language of flowers has its roots in the court of which city?Answer: Constantinople. Source: Wikipedia: Language of flowers
What is floriography?Answer: The language of flowers. Source: Wikipedia: Language of flowers
What is usually done to cocoa beans first, to develop their flavor?Answer: They are fermented. Source: Wikipedia: Chocolate
Which flower is the most popular on Valentine's Day in the United States?Answer: The rose, especially the red rose. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Which locally grown flowers of early spring are the most popular seasonal choice for Valentine's Day in the United States?Answer: Tulips. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
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A church in which Irish city is said to house relics of Saint Valentine of Rome?Answer: Dublin. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Colombia keeps its Love and Friendship Day in which month?Answer: September. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
The idea of a World Friendship Day was first proposed in 1958 at a dinner with friends in which country?Answer: Paraguay. Source: Wikipedia: Friendship Day
In Catalonia, Saint George's Day on April 23 is also known as the day of what?Answer: Books and roses. Source: Wikipedia: Saint George's Day in Catalonia
In Estonia the day is called sõbrapäev, a name borrowed in translation from which neighbor's language?Answer: Finnish. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
In Finland, February 14 is called ystävänpäivä. What does the name mean?Answer: Friend's Day. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
In Guatemala the day is known as Día del Cariño. What does that mean?Answer: Affection Day. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
In Japan, chocolate that friends exchange on February 14 is called tomo-choko. What does tomo mean?Answer: Friend. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
In Norfolk, England, a character called Jack Valentine knocks on the back door. What does he leave?Answer: Sweets and presents for children. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
In Sweden the day is called Alla hjärtans dag. What does that mean?Answer: All Hearts' Day. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
In the Dominican Republic and El Salvador, the day brings a game called Amigo secreto. Which Christmas custom is it like?Answer: Secret Santa. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
In the story behind the Qixi Festival, the weaver girl and the cowherd stand for which two stars?Answer: Vega and Altair. Source: Wikipedia: Qixi Festival
In Wales some people keep Saint Dwynwen's Day instead of, or as well as, Valentine's Day. When is it?Answer: January 25. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
In which country did White Day begin in 1978?Answer: Japan. Source: Wikipedia: White Day
On which date does Brazil keep its own day, the Dia dos Namorados?Answer: June 12. Source: Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
On White Day, the phrase sanbai kaeshi describes the size of the return gift. What does it mean?Answer: Triple the return. Source: Wikipedia: White Day
The Qixi Festival of China falls on which day of the Chinese calendar?Answer: The seventh day of the seventh month. Source: Wikipedia: Qixi Festival
Romania's traditional holiday Dragobete, on February 24, is known as the day when what happens?Answer: The birds are betrothed. Source: Wikipedia: Dragobete
Sweetest Day, kept in the Midwestern United States on the third Saturday in October, was first observed in which city?Answer: Cleveland. Source: Wikipedia: Sweetest Day
White Day falls exactly one month after Valentine's Day. What is its date?Answer: March 14. Source: Wikipedia: White Day
How this list was compiled
Written for this site; nothing was copied from another list. Every question, wrong choice and explanation is our own wording. Each answer agrees with a sentence in the English Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org) named and linked beside the question, read on 2026-10-02; every extra claim in an explanation was read on the same page. The questions are about the day itself: the saints and the Roman calendar, the first valentines, Cupid and the heart symbol, flowers, chocolate and other gifts, and customs in other countries. None is about dating or needs a partner, so a class, an office or a party can play. Saints and feast days are asked plainly, as history. Left out on purpose: shop, brand and company names, film, song and show titles, living people, spending and sales figures that change by year, and the grim events that share the date. Where the accounts are legend, the question says so. No question repeats one in the site's other trivia packs word for word as they stood on 2026-10-02. Levels are our estimate for a mixed table of adults and older children; each round is stored easiest first. Licence: own work