The Mother of All Mother's Day Quizzes

It is a Mother's Day tradition to take your mom to brunch. It is also traditional that after the third round of mimosas, conversation gets a bit weird. Instead of enduring uncomfortable questions or even more uncomfortable silences, whip out this Mother of All Mother's Day Quizzes and test your mom's knowledge of motherhood.

Questions:

1. Anna Jarvis could be credited with being the Mother of Mother's Day, as she worked diligently to make it a national day of observance in the United States. What official symbol did Jarvis advocate for Mother's Day?

A. Red roses.
B. Chocolate candy.
C. White carnations.
D. A greeting card.

2. What U.S. President signed the order making Mother's Day a national holiday?

A. Theodore Roosevelt.
B. Woodrow Wilson.
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
D. Dwight Eisenhower.

3. Who 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."

A. Sigmund Freud.
B. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
C. Al Capone.
D. George Washington.

4. Match the celebrity mom to the celebrity daughter.

A. Debbie Reynolds.
B. Diane Ladd.
C. Janet Leigh.
D. Goldie Hawn.
E. Joanna Moore.

1. Kate Hudson.
2. Jamie Lee Curtis.
3. Tatum O'Neal.
4. Laura Dern.
5. Carrie Fisher.

5. Several years ago, a popular television commercial ended with the tag line, "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature!" What product was being advertised? (For extra credit, what was the brand name?)

A. Margarine.
B. Weed killer.
C. Instant soup.
D. Dishwashing liquid.

6. Who said, ""Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process."

A. Bill Clinton.
B. Mark Twain.
C. Will Rogers.
D. John F. Kennedy.

7. The movies have given us some memorable mothers. Match the actress to the film in which she played the role of mom.

A. Stella Dallas.
B. Terms of Endearment.
C. Mildred Pierce.
D. I Remember Mama.

1. Shirley MacLaine.
2. Joan Crawford.
3. Irene Dunne.
4. Barbara Stanwyck.

8. Who said, "When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child."

A. Anna Nicole Smith.
B. Cher.
C. Sophia Loren.
D. Courtney Love.

9. In the original Mother Goose nursery rhymes, "There was a old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children she didn't know what to do." Well, what did she do?

A. "She made them put all the dishes away. She then let them play the rest of the day."
B. "She gave them some broth without any bread. She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed."
C. "She had them all sit on their own little stool. She taught them all lessons as if in a school."
D. "She told them to tend to the garden outside. She covered her eyes with her apron and cried."

10. According to the lyrics from the song "My Mother's Eyes," exactly what can be found in her eyes?

A. Those baby tales she told, that road all paved in gold.
B. God's gift sent from above, a real unselfish love.
C. One bright and guiding light that taught me wrong from right.
D. All of the above.

Answers:

1. C - White carnations. Ironically, Jarvis' efforts to promote Mother's Day proved to be so successful that less than ten years after it was proclaimed a national holiday, she filed a lawsuit trying to stop the over-commercialization of Mother's Day.

2. B - Woodrow Wilson signed an order making Mother's Day a national holiday in 1914.

3. D - George Washington.

4. A: 5 - Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher.
B: 4 - Diane Ladd and Laura Dern.
C: 2 - Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis.
D: 1 - Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson.
E: 4 - Joanna Moore and Tatum O'Neal.

5. A - Margarine. The brand name was Chiffon.

6. D - John F. Kennedy.

7. A: 4 - Stella Dallas with Barbara Stanwyck.
B: 1 - Terms of Endearment with Shirley MacLaine.
C: 2 - Mildred Pierce with Joan Crawford.
D: 3 - I Remember Mama with Irene Dunne.

8. C - Sophia Loren.

9. B - "She gave them some broth without any bread. She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed."

10. D - All of the above.