Q 01/05

Which president made Mother's Day a US holiday in 1914?

A) Woodrow Wilson

B) Theodore Roosevelt

C) William Howard Taft

D) Warren G. Harding

Answer · why

A) Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson signed the proclamation in May 1914, a day after Congress passed the resolution and only a few years after senators had mocked the idea...

Q 02/05

Which woman is credited as the founder of the modern Mother's Day holiday in the United States?

A) Julia Ward Howe

B) Anna Jarvis

C) Ann Jarvis

D) Eleanor Roosevelt

Answer · why

B) Anna Jarvis

Anna Jarvis built the campaign around her own mother, Ann, who had prayed aloud in an 1876 Sunday school class that someone would found such a day.

Q 03/05

Which Egyptian journalist introduced Mother's Day to the Arab world?

A) Mustafa Amin

B) Naguib Mahfouz

C) Taha Hussein

D) Ahmed Lutfi

Answer · why

A) Mustafa Amin

Mustafa Amin floated the idea in his 1943 book Smiling America; Egypt first marked the day in 1956, and other Arab countries followed.

Q 04/05

Which flower did the founder of Mother's Day choose as its emblem?

A) Gardenia

B) Magnolia

C) Carnation

D) Daffodil

Answer · why

C) Carnation

Carnation: she wanted a single white one worn as a badge, but florists drove up the price until she urged people to stop buying flowers at all.

Q 05/05

The 1914 presidential proclamation of Mother's Day asked Americans to display what?

A) The national flag

B) A white ribbon

C) A candle in the window

D) A photograph of their mother

Answer · why

A) The national flag

The national flag: the 1914 resolution asked for it to be flown on government buildings and homes as a public expression of love and reverence for the...