Competition of the month!!

Competition of the month- Valentine's Day.

Are you in love? Do you fancy someone at the school or have you got a crush on someone famous? Do you usually get cards on 14th February? Valentine’s Day is celebrated worldwide, but did you know that there are a lot of legends, interesting traditions and historical facts related to this day? Check these websites and blogs, do the quiz and give it to your English teacher by 25th February. You can win free vouchers for the school cafeteria!!!

www.crewsnest.vispa.com/valentine.htm
www.novareinna.com/festive/valentine.html
www.history.com/content/valentine
www.isabelperez.com

Check the links “Holidays and other cultural topics” and “St. Valentine” for lots of fun activities.

http://auroenglish.blogspot.com
http://englishisallaround.blogspot.com


Valentine's Day Quiz!


1.Which festival did the Romans celebrate around 14th February?

a) Easter b) Lupercalia c) Candelaria

2. What did Roman boys do around 14th February?

a) Choose the name of a girl from an urn. The girl would be the boy’s sweetheart for a year.
b) Go to the temple of the goddess Juno with the girl.
c) Take the girl on a trip across the Roman Empire.

3. Cupid (= Desire), the Roman god of love, is the same as the Greek god…

a) Zeus b) Eros c) Apollo

4. According to legend, Valentine was a Roman priest who married soldiers secretly. This was prohibited at the time, so he emperor ordered his execution in 270 A.D. While he was in jail, he fell in love with the daughter of his jailor. She was blind but Valentine restored her eyesight. He sent her the first love letter, signed “From your Valentine”. When Valentine died, violets grew out of his window and almond trees blossomed. Pope Julius II built a church to honour him. Who was the emperor at that time?

a) Nero b) Augustus c) Claudius II, the Goth

5. According to a different legend, Valentine the Bishop (he was also executed) celebrated the first marriage between a pagan man and a Christian woman in the Italian city of …

a) Venice b) Terni c) Pisa

6. In 1836, Pope Gregory XVI sent Valentine’s relics to a church in …

a) London b) Paris c) Dublin

7. The first valentine card was sent by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife in 1415, when he was imprisoned in …

a) The Tower of London b) Westminster Abbey c) St Paul’s Cathedral

8. In 1537, an English king declared the celebration of Valentine’s Day in England on 14th Feb. Who was this king?

a) Charles I b) Henry VIII c) William the Conqueror

9. What are the symbols of the goddess Venus?

a) Red roses and doves b) Red Hearts c) A box of chocolates

10. According to tradition and to the book The Parliament of Fowls by Chaucer, the 14th of February is the beginning of the ……………………. season for birds.

a) Flying b) mating c) changing feathers

11. The English word “valentine” probably comes from the word “galantine”, which means “beau” or “gallant” in …

a) French b) Italian c) Spanish

12. The first commercial cards were printed in the USA by Esther A. Holland, during the …

a) 1820s b) 1830s c) 1840s

13. Valentine cards should be …

a) Anonymous b) Signed with your surname c) Sealed with a kiss

14. In New York, the lights of a famous building are red on 14th February? What’s the name of the building?

a) Rockefeller Centre b) Chrysler Building c) The Empire State

15. In the USA, since 1947, the post office of the town of Loveland cancels letters with a stamp with verses on 14th Feb. Where is Loveland?

a) In Iowa b) In Colorado c) In Kentucky

16. Who wrote “Love Conquers All”?

a) Lord Byron b) Shakespeare c) Dickens

17. In some villages, in a leap year, what can women do on 14th February?

a) Get divorced b) Propose marriage to men c) Marry couples

18. In some countries, Valentine’s Day is also…

a) Friends’ Day b) Family Day c) Pets’ day

19.In Wales, typical Valentine’s Day presents are…

a) Sweets b) Wooden love spoons c) Toys

20. What do you put into Cupid’s love tea?

a) Lemon and sugar
b) Vanilla and chocolate
c) Apple juice, honey, cinnamon and rosehip




Good Luck!!!!

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