Mother’s Day Basics
This holiday is celebrated on the second Sunday of May in the U.S.
What is Mother’s Day?
This is the most common Mother’s Day gift in the U.S.
What are flowers?
This classic phrase usually follows a bad decision.
What is “I told you so”?
Mother’s Day was originally meant to be observed as this kind of event, not gift‑giving.
What is a day of reflection / honoring mothers?
She is credited with founding Mother’s Day in the early 1900s.
Who is Anna Jarvis?
Americans spend over this amount on Mother’s Day each year (closest answer wins).
What is about $30 billion?
This is the most common thing moms say they want more of.
What is appreciation?
The woman who founded Mother’s Day never had these herself.
What are children?
Mother’s Day became an official U.S. holiday in this year.
What is 1914?
Roughly this percentage of U.S. moms are part of the workforce.
What is about 70%?
Moms often describe themselves as the ____ of the household.
What is the manager (or CEO)?
The first official Mother’s Day celebration was held in this state.
What is West Virginia?
This U.S. president signed Mother’s Day into law.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
About how many greeting cards are sold for Mother’s Day each year in the U.S.?
What is about 113 million cards?
This is the top thing moms worry about for their kids today.
What is mental health?
The founder of Mother’s Day spent much of her personal fortune trying to do this to the holiday she created.
What is abolish or cancel it?
Anna Jarvis later opposed Mother’s Day because of this.
What is its commercialization?
Fun fact: Mother’s Day was originally observed by attending a church
Mother’s Day is one of the busiest days of the year for this industry.
What is the restaurant industry?
This advice is almost universal from moms everywhere.
What is “Be kind”?
Mother’s Day results in the highest number of phone calls of the year, surpassing New Year’s Eve but not this holiday.
What is Christmas?