Valentine's Day Quiz

1. In which Shakespeare play does Ophelia refer to St. Valentine's Day?

2. In Japan, a worker gives chocolate to a colleague mainly as a customary gesture of courtesy or social obligation. Which term best describes that gift?

3. Which television comedy popularized Galentine's Day as a February celebration of female friendship?

4. A florist wants the flower-and-color pairing most conventionally associated with romantic love on Valentine's Day. Which should be featured?

5. Someone in Helsinki describes February 14 as ystävänpäivä, a day that prominently celebrates friendship. Which country's custom are they describing?

6. At a Welsh craft display, you see an elaborately carved wooden utensil traditionally presented as a token of affection. What is it called?

7. Thousands of messages addressed to Shakespeare's Juliet arrive in Verona. Which organization is known for coordinating replies to them?

8. Cupid is the Roman counterpart of which Greek god of love?

9. Friends who received no gifts on Valentine's Day or White Day meet on April 14 to eat black-bean noodles for Black Day. Which country are they in?

10. A candy bowl contains small pastel hearts printed with short phrases such as “BE MINE.” What are these sweets commonly called?

11. A literature exhibit features the medieval poem often credited with an early link between St. Valentine's Day, romantic pairing, and birds choosing mates. Which work belongs in the exhibit?

12. A Valentine card ends with “XOXO.” What does this expression conventionally represent?

13. A Japanese shop advertises White Day gifts exactly one month after Valentine's Day. What date should appear on the advertisement?

14. You receive a decorative, joking letter containing a rhyme but no signature—only dots representing the sender's name. Which Danish tradition is this?

15. On which date is Valentine's Day observed each year?

16. A couple is invited to celebrate Dia dos Namorados on June 12 rather than Valentine's Day on February 14. Where does this tradition take place?