Post by Jenne on Feb 28, 2005 23:00:35 GMT -5
1. WHO IS CREDITED WITH SENDING THE FIRST VALENTINE’S DAY CARD IN THE UNITED STATES?
Miss Esther Howland
2. IN ANCIENT ROME, WHAT BEGAN THE DAY AFTER VALENTINE’S DAY? feast of Luperialia
3. DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE HAD TROUBLE GETTING SOLDIERS FOR HIS ARMY, WHAT DID EMPORER CLAUDIUS II CANCEL? he ordered soldiers not to marry or to become engaged
4. THERE WERE TWO SAINTS DURING CLAUDIUS II’S REIGN THAT MARRIED PEOPLE IN SECRET. WHO WERE THEY? both known as St. Valentine
5. ON WHAT DAY AND YEAR WAS ST. VALENTINE PUT TO DEATH? February 14, 270
6. IN WALES, WOODEN LOVE SPOONS WERE CARVED AND GIVEN AS GIFTS ON FEBRUARY 14TH. HEARTS, KEYS, AND KEYHOLES WERE FAVORITE DECORATIONS ON THE SPOONS. WHAT DID THIS DECORATION MEAN?
hearts- love
keys/keyholes- security or I shall look after you
7. SOME PEOPLE USED TO BELIEVE THAT IF A WOMAN SAW ANY OF THESE BIRDS FLY OVERHEAD ON VALENTINE’S DAY, THAT WAS THE KIND OF MAN SHE WOULD MARRY. PLEASE GIVE THE MEANING OF EACH BIRD: ROBIN, SPARROW, AND GOLDENFINCH
robin-marry a sailor sparrow-would marry a poor man and be very happy goldenfinch-would marry a millionaire
8. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF CUPID’S MORTAL BRIDE?
Psyche
9. WHAT DID THE GODS DO TO PSYCHE SINCE THEY WERE SO MIVED BY HER LOVE FOR CUPID?
Cupid punished her by departing. Their lovely castle and gardens vanished with him and Psyche found herself alone in an open field
the goddess of love gave Psyche a series of tasks, each harder and dangerous than the last. For her last task Psyche was given a little box and told to take it to the underworld. She was told to get some of the beauty of Proserpine, the wife of Pluto, and put it in the box.
During her trip she was given tips on avoiding the dangers of the realm of the dead. And also warned not to open the box. Temptation would overcome Psyche and she opened the box. But instead of finding beauty, she found deadly slumber
Cupid found her lifeless on the ground. He gathered the sleep from her body and put it back in the box. Cupid forgave her, as did Venus. The gods, moved by Psyche's love for Cupid made her a goddess.
10. PLEASE NAME THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGES WAY OF SAYING “I LOVE YOU” TO A FEMALE: HEBREW, JAPANESE, GREEK, IRISH, MOHAWK, AND YIDDISH
hebrew-Ani ohev otach
japanese-Kimi o ai shiteru
greek-s'ayapo
irish-taim i' ngra leat
mohawk-Konoronhkwa
yiddish-Ich libe dich
11. WHAT DAY IN THE CHINESE LUNAR CALENDAR IS KNOWN AS “Qi Qiao Jie” OR CHINESE VALENTINE’S DAY?
7th day of the 7th lunar month (july 7th)
12. THERE ARE MANY VERSIONS OF THE ORIGINS OF CHINESE VALENTINE’S DAY. ONE LEGEND INVOLVES THE GODDESS OF HEAVEN AND HER SEVEN DAUGHTERS. IT IS SAID THAT THE SEVEN DAUGHTERS OF THE GODDESS OF HEAVEN, ON ONE OF THEIR VISITS TO EARTH, CAUGHT THE EYE OF A COWHERD, NIU LANG. AS THE DAUGHTERS WERE BATHING IN A RIVER, THEY WERE OBSERVED BY THE COWHERDER WHO DECIDED TO HAVE A BIT OF FUN BY RUNNING OFF WITH THEIR CLOTHING. TO GET THEIR CLOTHING BACK, THE SISTERS DECIDED THAT THE PRETTIEST DAUGHTER WOULD ASK THE COWHERD TO RETURN THEIR CLOTHES. WHAT WAS THE DAUGHTER’S NAME THAT WAS CHOSEN TO RETRIEVE THE CLOTHES?
