QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. Which sign of the zodiac would you be if born on St Valentines Day?
Aquarius
2. In which century was the first Valentine’s Card sent?
13th (1415 from Charles, Duke Of Orleans to his wife, whilst he was imprisoned in the Tower Of London)
3. Born in 1940, who received an Oscar nomination for her role as ‘Shirley Valentine’?
Pauline Collins
4. Which famous explorer was murdered by natives of Hawaii on Valentine’s Day in 1779?
Captain James Cook
5. Which flower is associated with Valentine’s Day?
A Red Rose
6. In which 1993 film does a boy called Jonah write to a woman called Annie, asking her to meet his father at the Empire State building on St. Valentine’s Day?
"Sleepless In Seattle"
7. Of which actress did Canadian movie star Christopher Plummer once say: “Playing opposite her is like being hit over the head with a Valentine card”?
Dame Julie Andrews
8. Born in Italy in 1895 who was known as the cinemas first great lover?
Rudolph Valentino
9. What was the title of Heart’s biggest UK hit, which made No.3 in 1987?
Alone
10. In the nursery rhyme – who kissed the girls and made them cry?
Georgie Porgie
11. Who discovered Penicillin on St Valentines Day 1929?
Alexander Fleming
12. With whom does Quasimodo fall in love in the novel “Notre Dame de Paris”?
Esmerelda
13. Romance is the name of a fragrance by which famous designer?
Ralph Lauren
14. During the St Valentine’s Day massacre, in Cicago 1929, what were the hitmen dressed as?
Policemen
15. Valentine Island is off which Australian state?
Western Australia
16. Containing the lines "You’re asking me will my love grow, I don’t know, I don’t know", which Beatles’ song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written?
Something
17. According to Roman mythology, Cupid is the son of which goddess?
Venus
18. Which romantically named actor played Raffles?
Anthony Valentine
19. According to the proverb, what is “the food of love”?
Music
20. Which bishop’s death officially occurred in Rome on 14th February 270AD?
St Valentine

21. How did sailors send messages to their loved ones while at sea in the middle ages?
In a bottle
22. Which fruit is also known as the love apple?
Tomato
23. “The Kiss” is a well-known work of art by which painter?
Gustav Klimt
24.  What financial measure became compulsory on Valentine’s Day 2006?
Chip & Pin
25. Which extremely shy person with a very long nose, wrote letters on behalf of his friend to the fair Roxanne?
Cyrano DeBergerac
26. According to the lyrics, “Love and Marriage go together like…” what?
A Horse & Carriage
27. King Arthur’s Queen fell in love with which knight of the Round Table?
Lancelot
28. “Wise men say only fools rush in” is the first line from which Elvis Love song?
Can’t Help Falling In Love
29. In which country was the first heart transplant performed?
South Africa
30. What part of the body must Cupid’s arrow hit to be effective? What is the Greek equivalent for Cupid?
Heart / Eros
31. Which year saw the death of romantic novelist Barbara Cartland?
2001
32. Sandy Olsen and Danny Zuko are two star-crossed lovers from which 70’s musical?
Grease
33. True or false - The Love Canal is located in the body, just below the heart?
False - it’s in the USA
34. On which Greek island was Shirley Valentine largely set?
Mykonos
35. In Wallace and Gromits “A Close Shave”, with whom did Wallace fall in love?
Wendolene
36. Which ’50’s singer had a hit with "Finger of Suspicion"?
Dickie Valentine
37. Who had a top ten hit in 1988 with “Valentine”?
T’Pau
38. Two of Shakespeare’s plays mention St Valentine. Name them?
Hamlet / A Midsummer Nights Dream
39. Arizona is called the Valentine State because it entered the union on the 14th February. True or false?
True
40. In what year were “Love Affair” topping the UK singles chart with “Everlasting Love”?
1968

Tiebreakers - In which year did Pope Gelasius declare February 14th to be St. Valentine’s Day?
498 A.D.

