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60 Valentine’s Day Trivia Questions for Kids and Families with Answers (Free Printable List)
Kids of all ages will love learning these sweet Valentine’s Day facts!
Combine fun and learning with our Valentine’s Day trivia for kids, featuring questions for preschoolers and up (including adults!). Packed with kid-friendly Valentine trivia questions and interesting tidbits, this Valentine’s Day quiz for kids aims to add excitement and a friendly challenge to reading practice, classroom activities, and holiday celebrations. Featuring a wide variety of playful Valentine facts for kids, it’s an easy way to keep young learners engaged while celebrating love, kindness, and friendship.
Easy Valentine’s Day Trivia
Q: What shape is most often used to show love on Valentine’s Day?
- A: A heart
Q: What colors are commonly seen on Valentine’s Day cards?
- A: Red, pink, and white
Q: In which season does Valentine’s Day occur?
- A: Winter
Q: What month is Valentine’s Day celebrated in?
- A: February
Q: What date is Valentine’s Day?
- A: February 14
Q: What paper item do people often give to friends and family on Valentine’s Day?
- A: Cards.
Q: What type of candy is most eaten on Valentine’s Day?
- A: Chocolate
Q: What letters of the alphabet are used to stand for “kiss” and “hug”?
- A: X and O
Q: Valentine’s Day celebrates which of the following?
- A: Animals and nature
- B: Space exploration
- C: Friendship and love
- D: Dinosaurs and unicorns
Q: Which of the following phrases does not appear on conversation hearts?
- A: Hugs
- B: XOXO
- C: Do your homework
- D: Love you
Q: Which item is NOT associated with Valentine’s Day?
- A: Flowers
- B: Cards
- C: Candy
- D: Ponies
General Valentine’s Day Trivia for Kids
Q: What is the name of the baby with wings that’s often associated with Valentine’s Day?
- A: Cupid
Q: What items is Cupid often holding?
- A: A bow and arrow
Q: What type of flower do people most often give on Valentine’s Day?
- A: Roses
Q: What color rose is given as a symbol of love?
- A: A red rose
Fun fact: Sam Thompson of the United Kingdom gave 88 people hugs in 1 minute on January 15, 2024, setting a Guinness World Record.
Q: What color rose is often given as a symbol of friendship?
- A: A yellow rose
Q: Who gets the most Valentine’s Day cards at work?
- A: Teachers
Q: Which animal gets the most Valentine’s Day gifts from their owners?
- A: Dogs
Q: A heart with which item through it is often associated with Valentine’s Day?
- A: A book
- B: A ruler
- C: A bicycle
- D: An arrow
Q: Roughly how many roses are grown each year for Valentine’s Day?
- A: 250 million
Q: Aside from candy, what other item is the most gifted on Valentine’s Day?
- A: Cards
Q: How many hugs were given in one minute to set a world record?
- A: 88
Q: Which animal is most associated with Valentine’s Day?
- A: Lions
- B: Doves
- C: Caterpillars
D: Frogs
Tricky Valentine’s Day Question
Q: The oldest origins of Valentine’s Day stem from what ancient Roman celebration?
- A: Lupercalia
Q: Years later, Valentine’s Day became a celebration of which person?
- A: Saint Valentine
Fun Fact: According to legend, Saint Valentine was imprisoned and signed a letter to his jailer’s daughter, whom he had befriended, as “from your Valentine.” Other rumors say he ignored the Roman Emperor Claudius II’s ban on soldiers getting married and married couples in secret.
Q: What year did Valentine’s Day begin?
- A: 496 A.D.
Q: Who is known as the “Mother of the American Valentine”?
- A: Esther Howland
Fun Fact: Esther Howland is known as the “Mother of the American Valentine” because she’s famous for creating the first commercially successful Valentine’s Day cards in the U.S. in the 1840s
Q: Cupid is known as what type of creature?
- A: A cherub
Q: How many millions of pounds of chocolate are typically purchased for Valentine’s Day?
- A: 58 million pounds*
Q: Collectively, how much money do Americans spend on candy and chocolate for Valentine’s Day?
- A: $4 billion*
*Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Q: Which king declared Valentine’s Day a holiday in 1537?
- King Edward VIII
Q: Which is among the most popular Valentine’s Day activities?
- A: Going to the beach
- B: Hiking
- C: Getting engaged
- D: Grocery shopping
Q: Cupid was inspired by which of the following?
- A: The Greek god Eros
- B: Flying pigs
- C: St. Valentine
Q: How many U.S. states are home to a town named Valentine?
- A: Four – Texas, Nebraska, Arizona, and Virginia
Q: What mammal has the largest heart?
- A: Whales
Q: How many times does the human heart beat in 1 minute?
- A: 60-100 times
Q: Which fictitious couple is considered to have the most famous love story?
- A: Romeo and Juliet
Q: Russell Stover Candies created the world’s largest box of chocolates in 2023. It contained how many pounds of chocolate?
- A: 20 lbs.
- B. 20,000 lbs
- C. 5,616 lbs.
- D. 187 lbs.
Q: Which emoji is the second most used?
- A: A basketball
- B: A thumbs up
- C: A red heart
- D: A fish
Q: In medieval France and England, February 14th was strongly linked to the start of which animal’s mating season?
- A: Birds
Fun Fact: This idea was popularized by poet Geoffrey Chaucer, who wrote about birds choosing mates on February 14th.
Valentine’s Day Trivia About Candy & Treats
Q: What candy is known for having writing on it?
- A: Conversation hearts
Q: What is the first ingredient in most types of chocolate?
- A: Sugar
Q: Which candymaker is credited with creating the first heart-shaped chocolate box?
- A: Cadbury
Q: What classic Valentine’s Day candy started out as a lozenge?
- A: Conversation hearts
Q: 8 billion pieces of what type of candy are produced each year for Valentine’s Day?
- A: Conversation hearts
Q: Which of the following companies do not make heart-shaped boxes of chocolates?
- A: Russell Stover
- B: Cadbury
- C: Jelly Belly
- D: Hershey
Q: Which type of candy is most likely to melt if it gets too warm?
- A: Conversation hearts
- B: Skittles
- C: Chocolate
- D: Jolly Rancher
Q: Conversation hearts, also known as candy hearts and Sweethearts, were first created by which company?
- A: Necco
Q: What state produces the most chocolate?
- A: Pennsylvania
Q: What state produces the most cocoa beans?
- A: Hawaii
Fun fact: Hawaii is the only U.S. state with commercial cacao production.
Q: Chocolate is made from a fruit – true or false?
- A: True! Chocolate comes from the seeds (beans) found inside the large, pod-like fruit of the cacao tree.
Q: What fruit is most often paired with melted chocolate?
- A: Strawberries
Q: How many beans does one cocoa tree typically produce?
- A: 2,500
Q: What region produces the most cocoa beans?
- A: West Africa
Q: What month is National Candy Month?
- A: June
Q: Chocolate is known to be toxic to which animal?
- A: Zebras
- B: Ants
- C: Dogs
- D: Raccoons
Q: How many conversation hearts come in a box?
- A: 36
Q: Which filling is NOT typically used as a filling in chocolates?
- A: Caramel
- B: Hazelnut
- C: Creme
- D: Hot dogs
Nougat appears in many chocolate candies. What is it made with?
- A: Nougat is made from sugar or honey, whipped egg whites, and sometimes nuts or fruit.
Q: How many pounds of cocoa beans does it take to make a pound of chocolate?
- A: 400 lbs.*
*Source: National Confectioners Association
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