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A Nobel Prize winner, and a Saint!
Who is Mother Teresa?
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He was the wise and loving mother to Wally and the Beav on the classic 1950s sitcom Leave It to Beaver.
Who is June Cleaver?
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This is the traditional flower of Mother's Day.
What are white carnations?
100
Officially named Arrangement in Black and Gray No. 1 and reproduced on this Mother's Day stamp, it hangs in the Musee d'Orsay.
What is Whistler's Mother?
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In this country, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May, and children often give their mothers breakfast in bed.
What is the United States?
200
These two women were both wives and mothers of US Presidents.
Who are Abigail Adams and Barbara Bush?
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This no-nonsense mother of six was played by Florence Henderson on a hit TV show that debuted in 1969.
Who is Carol Brady?
200
Of 35 billion, 3.5 billion, or 350 million, the amount spent on Mother's Day in the US in 2023.
What is 35 Billion?
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He wrote To My Mother, a poem in his usual macabre style to mourn the death of his wife Virginia.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Because I feel that, in the Heavens above, The angels, whispering to one another, Can find, among their burning terms of love, None so devotional as that of "Mother," Therefore by that dear name I long have called you— You who are more than mother unto me, And fill my heart of hearts, where Death installed you In setting my Virginia's spirit free. My mother—my own mother, who died early, Was but the mother of myself; but you Are mother to the one I loved so dearly, And thus are dearer than the mother I knew By that infinity with which my wife Was dearer to my soul than its soul-life.
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In this country, Mother’s Day is celebrated in March, and it involves children giving their mothers a flower called the mimosa, which is a symbol of love and respect.
What is Italy?
300
This mother, known for her role as the Queen of the Nile, was the mother of the famous ruler Ptolemy XV (15), better known as Caesarion, and the lover of Julius Caesar.
Who is Cleopatra?
300
This 1983 film gave us the famous line, “No wire hangers, ever!” yelled by a terrifying version of actress Joan Crawford.
What is Mommie Dearest?
300
Torta Della Mamma is a traditional Mothers' Day cake in this Capitol of the Campania region in Italy. Not sure if the Florida City follows the same tradition.
What is Naples?
300
This Renaissance masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci features Mary holding the Christ child, with Saint Anne watching over them.
What is The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne?
300
In this Scandinavian country, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May, and children often surprise their mothers with a special breakfast and handmade gifts.
What is Sweden?
400
Subtitled 'Have Scientists Found the Mother Of Us All', this book explains how scientists using mitochondrial DNA found a common human ancestor living in Africa 200,000 years ago.
What is The Search For Eve?
400
In this 1969 Beatles hit, Paul McCartney sings, “Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom.”
What is Let It Be?
400
He established Mother's Day as a National Holiday in 1914.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
400
Thought to be the most represented subject in art, one of the most famous is a painting by Ducci di Buoninsegna hanging in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
What is Madonna and Child?
400
In this country, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the birthday of the Queen, August 12th, and is marked by activities such as giving gifts, offering flowers, and honoring the mother.
What is Thailand?
500
This mother and daughter both were awarded Nobel Prizes, one of them twice.
Who are Marie Curie (1903 in Physics and 1911 in Chemistry) and Irene Joliot-Curie (1935 in Chemistry).
500
This Johnny Cash song begins, “My mama told me, son, always be a good boy...”
What is Folsom Prison Blues?
500
She led the movement to establish Mother's Day in the US.
Who is Anna Jarvis?
She later became disenchanted with it's commercialization and called for it to be rescinded.
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This American painter captured the strength of rural motherhood in her 1930 painting “Mother and Child,” set against the backdrop of the Great Depression.
Who is Dorothea Lange?
(Note: While Lange was a photographer, her iconic image "Migrant Mother" is often considered a work of art in its own right.)
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"Parents’ Day" is celebrated on May 8th, where children give their mothers carnations and perform special acts of gratitude for both parents. What country is this tradition from?
What is South Korea?