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Question 1. Who was Saint Valentine? A Roman priest A 13th century pope A mythical figure. Question 2. How did Valentine’s Day start ? It originated from a Roman festival. The church decided we should celebrate it . It was invented by an American greeting card company .

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  1. Question 1 Whowas Saint Valentine? • A Roman priest • A 13th century pope • A mythical figure

  2. Question 2 How didValentine’s Day start? • It originatedfrom a Roman festival. • The churchdecidedweshouldcelebrateit. • It wasinvented byan American greetingcardcompany.

  3. Question 3 • Eros • Venus • Cupid

  4. Question 4 When did Valentine's cards become popular in the UK? • In the 17th century • In the 19th century • In the 20th century

  5. Question 5 How much do people in the UK spend on flowers every Valentine's Day? • £120m • £22m • £2.5m

  6. Question 6 Every Valentine's Day, which Italian city is sent lots of letters addressed to Juliet? • Florence • Verona • Rome

  7. Question 7 • Grandparents • Teachers • Children

  8. Question 1 Whowas Saint Valentine? • A Roman priest • A 13th century pope • A mythical figure

  9. Question 1 CORRECT! Valentine's Day is named after St Valentine. The most popular belief about him is that he was a priest from Rome in the third century AD.

  10. Question 1 WRONG! Valentine's Day is named after St Valentine. The most popular belief about him is that he was a priest from Rome in the third century AD.

  11. Question 2 How didValentine’s Day start? • It originatedfrom a Roman festival. • The churchdecidedweshouldcelebrateit. • It wasinvented by anAmerican greetingcardcompany.

  12. Question 2 CORRECT! Valentine's Day is thought to have originated from a Roman festival called Lupercalia. As part of the celebrations, boys drew names of girls from a box. They'd be boyfriend and girlfriend during the festival and sometimes they'd get married.

  13. Question 2 WRONG! Valentine's Day is thought to have originated from a Roman festival called Lupercalia. As part of the celebrations, boys drew names of girls from a box. They'd be boyfriend and girlfriend during the festival and sometimes they'd get married.

  14. Question 3 • Eros • Venus • Cupid

  15. Question 3 CORRECT! The cherub Cupid is a symbol of Valentine's Day. His bow and arrow symbolises sending love.

  16. Question 3 WRONG! The cherub Cupid is a symbol of Valentine's Day. His bow and arrow symbolises sending love.

  17. Question 4 When did Valentine's cards become popular in the UK? • In the 17th century • In the 19th century • In the 20th century

  18. Question 4 CORRECT! Valentine's cards became popular in the 17th Century.

  19. Question 4 WRONG! Valentine's cards became popular in the 17th Century.

  20. Question 5 How much do people in the UK spend on flowers every Valentine's Day? • £120m • £22m • £2.5m

  21. Question 5 CORRECT! 22 million pounds is spent on flowers in the UK every Valentine's Day.

  22. Question 5 WRONG! 22 million pounds is spent on flowers in the UK every Valentine's Day.

  23. Question 6 Every Valentine's Day, which Italian city is sent lots of letters addressed to Juliet? • Florence • Verona • Rome

  24. Question 6 CORRECT! The city of Verona gets sent lots of cards addressed to Juliet after the fictional character in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

  25. Question 6 WRONG! The city of Verona gets sent lots of cards addressed to Juliet after the fictional character in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

  26. Question 7 • Grandparents • Teachers • Children

  27. Question 7 CORRECT!Teachers are sent the most Valentine's Day cards.

  28. Question 7 WRONG!Teachers are sent the most Valentine's Day cards.

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