Zhi Nu
13. THE FIRST WRITTEN VALENTINE IS USUALLY ATTRIBUTED TO WHO?
Charles, Duke of Orleans
14. HOW DID THE TRADITION OF USING THE LETTER X AS A SYMBOL FOR A KISS BEGIN?
This tradition started with the Medieval practice of allowing those who could not write to sign documents with an "X". This was done before witnesses, and the signer placed a kiss upon the "X" to show sincerity. This is how the kiss came to be synonymous with the letter "X", and how the "X" came to be commonly used at the end of letters as kiss symbols. (Some believed "X" was chosen as a variation on the cross symbol, while others believe it might have been a pledge in the name of Christ, since the "X" or Chi symbol, is the second letter of the Greek alphabet and has been used in church history to represent Christ.)
15. IN WHAT YEAR DID THE HALLMARK CARD COMPANY BEGIN MAKING VALENTINE’S CARDS THAT WERE DESIGNED TO BE MAILED IN ENVELOPES?
1913
16. WHAT YEAR AND AT WHAT LOCATION IN CHICAGO DID THE ST. VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE TAKE PLACE?
2122 NORTH CLARK STREET 1929
17. WHAT WERE THE NAMES OF THE TWO MOB LEADERS THAT OPPOSED EACH OTHER DURING THE TIME OF THE ST. VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE?
Al "Scarface" Capone and George "Bugs" Moran
18. WHAT IS THE ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF VALENTINE’S CARD SENT EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE? 900 million
19. TRUE OR FALSE: CANDY HEARTS HAVE BEEN IN EXISTANCE SINCE THE CIVIL WAR?
True
20. THE HERSHEY’S FOODS COMPANY HAS HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE?
more than 14,000
21. WHO WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE HERSHEY COMPANY?
Milton S. Hershey
22. IN WHAT YEAR DID GROUND GET BROKEN FOR THE HERSHEY COMPANY?
1894
23. WHAT ARE THE MAIN INGREDIENTS IN CHOCOLATE?
unsweetened chocolate is made of "chocolate liquor" and cocoa butter.
sweetened: "chocolate liquor", cocoa butter, sugar, and vanilla (for milk chocolate, milk is added)
24. AT THE PRESENT TIME, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE HERSHEY’S FOOD CORPORATION?
Richard H. Lenny
25. IN WHAT YEAR WAS THE UNITED STATES INTRODUCED TO THE GODIVA CHOCOLATE COMPANY?
1966
Miss Esther Howland
2. IN ANCIENT ROME, WHAT BEGAN THE DAY AFTER VALENTINE’S DAY? feast of Luperialia
3. DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE HAD TROUBLE GETTING SOLDIERS FOR HIS ARMY, WHAT DID EMPORER CLAUDIUS II CANCEL? he ordered soldiers not to marry or to become engaged
4. THERE WERE TWO SAINTS DURING CLAUDIUS II’S REIGN THAT MARRIED PEOPLE IN SECRET. WHO WERE THEY? both known as St. Valentine
5. ON WHAT DAY AND YEAR WAS ST. VALENTINE PUT TO DEATH? February 14, 270
6. IN WALES, WOODEN LOVE SPOONS WERE CARVED AND GIVEN AS GIFTS ON FEBRUARY 14TH. HEARTS, KEYS, AND KEYHOLES WERE FAVORITE DECORATIONS ON THE SPOONS. WHAT DID THIS DECORATION MEAN?
hearts- love
keys/keyholes- security or I shall look after you
7. SOME PEOPLE USED TO BELIEVE THAT IF A WOMAN SAW ANY OF THESE BIRDS FLY OVERHEAD ON VALENTINE’S DAY, THAT WAS THE KIND OF MAN SHE WOULD MARRY. PLEASE GIVE THE MEANING OF EACH BIRD: ROBIN, SPARROW, AND GOLDENFINCH
robin-marry a sailor sparrow-would marry a poor man and be very happy goldenfinch-would marry a millionaire
8. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF CUPID’S MORTAL BRIDE?
Psyche
9. WHAT DID THE GODS DO TO PSYCHE SINCE THEY WERE SO MIVED BY HER LOVE FOR CUPID?
Cupid punished her by departing. Their lovely castle and gardens vanished with him and Psyche found herself alone in an open field
the goddess of love gave Psyche a series of tasks, each harder and dangerous than the last. For her last task Psyche was given a little box and told to take it to the underworld. She was told to get some of the beauty of Proserpine, the wife of Pluto, and put it in the box.
