Celebrating Mothers

Q: Which U.S. president's wife was known to her critics as 'Mrs. President' for her political activism?

Eleanor Roosevelt. Abigail Adams was so politically active and well-informed about her husband John's administration that political opponents called her 'Mrs. President.' She exchanged over 1,100 letters with John Adams throughout their lives.

Q: Who founded Mother's Day as an American holiday, choosing white carnations as its symbol?

Anna Jarvis. Anna Jarvis established Mother's Day to honor her mother Ann Jarvis and successfully advocated for its official recognition on the second Sunday in May in 1914.

Q: Cleopatra, ruler of Egypt, had four children with two different fathers. Who was NOT one of them?

Octavian. Octavian was not Cleopatra's child. Her children included Caesarion (with Julius Caesar) and three children with Mark Antony: twins Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene II, plus Ptolemy Philadelphos.

Q: Eleanor Roosevelt had a complicated relationship with motherhood, partly due to the influence of which family member?

FDR's mother. Eleanor's domineering mother-in-law, Sara Delano Roosevelt, sought to control the raising of Eleanor's grandchildren, leading Eleanor to later reflect that 'Franklin's children were more my mother-in-law's children than they were mine.'

Q: Harriet Tubman's mother, known as 'Rit,' demonstrated defiance by resisting the sale of her youngest son to a trader. What impact did this have?

Harriet used her example as inspiration for resistance. Harriet Tubman's biographers believe her mother's bold resistance to having her son sold planted the seeds of defiance in young Harriet that would define her entire life of freedom-seeking.

Q: Martha Washington was the first First Lady of the United States. What was her mother's name?

Frances Jones. Martha Washington was born Martha Dandridge to John Dandridge and Frances Jones, coming from a prominent Virginia family.

Q: In ancient Rome, Flora was the goddess of flowers and spring. Her festival, the Floralia, was celebrated during which months?

April-May. The Floralia, Flora's festival, was held between April 28 and May 3 in ancient Rome. The festival was first instituted in 240 BCE and included celebrations with flowers, drinking, and entertainments.

Q: Queen Victoria had nine children with her husband Prince Albert. What was the nickname given to her because of her royal bloodline descendants?

The Grandmother of Europe. Queen Victoria's nine children married into European royal families, earning her the nickname 'the Grandmother of Europe' due to her extensive links with Europe's royal families.

Q: Anne Boleyn, mother of Queen Elizabeth I, was executed for which charge?

High treason. Anne Boleyn was convicted of treason on May 2, 1536. She was beheaded on May 19, 1536, though historians believe she was likely innocent and a victim of court politics.

Q: In what year was Mother's Day officially proclaimed a national holiday in the United States?

1914. President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation for the first official national Mother's Day in 1914, making it celebrated on the second Sunday in May.

Question 1

Which U.S. president's wife was known to her critics as 'Mrs. President' for her political activism?

Accepted Answer

Eleanor Roosevelt

Answer

Martha Washington

Answer

Abigail Adams

Answer

Jacqueline Kennedy

Question 2

Who founded Mother's Day as an American holiday, choosing white carnations as its symbol?

Accepted Answer

Anna Jarvis

Answer

Emily Dickinson

Answer

Margaret Sanger

Answer

Jane Addams

Question 3

Cleopatra, ruler of Egypt, had four children with two different fathers. Who was NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

Octavian

Answer

Caesarion

Answer

Alexander Helios

Answer

Ptolemy Philadelphos

Question 4

Eleanor Roosevelt had a complicated relationship with motherhood, partly due to the influence of which family member?

Accepted Answer

FDR's mother

Answer

Her mother

Answer

Her own nanny

Answer

Her sister

Question 5

Harriet Tubman's mother, known as 'Rit,' demonstrated defiance by resisting the sale of her youngest son to a trader. What impact did this have?

Accepted Answer

Harriet used her example as inspiration for resistance

Answer

She was freed from slavery

Answer

The trader gave up and left

Answer

It caused Harriet to flee immediately

Question 6

Martha Washington was the first First Lady of the United States. What was her mother's name?

Accepted Answer

Frances Jones

Answer

Mary Custis

Answer

Jane Randolph

Answer

Ann Moore

Question 7

In ancient Rome, Flora was the goddess of flowers and spring. Her festival, the Floralia, was celebrated during which months?

Accepted Answer

April-May

Answer

March-April

Answer

May-June

Answer

June-July

Question 8

Queen Victoria had nine children with her husband Prince Albert. What was the nickname given to her because of her royal bloodline descendants?

Accepted Answer

The Grandmother of Europe

Answer

The Royal Matriarch

Answer

The Mother Queen

Answer

The Windsor Legacy

Question 9

Anne Boleyn, mother of Queen Elizabeth I, was executed for which charge?

Accepted Answer

High treason

Answer

Adultery

Answer

Witchcraft

Answer

Conspiring against the king

Question 10

In what year was Mother's Day officially proclaimed a national holiday in the United States?

Accepted Answer

1914

Answer

1908

Answer

1912

Answer

1920

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