Mother's Day Quiz

Example Questions From the Test

• 4What 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
• 5An 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
• 6A 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