Trivia Quiz: History of Mother's Day

Did you know there were three attempts made to establish a Mother's Day in America? Find out more about these, as well as early versions of the holiday in other countries, with our Mother's Day History quiz.


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Question 1: Ancient Greek "Mother's Day" celebrations honored which mythlogical character?

 A: Hera
 B: Athena
 C: Aphrodite
 D: Rhea

Question 2: For what purpose did a holiday honoring mothers in Britain begin?

 A: To honor the Mothers Superior of local convents
 B: To give servants a chance to visit their mothers
 C: To appease overworked mothers who rioted in the streets
 D: To give upper-class women an opportunity to hold parties

Question 3: What was Julia Ward Howe's attempt at Mother's Day in America meant to observe?

 A: Peace and womanhood
 B: The plight of working mothers
 C: Widowed mothers during the Civil War
 D: Her own mother

Question 4: When did Howe's Mother's Day celebration originally die out?

 A: Shortly after her death
 B: When she stopped covering the cost of the celebrations
 C: After rumors about Howe began to spread
 D: After attempts to shut it down

Question 5: Anna Jarvis, daughter of Anna Reeves Jarvis -- who had also attempted to instate a "mother's day" -- wanted to establish the holiday to honor whom?

 A: Julia Ward Howe's friends
 B: Mothers living and dead
 C: A friend who had died in childbirth
 D: Women who were unable to bear children

Question 6: In 1912, which state became the first to adopt an official Mother's Day?

 A: New York
 B: North Carolina
 C: West Virginia
 D: Massachusetts

Question 7: Why did florists object to the idea of selling flowers for Mother's day?

 A: They believed the holiday could be exploited
 B: They were afraid of running out of carnations
 C: They did not believe the celebration of motherhood should be limited to one day
 D: They were afraid they would lose money on it

Question 8: After nearly dying out in the 19th century, what was one of the things that revived the concept of a Mother's Day in England after WWII?

 A: Support for mothers who had lost children in the war
 B: An edict from the Queen
 C: Commercial enterprises trying to boost sales
 D: A movement among the women of the country to reinstate it

Question 9: Whom does a white carnation honor?

 A: A deceased mother
 B: A living mother
 C: A mother separated by distance
 D: A widowed mother

Question 10: Which proponent of Mother's Day has been honored on a stamp?

 A: Anna Reeves Jarvis
 B: Anna Jarvis
 C: Julia Ward Howe
 D: No such stamp was ever issued



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