Mothers Day
Which of the following flowers are often associated with Mother’s Day?
What are Carnations?
In the Roman Catholic Church, Mother’s Day is most associated with admiration for whom?
What is Virgin Mary?
This animated TV mom is the wife of Fred, mom of Pebbles, and best friend to Betty.
Wilma Flintstone
ne of her most popular songs is “Coat of Many Colors,” about a loving mother sewing a coat from a box of rags.
Dolly Parton? She has said that her mother really did make her a rag coat that she wore to school as a child.
What is Mother's Day ranked of all the holidays for sale of plants and flowers?
What is 3rd?
Which scientist won two Nobel Prize awards and was also the mother of a Nobel Prize Winner?
Who is Marie Curie?
This TV mom has a career as a nurse, in addition to raising teens Eric and Laurie in this ’70s-set TV show.
Kitty Forman
“Mamma Mia” is a hit by which pop group?
Who is ABBA?
Carnations in these two colors are traditionally the best-selling flowers on Mother’s Day.
red and white
While not technically a mother, this woman was known as a "mother" to thousands while working as a missionary in India.
Who is Mother Theresa?
This TV mom was the first to portray pregnancy openly on-screen, mirroring her real-life pregnancy with Desi Arnaz.
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball)? She and husband Desi Arnaz fought to portray her pregnancy on-screen rather than hide her belly behind props.
Paul devoted this Beatles tune to his mother, Mary McCartney.
“Let it Be”? His mother, a nurse, passed away when he was 14, but she has continued to be an inspiration to him throughout his life.
What animal is pregnant the longest? (almost 2 years)
What is an elephant?
What biblical figure is often cited as the "mother of all living"?
Who is Eve?
Also called Mrs. C, she is the loving mom remembered by fans of Happy Days
Marion Cunningham? Played by Marion Ross, Mrs. C was known to give sage advice to her husband and children.
This blues icon sang “Nobody Loves Me But My Mother” in 1970, though fans might disagree.
B.B. King
Mother’s Day originated as a holiday in this nation.
United States
She is the family matriarch in the TV show Little House on the Prairie, based on a real-life story.
Caroline Ingalls? The show is based on the writing of Laura Ingalls Wilder, about her real family and their prairie life.
This singer’s 1970 tune “Mama Liked the Roses” was released as the B-side to “The Wonder of You.”
Elvis Presley? The song is about mothers who can’t spend the holidays with their children.