If you’re looking for a few brain-teasers in between the candy and flowers this year, try stumping your significant other with some of these questions:
1. What would a person be least likely to do on Valentine’s Day during the Victorian period?
You surely wouldn’t be signing your Valentine’s Day cards! To do so would mean a good case of bad luck.
2. When was the fourteenth of February was declared an official holiday, and by whom?
This occurred in 1537, when King Henry the Eighth of England made the declaration.
3. What two historical events took place on this day in 1929?
It was a case of good news and bad news. The good news was the discovery of penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming, which was later used to cure bacterial infections. The bad news (and more infamous of the two) was the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, where Al Capone murdered seven members of the Bugs Moran North Siders gang in Chicago.
4. Where was the first detection of the “I Love You” computer virus?
This happened in Hong Kong on May 1, 2000; before mutating into three generations and affecting around 3.1 million computers around the globe.
5. What is the mythological significance of the red rose?
This flower was said to be the favorite of Venus, otherwise known as the official love goddess to the ancient Romans.
6. Name at least three famous Valentine’s Day weddings.
Diane Ladd and Robert Charles Hunter-February 14, 1999
Sharon Stone and Phil Bronstein-February 14, 1998
The Artist and Mayte Garcia-February 14, 1996
Jerry Garcia and Deborah Koons-February 14, 1994
Taken from Valentine’s Day Trivia, at http://www.corisinet.com/braincandy/valtrivia.html
Friday, July 4, 2025