60 Valentine's Day trivia quiz questions and answers

What do you have planned this Valentine's Day? Well for us, it's a big night in with all our closest pals, music on, Valentine's themed cocktails to serve and some silly games all evening.

And top of the list of games to play is a quiz all about 14th February. Whether you're loved up or happily single, you can test your knowledge on the biggest day of the year for love, including all the Valentine's Day history and trivia, with our quiz of 60 questions.

From questions about the god of love, to top tier romantic movies, here's our ultimate Valentine's Day quiz.

1. What is Cupid traditionally known to carry? Answer: A bow and arrow
2. In Greek mythology who is the god of love? Answer: Eros
3. Who is Valentine’s Day named after? Answer: St Valentine - a Christian martyr
4. Who created the phrase ‘star crossed lovers’? Answer: William Shakespeare
5. St Valentine is also the patron saint of what insect? Answer: Bees
6. What sort of ring did St Valentine supposedly wear? Answer: An amethyst ring
7. Which Shakespeare play mentions St Valentine? Answer: Hamlet
8. When was the first heart-shaped chocolate box created? Answer: 1868 by Richard Cadbury
9. Which country is believed to have started the tradition of exchanging love notes? Answer: France
10. Which Roman Goddess does the phrase ‘wearing your heart on your sleeve’ come from? Answer: Juno
11. Who does Cupid fall in love with? Answer: Psyche
12. Where is the first Valentine's day message thought to be sent from? Answer: A prison
13. In what year did the first Love Hearts sweets go into production? Answer: 1954
14. According to an old wives’ tale which month should you not marry in? Answer: May - as the saying goes ‘marry in May and rue the day’
    

1. What date is Galentine’s Day? Answer: 13 February
2. Where in the world is known for having couples married by Elvis Presley impersonators? Answer: Las Vegas
3. What does the abbreviation XOXO stand for? Answer: Hugs and kisses
4. What star sign are you if you’re born on Valentine’s Day? Answer: Aquarius
5. What food is sometimes called a ‘love apple’? Answer: A tomato
6. On average, how many roses are sent every Valentine’s Day? Answer: 50 million
7. What is the rest of the phrase ‘Roses are red….’ Answer: ‘Violets are blue’
8. What are red roses supposed to symbolise? Answer: Love and passion
9. And what about yellow roses? Answer: Friendship
10. In which country is Valentine’s Day celebrated as National Chocolate Day? Answer: Ghana
11. In which country do women traditionally give men chocolate on Valentine's Day? Answer: Japan

1. What award-winning serial killer movie was released on Valentine’s Day in 1991? Answer: The Silence of the Lambs
2. What Emerald Fennell movie starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi is set to be released on 13th February in 2026? Answer: Wuthering Heights
3. In the movie Lady and the Tramp, what meal do the two main characters share over a candle lit dinner? Answer: Spaghetti
4. The movie Valentine’s Day starring Julia Roberts, Taylor Lautner, and Taylor Swift was released in what year? Answer: 2010
5. Who plays the role of Romeo in Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet?Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio
6. The Notebook is a movie based on a novel by which author? Answer: Nicholas Sparks
7. What is the movie about an English poet who falls in love with a cabaret actress, set in Paris? Answer: Moulin Rouge!
8. What is Juliet Roberts’ famous line from the movie Notting Hill? Answer: “I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.”
9. In How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, where does Andie Anderson work? Answer: Composure Magazine
10. In When Harry Met Sally, in the final scenes where does Harry declare his love for Sally? Answer: At a New Year’s Eve party.
11. What are the names of Bridget Jones’ love interests? Answer: Mark Darcy and Daniel Cleaver
12. 50 Shades of Grey originally started as fan fiction based on which novel series? Answer: The Twilight Saga
13. 10 Things I Hate About You is inspired by which Shakespeare play? Answer: The Taming of the Shrew
14. Netflix just released a romcom starring Tom Blyth and Emily Bader based on one of Emily Henry’s novel, what is the movie called? Answer: People We Meet On Vacation

1. Which group released the song ‘Love Shack’ in 1989? Answer: The B-52s
2. What 1979 song did Freddie Mercury write in the bath? Answer: ‘A Crazy Little Thing Called Love’
3. Who originally wrote and sung ‘I Will Always Love You’? Answer: Dolly Parton
4. What is the name of the song featured at the end of Love Actually? Answer: ‘God Only Knows’ by The Beach Boys
5. Who is the woman mentioned in Stephen Sanchez’s song ‘Until I Found You’? Answer: Georgia
6. Who performed the iconic song ‘My Heart Will Go On’ for the movie Titanic? Answer: Celine Dion
7. Which music artist is the original performer of the song ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love With You’? Answer: Elvis Presley
8. In the song ‘L-O-V-E’ by Nat King Cole, what does V stand for? Answer: ‘Very, very, extraordinary’
9. In what year was Elton John’s ‘Your Song’ released? Answer: 1970
10. Leona Lewis released the song ‘Bleeding Love’ following her time on which competition show? Answer: The X Factor
11. ‘We Found Love’ by Rhianna, features which DJ? Answer: Calvin Harris
12. ‘She Loves You’ is a song by which band? Answer: The Beatles
13. ‘How Deep Is Your Love’ by the BeeGees was written for which movie soundtrack? Answer: Saturday Night Fever
14. The song ‘Endless Love’ is a duet between which two artists? Answer: Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie
15. Complete the lyric - ‘It must have been love….’? Answer: But it’s over now

1. In Friends, what animal does Ross say Rachel his to him? Answer: His lobster
2. In Gilmore Girls, Rory and Lorelai go on a double date weekend away for Valentine's day with Logan and Luke. Where do they go? Answer: Martha’s Vineyard
3. In Normal People, what item of Connell’s clothing went viral when the show came out? Answer: His chain.
4. In Bridgerton, fill in the blank of this phrase Anthony said to Kate: “You are the ___ of my existence.” Answer: Bane.
5. In Schitt’s Creek, what song does Patrick sing to David? Answer: ‘Simply The Best’
6. In The Summer I Turned Pretty, which Fisher brother does Belly end up with? Answer: Conrad