Mother's Day Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. One colleague in Mexico celebrates Mother's Day on May 10, while another in the United States celebrates on the second Sunday in May. What can you correctly infer?
The Mexican celebration must always happen first
The United States changes its date to match Mexico in some years
The dates can coincide in some years but differ in others
Both countries use the same calendar rule but describe it differently
2. A museum label describes Mothering Sunday as simply the British branch of Anna Jarvis's American campaign. Which revision is most accurate?
Mothering Sunday began in the United States and was later renamed in Britain
They have different historical roots, although their modern celebrations now overlap
Mothering Sunday was created by the British government in 1914
The two observances have always occurred on the same date
3. Mothering Sunday falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent. How long before Easter Sunday does it occur in the Western Christian calendar?
Three weeks
Two weeks
Six weeks
One week
4. What was the historical focus of Mothering Sunday in Britain?
Presenting flowers to the oldest mother in each village
Marking the beginning of the spring school term
Returning to one's “mother church” during Lent
Commemorating the founding of modern Mother's Day in America
5. An Australian family follows the country's customary Mother's Day calendar. When should they plan their celebration?
The second Sunday in February
The fourth Sunday of Lent
May 10 every year
The second Sunday in May
6. A French calendar moves Mother's Day from the final Sunday in May to the first Sunday in June. What explains the change?
The final Sunday in May coincides with Pentecost
May has five Sundays that year
Labour Day falls during the same week
The date must follow the summer solstice
7. Which country commonly observes Mother's Day on the second Sunday in February?
Japan
France
Norway
Mexico
8. In the United States, when is Mother's Day observed each year?
The second Sunday in May
The first Sunday in May
May 10
The final Sunday in May
9. Which event gave Mother's Day nationwide federal recognition in the United States?
Congress created a national holiday immediately after the Civil War
The Supreme Court recognized it as a religious observance
President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation in 1914
Anna Jarvis issued a nationwide proclamation in 1908
10. A family plans a Mother's Day celebration in Thailand on August 12. That date is traditionally associated with whose birthday?
Anna Jarvis
The reigning prime minister
The founder of the Thai Red Cross
Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother
11. Which flower did Anna Jarvis select as an emblem of Mother's Day?
A red rose
A white carnation
A yellow chrysanthemum
A pink tulip
12. Which flower is especially associated with Mother's Day gifts in Japan?
Carnations
Tulips
Daffodils
Lavender
13. Who led the campaign that established the modern Mother's Day observance in the United States?
Clara Barton
Julia Ward Howe
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Anna Jarvis
14. A traveller is told that Mother's Day will be celebrated on May 10 regardless of the weekday. Which country is the traveller most likely visiting?
Australia
Mexico
Norway
United Kingdom
15. An editor wants to use the conventional English name of the holiday founded through Anna Jarvis's campaign. Which wording is correct?
Mother Day
Day of Mothers
National Mothers Day
Mother's Day
16. A visitor is invited to a family celebration on the fourth Sunday of Lent rather than in May. Which observance best fits the invitation?
Mexico's Mother's Day
Mothering Sunday in the United Kingdom or Ireland
Thailand's Mother's Day
Norway's Mother's Day