Mother's Day History
Julia Ward Howe is often credited as a leader in the efforts to establish Mother's Day in America in the mid-1800s, but she is perhaps better known as the writer of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", which is associated with this war.
What is the Civil War?
Creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky, and altogether ooky, she is the matriarch of the Addams Family.
Who is Morticia Adams?
One of the most common American and Canadian Mother's Day traditions is to provide Mom with this meal in bed.
What is breakfast?
Americans have "kept up" with this mom and her controversial family's seemingly infinite number of reality shows since 2007.
Who is Kris Jenner?
This Catholic nun spent most of her life in Calcutta, India, where she was known for managing soup kitchens, clinics, and homes for the dying.
Who is Mother Teresa?
One of the earliest possible examples of Mother's Day celebration can be found in this ancient civilization which honored Rhea, its goddess of fertility and motherhood, each Spring.
What is Greece?
With her trademark red hair and white dress, this cavewoman and mother of Pebbles tries (and often fails) to stop her husband Fred's ill-fated schemes.
Who is Wilma Flintstone?
It's common to serenade moms with traditional songs like "Las Mañanitas" on Mother's Day in this country. Mariachis may or may not be included.
What is Mexico?
This beloved Princess of Wales was tragically killed in a 1997 car crash, leaving behind her two teenage sons William and Harry.
Who is Princess Diana?
Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, and Cinderella are just a few stories from the Tales of this bird character.
Who is Mother Goose?
The U.S. Congress passed a law in 1914 designating the second Monday in May as Mother's Day, which was signed off by this President.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This iconic blue-haired cartoon mom is a mom to three, but thanks to her dim-witted husband's laziness and impulsive behavior, it feels like she's a mom to four.
Who is Marge Simpson?
It's fitting that this South Asian country, home to over 1.4 billion sons and daughters, not only celebrates its mothers in May but also in a 10-day fall festival known as Durga Puja.
What is India?
For most of her career, this actress was best known as Full House's Aunt Becky. More recently, she's known for her less-than-legal methods of getting her daughters into college, for which she was arrested in 2019.
Who is Lori Loughlin?
This nursery rhyme character went to the cupboard to give her poor dog a bone.
Who is Old Mother Hubbard?
Who is Mike Tyson?
This TV mom is a single mother who is known for her love of coffee and the band "The Bangles".
Who is Lorelai Gilmore?
In the U.S., Mother's Day is the third-largest holiday for buying and sending these.
What are cards?
Stop! In the name of...this "Supreme"ly talented and successful Motown singer whose children Evan, Rhonda, and Tracee Ellis have also found success in showbusiness.
Who is Diana Ross?
"Mother Knows Best" is the villain song of this evil stepmom from Disney's Tangled.
Who is Mother Gothel?
On Mother's Day 1989, audiences said goodbye to Elyse Keaton and the rest of her family as this sitcom starring Michael J. Fox aired its series finale after 7 seasons.
What is Family Ties?
This Marvel superhero made her TV debut on Disney Plus in 2021, where we met her twin sons Billy and Tommy. Surely nothing bad happened after that, right?
Who is Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch?
A common Mother's Day gift in Japan is a red variety of this flower known for its attractive fragrance and fringed petals.
What is a carnation?
This famous supermodel mother taught her daughter, Kaia Gerber, everything she knows.
Who is Cindy Crawford?
This late-19th and early-20th century activist, who shares her name with a progressive magazine, was known as "The Most Dangerous Woman in America" for her assertive style and effectiveness in organizing labor protests.
Who is Mother Jones?