All About Moms
What's the record for most children born to one mother?
A. 46
B. 69
b. 69
Monastery of Nikolsk, the wife of a Russian peasant gave birth to 69 children over a span of 27 pregnancies (4 sets of quadruplets, 7 sets of triplets and 16 pairs of twins).
She was the caring wife of Ward and mom to Wally and Beaver.
Who is June Cleaver?
More _____ are made on Mother's Day than any other day of the year.
A. Bouquets
B. Phone calls
B. Phone calls
It's no surprise that everyone calls their mom to wish them a happy Mother's Day. These yearly chats cause phone traffic to spike as much as 37 percent from an average Sunday.
What country has the longest maternity leave?
A) Norway
B) Canada
A) Norway
Norway allows mothers to take up to 49 weeks of maternity leave at full pay. Versus Canada where paid parental leave is limited to 15 work weeks.
She might make this meat-and-potato pie with a biscuit or mashed potato top.
What is shepherd’s pie?
What is the average number of diaper changes a mother makes in the first year of a baby’s life?
A) 2,200
B) 1,200
A) 2,200
This redheaded mom ran the household on All in the Family.
Who is Edith Bunker?
How old was the oldest woman to give birth for the first time?
A. 74
B. 69
A. 74
In 2019, a 74-year-old woman from southern India gave birth via cesarean section to her first children, twin girls.
Which U.S. President established Mother’s Day as an official national holiday?
A) Warren G Harding
B) Woodrow Wilson
B) Woodrow Wilson
Popular cake named for a tropical fruit combo and often baked in a Bundt pan.
What is Hummingbird Cake?
Carmelina Fedele is the mother of the heaviest baby ever born. How many pounds did her son weigh at birth?
A) 22 lbs
B) 15 lbs
A) 22 lbs
While not technically a mother, this woman was known as a "mother" to thousands while working as a missionary in India.
A) Mother Jones
B) Mother Teresa
B) Mother Teresa
In France, Mother's Day began as an attempt to honor mothers with _____.
A. Large Families
B. Fatal Illnesses
A. Large Families
In France, amidst alarm at the low birth rate, there were attempts made at the beginning of the 20th century to create a national celebration honoring the mothers of large families.
In terms of the most popular holidays for plant and flower sales, Mother’s Day ranks where on the list?
A) First
B) Second
B) Second
Valentine's Day is number 1.
The Italian Renaissance painting titled “Madonna Litta” features a mother breastfeeding her infant child. Which famous artist created this painting?
A)Leonardo Da Vinci
B) Michelangelo
A) Leonardo da Vinci
This woman was the mother of nine children, including one President of the United States and two United States Senators.
A) Rose Kennedy
B) Eleanor Roosevelt
A) Rose Kennedy
She lived to be 104 years old, outliving four of her nine children.
Why did the founder of Mother's Day later boycott the holiday?
A. She didn't have children
B. It was too commercialized
B. It was too commercialized
Although she founded the celebration, Anna Jarvis later became resentful of the commercialization of the holiday.
How much do Americans spend on Mother’s Day annually?
A) 28 billion
B) 28 million
A) 28 billion
What species of animals have the longest pregnancy at 22 months?
A) Blue Whales
B) Elephants
B) Elephants
This famous actress was the subject of tell-all book "Mommie Dearest," written by her daughter.
A) Vivian Leigh
B) Joan Crawford
B) Joan Crawford
On average, how many hours of sleep does a new mother get each night?
A. 3 to 4
B. 5 to 6
B. 5 to 6
A new mother rarely sleeps through the night when a crying infant needs her. According to a recent study 43% of mothers get 5 to 6 hours of sleep each night, while 24% of mothers get just 3 to 4 hours, and 14% of lucky moms manage 7 to 8 hours.
What does a red carnation represent on Mother's Day?
A) Alive
B) Deceased
A) Alive
A white carnation represents on Mother's Day a mother that has passed.