Seasonal Quizzes - Mothers Day
I set Bill a challenge to write us a Mothers Day Quiz after several requests from our visitors. I think he did a great job but he said "There are some tough questions and it was one of the hardest themes to research". If YOU have any Mothers Day questions to offer us, I will add them to this quiz. Send them here, Enjoy.
MOTHER’S DAY
1 In which country did Mother’s Day as we know it begin - The United States Of America
2 When does Mother’s Day take place in England - The UK's Mother's Day always falls on the fourth Sunday during the period of Lent, when people typically give up things like certain foods or bad habits for the days leading up to Easter.
3 What was the name of the woman who promoted mother’s day as we know it - Anna Jarvis
4 In what year was the first modern Mother’s Day - Nineteen fourteen
5 Which American president decreed, when in the calendar, Mother’s Day would happen - Woodrow Wilson
6 What was the first Mother’s Day in modern times called - The Mothers of America Day
7 Which flowers symbolize Mother’s Day - Carnations
8 What was Mother’s Day originally meant to support - It was meant as an anti-war statement
9 Which American president actually designed a postage stamp to honour Mother’s Day - FD Roosevelt
10 What is the difference between Mother’s Day and Mothering Sunday - Mothering Sunday is celebrating the mother being the Church, not the person
11 When do Australians celebrate Mother’s Day - Second Sunday in May
12 Who played the mother in the 1980 Slasher film Mother’s Day - Nancy Hendrickson
13 What organization introduced Mother’s Day in Bhutan - Their Tourist office
14 What did most of the Communist countries change Mother’s Day to - International Woman’s Day
15 What type of large cake is often given on Mother’s Day in Canada - Mother’s Day Cookie Cake
16 Alice Masarykove promoted Mother’s Day in which country - Czechoslovakia in 1923
17 How long does the celebration of Mother’s Day last in Ethiopia - Three days
18 Which Scandinavian country honours some mothers who have done something exceptional with a medal on Mother’s Day - Finland
19 In what month do most countries celebrate Mother’s Day - In May
20 In which decade did celebrating Mother’s Day return to The Republic of Ireland - Nineteen fifties