Welcome to our St. Valentine’s Day quiz.

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St. Valentine’s Day, an annual festival of romantic love, is not just a bonanza for greeting-card manufacturers, though it is certainly that, providing about a quarter of their annual sales. The saint’s day, February 14, acquired its association with love in the fourteenth century, and has been going strong ever since.

Abduction of Psyche (detail), by William Bougereau
Thanks to ARC: Art Renewal Center

Are you versed in Valentine lore? Free your mind of all but sugary thoughts of love, form your lips into a kiss, sigh expressively, write a sonnet, then swoon. You are now ready to test your skill.

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