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
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