ProCon’s Valentine’s Quiz
- Question: How many Americans planned to “self-gift” on Valentine’s Day in 2025?
- Answer: Just over one-third of Americans planned to buy themselves Valentine’s Day gifts in 2025.
- Question: Which of the following is a common argument against celebrating Valentine’s Day?
- Answer: All of these answers are common arguments against celebrating Valentine’s Day.
- Question: Which generation tends to spend the least on Valentine’s Day?
- Answer: Generational spending on the holiday seems to favor young love: Generation Z (born 1997–early 2010s) spends an average of $235, and millennials (born 1981–96) spend $176. Generation X (born 1965–80) spends $95, while baby boomers (born 1946–64) spend the least at $53.
- Question: In 2025, which gift category was the most popular with Americans celebrating Valentine’s Day?
- Answer: In 2025, among Americans celebrating Valentine’s Day, most (56 percent) bought candy, followed by flowers (40 percent), greeting cards (40 percent), an evening out (35 percent), and jewelry (22 percent). (Many celebrants purchased gifts from multiple categories, which is why the percentages do not equal 100.)
- Question: What is the estimated amount of money that Americans will spend on Valentine’s Day in 2026?
- Answer: An estimated $29.1 billion will be spent on Valentine’s Day in the United States in 2026.
- Question: Among Americans celebrating Valentine’s Day in 2025, what percentage was expected to buy gifts for their pets?
- Answer: Among Americans celebrating Valentine’s Day in 2025, an estimated 35 percent bought presents for their pets.
- Question: Which church has remains of the body of the martyred St. Valentine?
- Answer: All of these churches have relics of St. Valentine. Dublin’s Whitefriar Street Church possesses some of his bones and a vessel tinged with his blood. Rome’s Basilica of Santa Maria houses his skull, and Prague’s Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul has a shoulder blade. Today each church is a pilgrimage site, frequently visited by lovers wanting to be married, celebrating their bond, or renewing their vows of devotion.
- Question: Which of the following is a common argument in favor of celebrating Valentine’s Day?
- Answer: All of these answers are common arguments in favor of celebrating Valentine’s Day.
- Question: What was the estimated average amount spent by each American on Valentine’s Day in 2025?
- Answer: Each American spent an estimated average of $200 on Valentine’s Day in 2025.
- Question: Which of the following is true about St. Valentine?
- Answer: All of these are believed to be true about St. Valentine.
- Question: Which author wrote the earliest known work associating St. Valentine’s feast day (February 14) with romantic love?
- Answer: Many scholars believe it was Geoffrey Chaucer’s poem The Parlement of Foules (1380–90) that first connected St. Valentine’s feast day (February 14) with romance.
