General Knowledge
Name 3 different words to call a mother
Mom, mama, mum, etc
Idiom for someone who looks out for the welfare of others, especially to an overprotective degree
Mother Hen
True or false: People have been celebrating Mothers and Motherhood before Mother's Day was introduced
True
She was Jesus's Mother
Mary
What is the most popular gift given on Mother's Day?
Flowers
What Sunday in May does Mother's day always fall on, e.g, 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th?
2nd Sunday in May
This idiom describes a man who allows his mother to have too much influence on him
Mama's boy
True or False?
The original name of Mother's Day was "Mothers' Friendship Day."
True
According to the Bible, who is the first mother?
Eve
True or false: more money on average spent on Mother's Day than Father's Day?
True (Mother's Day - 35 billion to Father's Day 23 billion)
When is Mother's Day this year?
Sunday, May 11th
This idiom can be said to someone who uses a lot of swear words or other inappropriate language
Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?
What year was the first Mother’s Day celebrated in the USA?
a) 1908
b) 1776
c) 1809
d) 1972
a) The first Mother's Day was celebrated in 1908
She won a Noble Peace Prize for work helping the poor in India
Mother Teresa
True or False?
Mother's Day is the second-busiest day of the year for restaurants in the USA, after Valentine's Day
False. Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year for restaurants in the USA.
This flower has always been associated with Mother's Day
Carnation
An idiom said to describe an unattractive person
A face only a mother could love
Which US president made Mother's Day an official national holiday?
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
c) Woodrow Wilson
d) George Washington
c) Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Mother's Day an official holiday in 1914.
What was Rapunsel's "Mother's" name? (the woman who raised her)
Mother Gothel (her real mother was the Queen)
Why did the founder of Mother's Day later boycott the holiday?
A) It was too commercialized
B) To protest a war
C) She wasn't a mother
Approximately how many countries officially celebrate Mother’s Day?
a) 15
b) 35
c) 50
c) Over 50 countries celebrate Mother's Day, although not all celebrate it on the same day.
An idiom meaning that the best way to learn something is by experiencing it
Experience is the mother of wisdom
Where did the American custom of Mother's Day begin?
A) Florida
B) Ohio
C) West Virginia
West Virginia
Which famous scientist is called the Mother of Modern Physics?
a) Marie Curie
b) Ada Lovelace
c) Rosalind Franklin
d) Sally Ride
a) Marie Curie
How much Money is spent on Mother's Day on Average?
1 billion, 17 billion, 36 billion
About 35 billion in 2023