- How many sexual positions, described as “The Arts”, are set out in the Sanskrit Hindu classic the Kama Sutra?
64

- According to a recent survey, what percentage of women sends themselves flowers on Valentines Day?
15%

The following three phrases all mean ‘I Love You’ (honest) in three languages of the European Union. Which three languages:
‘S Tough Learn ort / Kocham Cie / Ik Hou Van Jou
i) Scots Gaelic / ii) Polish / iii) Dutch

1. If your birthday fell on Valentines Day what would your star sign be?
Aquarius
2. In which year did the St Valentine’s Day Massacre take place and in which city?
1929 / Chicago
3. Who discovered penicillin on Valentine’s Day in 1929?
Sir Alexander Fleming
4. Who had Christmas top ten hits in two consecutive years with Christmas Alphabet in 1955 & Christmas Island in 1956?
Dickie Valentine
5. Valentine and Proteus were the names of two gentlemen from where?
Verona
6. In which 1993 film does a boy called Jonah write to a woman called Annie, asking her to meet his father at the Empire State building on St. Valentine’s Day?
"Sleepless In Seattle"
7. Who got married to German music engineer Renate Blauel on Valentines Day 1984?
Elton John
8. According to superstition, if a woman sees a robin on Valentines day it means she will marry who?
A Sailor
9. Who played the title role in the film Shirley Valentine?
Pauline Collins
10. On which Greek island was Shirley Valentine largely set?
Mykonos
11. Who had a top ten hit in 1988 with “Valentine”?
T’Pau
12. Which nickname did Johnny Cash share with British actor Valentine Dyall?
The Man In Black
13. True or false, more diamonds are sold at Christmas time than on Valentine’s Day?
True
14. Who played the rogue Raffles in the T.V series?
Anthony Valentine
15. Which American Gangster was behind the Saint Valentines Day Massacre?
Al Capone
16. ”The St Valentine’s Day Massacre” was the name given to the 6th fight between which two boxers in 1951?
Sugar Ray Robinson & Jake La Motta
17. Which British playwright wrote Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine?
Willie Russell
18. Name the two brooks on Aintree’s Racecourse?
Beachers and Valentines
19. In the St Valentine’s Day massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as?
Policemen
20. True or False: St Valentine was born on the 14th February hence St Valentines day?
False - He died on 14th February - the bishop’s death officially occurred in Rome on 14th February 270AD

21. In what type of building did the St Valentine’s Day Massacre take place?
Garage
22. In which TV series did Anthony Valentine lock up David McCallum and Robert Wagner?
Colditz
23. In which English county will you find the Cricket Ground Valentine’s Park?
Essex - Ilford
24. In which century was the first valentines card sent?
15th (1477 - Margery Brews to John Paston in Norfolk)
25. The song My Funny Valentine was co-written by Richard Rodgers and which lyricist?
Lorenz Hart - born in New York in 1895
26. What author with a romantic first name wrote the novel Miracle on 34th Street?
Valentine Davies
27. Everyone knows that Valentine is the patron saint of love but which other pastime falls under his patronage?
Bee Keeping
28. In which European Country did Saint Valentine live?
Italy
29. Was Saint Valentine was beheaded because - he secretly married young couples when marriage was outlawed,     he refused to marry the emperor to more than one woman or he was found to be secretly married to a young woman?
(a) He secretly married young couples
30. The son of the Goddess Venus is associated with Valentine’s Day – what is his name?
Cupid - Eros is the Greek God of Love
31. Was the oldest surviving Valentines card sent from - a) A soldier on a battlefield, b) The Whitehouse
or c) The Tower of London?
c) tower of London (1415)
32. What fruit was sacred to Venus – the goddess of Love?
Apple (Aphrodite is the Greek Goddess of Love)
33. Louis Winthrop III and Billy Ray Valentine are the guinea pigs for the Duke brothers in which 1983 film?
Trading places
34. What do the Initials “SWALK” stand for, on the back of a Valentines Day envelope?
Sealed with a loving kiss!
35. In which European city is St Valentine buried?
Dublin
36. In the film Shirley Valentine, who played the part of her husband?
Bernard Hill (she is married to John Alderton)
37. Which movie’s tag line was “Love Means Never Having to Say you’re sorry”?
Love Story
38. Which film, which premiered in 1959, told the story of two unemployed musicians who accidentally witness the St Valentine’s Day massacre and flee to Miami disguised as girl musicians?
Some Like It Hot
39. What is the theme song for the TV sitcom Married with Children?
Love and Marriage
40. What was the surname of Al Capone’s top "hit man", nicknamed "Machine Gun", who was arrested (and later released) in the wake of the "St. Valentine’s Day Massacre"?
McGurn (60) Jack McGurn. Definitely not "Kelly" who was nothing to do with Capone although admittedly better known than McGurn.

Tiebreaker - How many people actually died in The Saint Valentines Day Massacre?
Seven