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Here are the correct answers for the Mother's Day Trivia Quiz, with a brief explanation for each to help you understand why they are correct.
1. Which president established mother's day?
* Answer: b. Woodrow Wilson
* *Reasoning:* While Anna Jarvis started the campaign, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day in 1914.
2. Which flower is traditionally given the most at Mother's Day?
* Answer: c. Carnation
* *Reasoning:* The carnation was Anna Jarvis's favorite flower and became the official symbol of Mother's Day. Pink carnations honor living mothers, while white ones honor those who have passed away.
3. According to the proverb, what is “the mother of invention”?
* Answer: c. Necessity
* *Reasoning:* This comes from the famous saying: "Necessity is the mother of invention," meaning that when people really need something, they will figure out a way to create it.
4. What is the other name of ‘Mother of Pearl’?
* Answer: a. Nacre
* *Reasoning:* Nacre is the scientific name for the shiny, iridescent substance that lines the inside of some mollusk shells and makes up pearls.
5. Which scientist won two Nobel Prize awards and was also the mother of a Nobel Prize Winner?
* Answer: b. Marie Curie
* *Reasoning:* Marie Curie won Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry. Her daughter, Irène Joliot-Curie, also won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
6. Which actress is the step mom in the film ‘stepmom’?
* Answer: c. Julia Roberts
* *Reasoning:* Julia Roberts played the character Isabel Sullivan, the stepmother, in the 1998 movie *Stepmom*. Susan Sarandon played the biological mother.
7. What is the most popular gift purchased for Mother's Day?
* Answer: b. Cards
* *Reasoning:* Greeting cards are consistently the most purchased item for Mother's Day, with hundreds of millions sold every year, far outnumbering flowers or clothes.
8. Who is actress Kate Hudson’s famous mother?
* Answer: a. Goldie Hawn
* *Reasoning:* Goldie Hawn is a famous Hollywood actress and comedian, and she is Kate Hudson's biological mother.
9. In Greek mythology, who is the mother of the olympian gods and goddesses?
* Answer: c. Rhea
* *Reasoning:* Rhea is known as the "Mother of Gods" because she gave birth to Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia. (Gaea is her mother, the Earth).
10. In which language does Fête des Mères mean Mother's Day?
* Answer: b. French
* *Reasoning:* "Fête" means party or celebration, and "Mères" means mothers in French.
11. Which mother was famous for taking care of the poor in India?
* Answer: b. Mother Teresa
* *Reasoning:* Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (Calcutta), India, and spent her life serving the poorest of the poor.
12. What is the name of Simba's mother in the movie ‘The Lion king’?
* Answer: b. Sarabi
* *Reasoning:* Sarabi is the Queen of the Pride Lands and Mufasa's wife. Nala is Simba's friend/wife, and Kiara is his daughter.
13. Mother's Day is always on the same date each year – True or False?
* Answer: a. False
* *Reasoning:* In the US and many other countries, Mother's Day falls on the *second Sunday* of May. Because the day of the week changes every year, the specific calendar date (like May 10th or May 14th) changes too.
14. “Mamma Mia” is a hit by which pop group?
* Answer: a. ABBA
* *Reasoning:* The Swedish pop group ABBA released the hit song "Mamma Mia" in 1975.
15. Mother's Day always falls on the
* Answer: b. Second Sunday of May
* *Reasoning:* As established in question 13, the holiday is celebrated on the second Sunday in May in the United States.
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Final Answer:
1. b
2. c
3. c
4. a
5. b
6. c
7. b
8. a
9. c
10. b
11. b
12. b
13. a
14. a
15. b
1. Which president established mother's day?
* Answer: b. Woodrow Wilson
* *Reasoning:* While Anna Jarvis started the campaign, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day in 1914.
2. Which flower is traditionally given the most at Mother's Day?
* Answer: c. Carnation
* *Reasoning:* The carnation was Anna Jarvis's favorite flower and became the official symbol of Mother's Day. Pink carnations honor living mothers, while white ones honor those who have passed away.
3. According to the proverb, what is “the mother of invention”?
* Answer: c. Necessity
* *Reasoning:* This comes from the famous saying: "Necessity is the mother of invention," meaning that when people really need something, they will figure out a way to create it.
4. What is the other name of ‘Mother of Pearl’?
* Answer: a. Nacre
* *Reasoning:* Nacre is the scientific name for the shiny, iridescent substance that lines the inside of some mollusk shells and makes up pearls.
5. Which scientist won two Nobel Prize awards and was also the mother of a Nobel Prize Winner?
* Answer: b. Marie Curie
* *Reasoning:* Marie Curie won Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry. Her daughter, Irène Joliot-Curie, also won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
6. Which actress is the step mom in the film ‘stepmom’?
* Answer: c. Julia Roberts
* *Reasoning:* Julia Roberts played the character Isabel Sullivan, the stepmother, in the 1998 movie *Stepmom*. Susan Sarandon played the biological mother.
7. What is the most popular gift purchased for Mother's Day?
* Answer: b. Cards
* *Reasoning:* Greeting cards are consistently the most purchased item for Mother's Day, with hundreds of millions sold every year, far outnumbering flowers or clothes.
8. Who is actress Kate Hudson’s famous mother?
* Answer: a. Goldie Hawn
* *Reasoning:* Goldie Hawn is a famous Hollywood actress and comedian, and she is Kate Hudson's biological mother.
9. In Greek mythology, who is the mother of the olympian gods and goddesses?
* Answer: c. Rhea
* *Reasoning:* Rhea is known as the "Mother of Gods" because she gave birth to Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia. (Gaea is her mother, the Earth).
10. In which language does Fête des Mères mean Mother's Day?
* Answer: b. French
* *Reasoning:* "Fête" means party or celebration, and "Mères" means mothers in French.
11. Which mother was famous for taking care of the poor in India?
* Answer: b. Mother Teresa
* *Reasoning:* Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (Calcutta), India, and spent her life serving the poorest of the poor.
12. What is the name of Simba's mother in the movie ‘The Lion king’?
* Answer: b. Sarabi
* *Reasoning:* Sarabi is the Queen of the Pride Lands and Mufasa's wife. Nala is Simba's friend/wife, and Kiara is his daughter.
13. Mother's Day is always on the same date each year – True or False?
* Answer: a. False
* *Reasoning:* In the US and many other countries, Mother's Day falls on the *second Sunday* of May. Because the day of the week changes every year, the specific calendar date (like May 10th or May 14th) changes too.
14. “Mamma Mia” is a hit by which pop group?
* Answer: a. ABBA
* *Reasoning:* The Swedish pop group ABBA released the hit song "Mamma Mia" in 1975.
15. Mother's Day always falls on the
* Answer: b. Second Sunday of May
* *Reasoning:* As established in question 13, the holiday is celebrated on the second Sunday in May in the United States.
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Final Answer:
1. b
2. c
3. c
4. a
5. b
6. c
7. b
8. a
9. c
10. b
11. b
12. b
13. a
14. a
15. b
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