Gifts
What is the most popular gift given on Mother's Day?
A card
This mother of Malia and Sasha served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
Michelle Obama
True or False: Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mothers Day, had children of her own
False
While most moms carry their babies in their arms, this animal carries her baby in a pouch.
Kangaroo
This is the most popular day of the week for babies to be born.
Tuesdays
Roughly how many phone calls are made on Mother's Day in the U.S.?
122 million
This mother of Princes William and Harry was known for her charity work and her signature short blonde hair.
Princess Diana
This flower is the traditional symbol of Mother's Day, symbolizing love and gratitude.
Carnations
After giving birth, this mother will lick her cubs to stimulate their circulation
Tiger
Research shows that a mother can identify her own baby’s specific cry out of a room of 50 other crying babies within just __ seconds of hearing it.
3
According to statistics, what is the most popular jewelry gift for moms?
Earrings
This animated woman is famous for her tall blue hair and her endless patience with her husband, Homer.
Marge Simpson
In ancient Egypt, mothers were so highly revered that this animal, considered a symbol of motherhood and protection, was treated as a sacred deity.
A cat
This mother bird is famous for being "dedicated." She will sit on her egg for two months in freezing temperatures without eating a single bite of food.
Emperor Penguin
In 2023, a mother in Mali named Halima Cissé broke the Guinness World Record for the most children born at once that actually survived. How many babies did she have?
9 kids
What percentage of people buy flowers for their mothers on this day?
This French-Polish scientist is the only mother to win two Nobel Prizes (and her daughter Irene later won one, too!)
Marie Curie
Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year for this specific industry, beating out Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve.
The restaurant industry
This animal has the longest pregnancy of any mammal, carrying her calf for almost 22 months before it is born.
Elephant
True or False: A mother’s heart can actually "re-program" itself.
True! During pregnancy, cells from the baby can travel into the mother's heart to help repair damaged tissue, a process called "Fetal Microchimerism."
What is the average age of a first-time mother in the U.S. today?
27.5 (27 and 28 are both accepted)
This woman has three children and immigrated to the United States, while also pursuing her studies and having learned 3 languages fluently. She is best known to advocate for peace, respect, and humility.
Mom!!! WE LOVE YOU!!
This state was the first to recognize Mother's Day as a state holiday in 1910.
West Virginia
This giant mammal’s milk is so thick (about 50% fat) that it has the consistency of toothpaste, helping its calf grow up to 200 pounds
Blue Whale
If a mother were paid a fair market salary for all her "jobs" (chef, driver, therapist, etc.), a 2024 study estimated her annual "salary" would be roughly this much. NOT INCLUDING ACTUAL JOB SALARY
$184,000