January 6

1929

Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta, ready to serve the city's poor.

The Mother of All Quizzes

Let's see if you can handle a motherload of mother questions.

  1. Motherboard is a character from what show on PBS Kids?
  2. What was the Nintendo game “Mother 2” retitled to in the West?
  3. ”Mother” was the lead single off of what metal band's self-titled debut album?
  4. How many culinary French mother sauces are there?
  5. In what video game does Samus Aran fight against Mother Brain?
  6. Which Big 4 athlete famously referred to his mother as the real MVP when he accepted his MVP award?
  7. Within one season, how many seasons did How I Met Your Mother air for?
  8. What Christological heresy rejected Mary’s title as “Mother of God”?
  9. The Dominican nun and venerable known as Mother Mary Alphonsa was the daughter of what famous American author?
  10. What's the technical term for mother-of-pearl?
  1. Cyberchase
  2. EarthBound
  3. Danzig
  4. 5
  5. Metroid
  6. Kevin Durant
  7. 9 (8 to 10 acceptable)
  8. Nestorianism
  9. Nathaniel Hawthorne
  10. Nacre

1955

Rowan Atkinson, aka Mr. Bean, is born in England. To prepare for the role of Mr. Bean, Atkinson did not speak until he was one year old.

The Silent Treatment

If you can ace this quiz, I'll be speechless.

  1. What children's author wrote the book No Talking, in which a school's girls and boys compete to see who can talk less?
  2. Don't Speak was a hit for what band in 1996?
  3. What Disney song is about a character described as having a "seven-foot frame" and "rats along his back"?
  4. What composer's song 4'33" consists of exactly 4 minutes and 33 seconds of complete silence?
  5. What metal band released a cover of The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel in 2015?
  6. Which member of G.I. Joe has a pet wolf named Timber?
  7. The Cone of Silence not working as intended was a running gag on what TV show?
  8. What video game series was inspired by the town of Centralia, West Virginia, which was abandoned due to a coal mine fire?
  1. Andrew Clements
  2. No Doubt
  3. We Don't Talk About Bruno
  4. John Cage
  5. Disturbed
  6. Snake Eyes
  7. Get Smart
  8. Silent Hill

1973

Schoolhouse Rock premiers on TV.

Cool Schools

Do you know where these schools are from?

Elementary

  1. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
  2. Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
  3. Mrs. Puff's Boating School
  4. Starfleet Academy

Middling

  1. Hawkins Middle School
  2. Greendale Community College
  3. Sunnydale High
  4. Bayside High

High Difficulty

  1. U.A. High School
  2. Shermer High School
  3. Lakewood Elementary
  4. Walkertown Elementary School

Elementary

  1. Harry Potter
  2. X-Men
  3. SpongeBob SquarePants
  4. Star Trek

Middling

  1. Stranger Things
  2. Community
  3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  4. Saved by the Bell

Threatening

  1. My Hero Academia
  2. The Breakfast Club
  3. Arthur
  4. The Magic School Bus
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