Mothers around the world
This letter begins the word for Mother in over 80% of the languages of the world.
What is "M?"
The word for mom starts with the sound "ma" in almost every language for this reason.
What is it is the first sound a baby usually makes?
What is the median age of women that give birth for the first time?
What is 24.8?
True or False…
Americans started to set aside a day honoring Mothers during the Civil War.
What is True?
This famous mother monarch from the UK has the longest reign in UK history. (RIP)
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
A woman who rules or dominates a family, group, state, or country.
What is a matriarch?
These are the official flowers of Mother's Day (Color and type).
What are: Red Carnations?
What is the most popular day of the week in which to have a baby?
What is Tuesday?
Mother's Day was officially a holiday in the US on this date.
What is May 8-9th, 1914?
(Sources are inconsistent)
As one of the historically most famous Mother's of all time, this woman was given the name "Blessed Mother of Calcutta" by Pope John Paul II.
Who is Mother Teresa?
In the world there is this much moms. More than any known planet in the universe.
What is 2 billion?
She was the first Mother in the Bible.
Who is Eve?
The most popular month in which to have a baby is this month.
What is August?
Mother’s Day is suggested to be a day of ____. (think adjective)
What is Peace?
This famous physicist and chemist was known for her contributions to the discovery of radium and polonium and for her contribution to finding treatments for cancer.
Who was Marie Curie?
Until "Octomom" became a world-wide celebrity, this term was the previous record for having the most children at one time (one less than Octomom).
What are septuplets?
This animal in the water is one of the few species in the world where the male is responsible for carrying the eggs in his pouch until they are born.
What is a seahorse?
The amount of babies born on average every second is this. May not seem like a lot but is adds up.
What is 4.3?
Americans spend this amount of money on Mother's Day.
What is 31 Billion?
This mother was a very famous queen/pharaoh from Egypt is the most well known queen/pharaoh besides Hatshepsut.
This famous president said "My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."
Who is George Washington?
This woman declared the 2nd Sunday of May as Mother's Day and also created the Mother's Day International Association.
Who is Anna Jarvis?
The amount of babies women give birth to in a year is this in the US.
What is 4 million?
Mother's day is the third most selling holiday for flowers. The number of flowers sold last year is this.
What is $2.90 billion?
This woman was an American abolitionist and women's rights activist who was born into slavery but escaped with her daughter in 1826. She was born with the name Isabella Baumfree but changed her name because of a sign from God.
Who is Sojourner Truth?