During her trip she was given tips on avoiding the dangers of the realm of the dead. And also warned not to open the box. Temptation would overcome Psyche and she opened the box. But instead of finding beauty, she found deadly slumber
Cupid found her lifeless on the ground. He gathered the sleep from her body and put it back in the box. Cupid forgave her, as did Venus. The gods, moved by Psyche's love for Cupid made her a goddess.
10. PLEASE NAME THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGES WAY OF SAYING “I LOVE YOU” TO A FEMALE: HEBREW, JAPANESE, GREEK, IRISH, MOHAWK, AND YIDDISH
hebrew-Ani ohev otach
japanese-Kimi o ai shiteru
greek-s'ayapo
irish-taim i' ngra leat
mohawk-Konoronhkwa
yiddish-Ich libe dich
11. WHAT DAY IN THE CHINESE LUNAR CALENDAR IS KNOWN AS “Qi Qiao Jie” OR CHINESE VALENTINE’S DAY?
7th day of the 7th lunar month (july 7th)
12. THERE ARE MANY VERSIONS OF THE ORIGINS OF CHINESE VALENTINE’S DAY. ONE LEGEND INVOLVES THE GODDESS OF HEAVEN AND HER SEVEN DAUGHTERS. IT IS SAID THAT THE SEVEN DAUGHTERS OF THE GODDESS OF HEAVEN, ON ONE OF THEIR VISITS TO EARTH, CAUGHT THE EYE OF A COWHERD, NIU LANG. AS THE DAUGHTERS WERE BATHING IN A RIVER, THEY WERE OBSERVED BY THE COWHERDER WHO DECIDED TO HAVE A BIT OF FUN BY RUNNING OFF WITH THEIR CLOTHING. TO GET THEIR CLOTHING BACK, THE SISTERS DECIDED THAT THE PRETTIEST DAUGHTER WOULD ASK THE COWHERD TO RETURN THEIR CLOTHES. WHAT WAS THE DAUGHTER’S NAME THAT WAS CHOSEN TO RETRIEVE THE CLOTHES?
Zhi Nu
13. THE FIRST WRITTEN VALENTINE IS USUALLY ATTRIBUTED TO WHO?
Charles, Duke of Orleans
14. HOW DID THE TRADITION OF USING THE LETTER X AS A SYMBOL FOR A KISS BEGIN?
This tradition started with the Medieval practice of allowing those who could not write to sign documents with an "X". This was done before witnesses, and the signer placed a kiss upon the "X" to show sincerity. This is how the kiss came to be synonymous with the letter "X", and how the "X" came to be commonly used at the end of letters as kiss symbols. (Some believed "X" was chosen as a variation on the cross symbol, while others believe it might have been a pledge in the name of Christ, since the "X" or Chi symbol, is the second letter of the Greek alphabet and has been used in church history to represent Christ.)
15. IN WHAT YEAR DID THE HALLMARK CARD COMPANY BEGIN MAKING VALENTINE’S CARDS THAT WERE DESIGNED TO BE MAILED IN ENVELOPES?
1913
16. WHAT YEAR AND AT WHAT LOCATION IN CHICAGO DID THE ST. VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE TAKE PLACE?
2122 NORTH CLARK STREET 1929
17. WHAT WERE THE NAMES OF THE TWO MOB LEADERS THAT OPPOSED EACH OTHER DURING THE TIME OF THE ST. VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE?
Al "Scarface" Capone and George "Bugs" Moran
18. WHAT IS THE ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF VALENTINE’S CARD SENT EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE? 900 million
19. TRUE OR FALSE: CANDY HEARTS HAVE BEEN IN EXISTANCE SINCE THE CIVIL WAR?
True
20. THE HERSHEY’S FOODS COMPANY HAS HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE?
more than 14,000
21. WHO WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE HERSHEY COMPANY?
Milton S. Hershey
22. IN WHAT YEAR DID GROUND GET BROKEN FOR THE HERSHEY COMPANY?
1894
23. WHAT ARE THE MAIN INGREDIENTS IN CHOCOLATE?
unsweetened chocolate is made of "chocolate liquor" and cocoa butter.
sweetened: "chocolate liquor", cocoa butter, sugar, and vanilla (for milk chocolate, milk is added)
24. AT THE PRESENT TIME, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE HERSHEY’S FOOD CORPORATION?
Richard H. Lenny
25. IN WHAT YEAR WAS THE UNITED STATES INTRODUCED TO THE GODIVA CHOCOLATE COMPANY?
1966