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Mother's Day Quiz 1
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The International Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday of May every year.

Mother's Day Quiz 1
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1. What is the Latin word for mother?

2. The painting 'Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1', is best known by what name?

3. John Lennon's mother tragically died in a car accident when he was 17, which song bearing her name did he write in her memory?

4. 'Mama Weer All Crazee Now' gave which rock band its third number one UK single?

5. Which American born author, but a resident of Britain for most of his adult life, wrote the book The Mother Tongue?

6. Which actress played the mother in the 1970 British drama film The Railway Children?

7. By what other name is 'mother of pearl' known?

8. We need two cities; in which city was Mother Theresa born, and in which city did she die, in 1997?

9. Which fictional character's mother was Monique Delacroix, from the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland?

10. What was the given first name of the mother of British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill?

11. In the Terminator films, what is the name of John Connor's mother?

12. What was the first name of the mother, played by Michael Learned, in The Waltons?

13. In the famous proverb, what is 'the mother of invention'?

14. In Greek and Roman mythology, who was the mother of the twin brothers Castor and Pollux?

15. Name the mother of Queen Elizabeth I?

16. Which popular Mother's Day flower do Christians believe were made from the tears of Mary when she wept for Jesus on the cross?

17. Who is the famous actress mother of Gwyneth Paltrow?

18. Which American state is nicknamed 'Mother of Presidents' because eight U.S. presidents were born there, including four of the first five presidents?

19. By what name do we know the Irish washerwoman character devised by Arthur Lucan in the 1930s?

20. 'Mother's ruin' is a common British name for which alcoholic drink?

21. Which actress stars in the role of 'mother' in the 2017 American psychological horror film Mother!?

22. 'Marmee' is mother and head of the household in which classic novel?

23. Which famous singer has children named Nesta Rock, Kingston James McGregor, and Apollo Bowie Flyn?

24. In British pantomime, what is Aladdin's mother called?

25. Which artist created the work Mother and Child Divided?