FUN WITH NUMBERS
How much is a baker's dozen?
13
There is a controversy as to whether this candy bar was named after Babe Ruth, or Grover Cleveland's daughter Ruth.
BABY RUTH
This President signed into law Mother's Day as a National Holiday.
Grover Cleveland, Abe Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson
WOODROW WILSON
For this game you need a small rubber ball and several oddly shaped metal objects.
JACKS
According to the song 'LAZY RIVER', what direction should you go on the lazy river.
UP
The spelling of every odd number contains this letter.
E
This snack is 71 percent cookie and 29 percent creme
OREO
In the Bible she is known as the first mother
EVE
In this game one player stands at the end of the playing field with their back towards the other players. The players run towards the single player and freeze when the single player says a certain phrase. They run again when another phrase is said
RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT
Complete the lyric,
'You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh, the fundamental things apply...
AS TIME GOES BY
This motel promises 'Don't worry, we'll leave the light on for you'.
MOTEL 6
These cream filled sponge cakes originated in 1930 and have a myth about them that they never go bad, but they actually are good for up to 45 days.
TWINKIES
Mother's Day is the busiest day of the year for restaurants. What day is the second busiest?
VALENTINE'S DAY
In this game one player is the leader. They get the other players to mimic what they are doing by starting out with a certain phrase. If the players mimic the action without the leader saying this phrase they are out.
SIMON SAYS
According to a song Cab Calloway co-wrote and sang who is a moocher
MINNIE
This is the highest numbered ball on a billiards table.
15
Of JIF, SKIPPY or PETER PAN, this is the most popular peanut butter brand in America.
JIF
What flower is associated with Mother's Day
CARNATION
In this game players try to flip small discs into a pot.
TIDDLYWINKS
Hoagie Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell wrote this song about a state on their brains in 1930
GEORGIA ON MY MIND
Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain all were this age when they died.
27
This snack comes in a small rectangular box with Circus animals on it.
BARNUM'S ANIMAL CRACKERS
Mother's Day is the third most popular day of greeting card sales. What are the top two?
CHRISTMAS DAY and VALENTINE'S DAY
In this game kids can't touch the ground, because the ground is made of this
LAVA
According to the song, 'LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES', why shouldn't we take it serious?
LIFE IS TOO MYSTERIOUS