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Valentine's Day has evolved over the years from its roots in Greek and Roman mythology to the holiday we all know and love today - where sweet heart-shaped cards, boxes of chocoloates and red roses abound. So, we thought we'd test your Cupid Quotient. Start with the Celebrity Love IQ Test, then check out a few Valentine's Day Fun Facts. We bet you'll be surprised.
Then, enjoy all of our fun party ideas for celebrating Valentine's Day this year including, a Valentine's Day of Family Fun, a Kiss-worthy Cocktail Party or a Singles Mingle Valentine Party. We've got you covered. Happy Valentine's Day!
Test your Valentine's Day knowledge with these trivia fun facts.
- 189 million roses were sold for February 14th last year, according to the Society of American Florists.
- The average gift budget for Valentine's Day in 2006 was $100.89, boosting overall spending to more than $13 billion in according to the National Retail Federation.
- About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's gifts to their pets.
- Last year, Americans bought 36 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, according to the National Confectioner's Association.
- An estimated 230,000 couples get engaged every year on Valentine's Day. That is 10% of the total for the entire year.
- According to The Wedding Ring Newswire, February is the biggest month of the year for engagement ring sales, with an estimated $2 billion of total jewelry being purchased each year surrounding the Valentine's Day holiday.
Do you pride yourself on being a celebrity know-it-all? Try this love quiz and see how well you score when it comes to the stars.
Steps
- What famous couple has their wedding bands inscribed with, "A deal's a deal?" Courtney Cox Arquette and David Arquette
- Which Hollywood couple has been together for over 25 years, yet have never been officially married? Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
- Complete this love triangle: This famous couple met on the set of their movie, "Mr and Mrs Smith" and now have 3 adopted children and 3 biological child together - for a total of 6 little ones. Of course, the couple is Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and their triangle is completed by Jennifer Aniston - Pitt's wife when he met Jolie.
- Did you know music royalty's Christina Aguilera met her music producer husband, Jordan Bratman when she traveled to Atlanta to record a solo album in 2002? Three years later, Bratman proposed during a Valentine's getaway to Carmel, Calif. On November 19, 2005, the couple was married. They recently gave birth to their first child this past January, a son named Max.
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