Music to Your Ears
She was the first female and Black artist to be on the cover of Time magazine and is known as the “Queen of Rock” for her contributions and electric stage presence.
Tina Turner
Who is this famous family known for their television and media presence, cosmetics and lifestyle companies, led by a "Mom-ager" ?
Kris Jenner and the Kardashian/Jenner daughters
Which country does President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo lead?
Mexico
A native Detroiter and original cast member of Saturday Night Live, she passed away from ovarian cancer at the age of 42.
Gilda Radner
Which actress portrayed the determined mother Erin Brockovich in the film of the same name?
Julia Roberts
Not only has she had the most hits on Billboard's Hot Country songs chart, she is a renowned philanthropist from humble origins giving back to her community.
Dolly Parton
Beloved singers and cultural icons, this mother and daughter duo conquered stage and screen from the fantastical Oz to the cabarets of Berlin. Who are they?
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli
What ancient civilization held spring festivals to honor a mother goddess (a precursor to our modern Mother's Day)?
Ancient Greeks honoring Rhea
She began her carrier in stand-up and later starred in sitcoms, publicly coming out as a lesbian on the cover of Time magazine following the story arch of her character with the same first name.
Ellen DeGeneres
American Actress, screenwriter and film director who brought Barbie to life in 2023.
Greta Gerwig
Which groundbreaking singer is known as the "Mother of Blues"?
Ma Rainey
This tennis great won the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant with her daughter.
Serena Williams, nine weeks pregnant with Olympia
Which country had the first female head of government?
Sri Lanka in 1960 when Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike took office
Often cited as the first Jewish woman to do stand-up in the modern style (no musical numbers, just stories), influencing generations of comedians.
Jean Carroll
Name of fictional character who is leader of "The Plastics" at North Shore High School.
Regina George
(Mean Girls)
This Canadian singer provided the off-screen singing voice for the character Jessie in the 1999 animated blockbuster, Toy Story.
Sarah McLachlan
This mother, writer and pioneer of feminism wrote Vindication of the Rights of Women, and her daughter became the mother of science fiction with her seminal Frankenstein.
Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley
Name one of the countries that have the most generous paid maternity leave at 86 weeks, 68 weeks, and 59 weeks respectively.
Estonia, Sweden, Norway
Known for her deadpan comedic style, and her pivotal stand up where she announced her cancer diagnosis to a live audience, who is this comedian?
Tig Notaro
She tied with Katharine Hepburn for Best Actress in 1969, just one year after making her film debut in Funny Girl.
Barbara Streisand
19th Century German pianist, composer and piano prodigy. Regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era.
Clara Schumann
Matriarchal societies are led by women, while matrilineal societies inherit kinship through the mother. Can you name one example of each?
Matriarchal: Iroquois, Ancient Greek, Guna people (Panama and Colombia)
Matrilineal: Jews, Muscogee, Chickasaw
Both! Basques (Spain and France), Wampanoag, Han Taiwanese, Cherokee
Which U.S. state hosted the first official Mother's Day service?
West Virginia in 1908
With the given name Loretta Mary Aiken, she performed under this stage name. Her began career on the theater stage in the 1920s and became a veteran entertainer of the Chitlin' Circuit of black vaudeville.
Moms Mabley
First African American woman to win an Academy Award, doing so in 1940 where at the awards ceremony she had to sit at a segregated table.
Hattie McDaniel
(Supporting Actress, Gone with The Wind)