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V A L E N T I N E' S    D A Y   Q U I Z

The Valentine's Day prizes have been sent. You can still try the quiz though.

1. Valentine's Day actually is a transformed pagan holiday. True

False

2. Valentine's Day is the most popular card-giving holiday. True

False

3. The Romans used Valentine's Day as a time to draw mates for the year. True

False

4. There is no real St. Valentine connected with the holiday. True

False

5. William Shakespeare includes a reference to Valentine's Day in "Hamlet." True

False

6. White roses mean "Our love is over." True

False

7. The first mass-production of Valentine's cards was by a business started by a child. True

False

8. In the Middle Ages, Feb. 14 was a celebrated lover's day because the birds began mating season at that time. True

False

9. Cupid was shown armed with bow and arrows only after the French adopted Valentine's Day as a day of romance. True

False

10. Queen Victoria attempted to stamp out Valentine's Day celebrations toward the end of her reign. True

False



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