If everyone else did this, a mom would famously ask if you’d do it too.
What is jump off a bridge?
In the 1950s, this actress and real-life mother portrayed herself on a show that featured the first-ever televised pregnancy.

Who is Lucille Ball?
This Great Gatsby actor and his wife, Blake Lively, named their four children James, Inez, Betty, and Olin.
Who is Ryan Reynolds?
Anna Jarvis is credited with founding this official U.S. holiday in 1908.
What is Mother’s Day?
Momma always said "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." in this classic film.
What is Forrest Gump?
This 2016 film stars Mila Kunis as an overworked mother who decides to ditch her responsibilities for some much-needed "me time."
What is Bad Moms?
Mom says you shouldn't make this facial expression, or it might stay that way forever.
What is crossing your eyes or making a face?
This classic TV mom somehow managed a household of six children with only one housekeeper.

Who is Carol Brady?
This Tesla CEO and musician Grimes named their son X Æ A-12, later nicknamed "X."
Who is Elon Musk?
This term describes a society where power is held by women or where lineage is traced through the mother.
What is a Matriarchy?
This Faye Dunaway role became infamous for the line: "No... wire... hangers... ever!"
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Who is Joan Crawford (in Mommie Dearest)?
In this 2003 remake, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan play a mother and daughter who literally swap bodies.
What is Freaky Friday?
According to Mom, you should always wear clean version of this garment, just in case you’re in an accident.
What is underwear?
On Schitt's Creek, this former soap opera star and mother of David and Alexis is known for her "unbe-be-lievable" vocabulary and extensive wig collection.

Who is Moira Rose?
Kylie Jenner originally named her son Wolf, but later changed it to this "atmospheric" four-letter name.
What is Aire?
This 20th-century icon and former First Lady was the first "Mom" to be featured on a U.S. postage stamp (honoring her work for human rights).

Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
"Don't you 'Oh, Mother' me!" (Spoken by a mother who might be a bit overbearing in this Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews comedy.
What is The Princess Diaries?
Meryl Streep plays a mother trying to figure out which of three men is her daughter's father in this ABBA-infused musical.
What is Mamma Mia!?
Mom insists you eat these "because there are starving children" in other parts of the world.
What are your vegetables?
She is the mother of the "Dragons" in the hit series Game of Thrones.
Who is Daenerys Targaryen?
Cardi B and Stefon Diggs welcomed a son in November 2025 with this four-letter name, often associated with a hat.
What is Brim?
This tennis superstar won the 2017 Australian Open while eight weeks pregnant, becoming the first woman in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam in that "condition."
Who is Serena Williams?
"I'm not a regular mom, I'm a cool mom!" in this Tina Fey and Lindsay Lohan comedy.
What is Mean Girls?
This 1983 tear-jerker starring Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger explores the complicated 30-year relationship between a mother and daughter.
What is Terms of Endearment?
This is the ultimate, non-negotiable answer Mom gives when she doesn't want to explain her reasoning.
What is "Because I said so"?
As the matriarch of the Belcher family on Bob’s Burgers, she is known for her love of porcelain babies and breaking into spontaneous song.
Who is Linda Belcher?
Influencer Trisha Paytas made headlines in 2025 by giving her son this DC Comics Superhero-inspired name.
What is Aquaman?
In 1980, this Prime Minister of India became the first woman to lead a modern democracy while being a mother to two future political leaders.

Indira Gandhi?
"A boy's best friend is his mother." from this 1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller.
What is Psycho?
Saoirse Ronan stars as a headstrong teenager who constantly clashes with her equally strong-willed mother in this 2017 Greta Gerwig film. (Hint: It's also the nickname of one of America's First Ladys)
What is Lady Bird?