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.
- Motherboard is a character from what show on PBS Kids?
- What was the Nintendo game “Mother 2” retitled to in the West?
- ”Mother” was the lead single off of what metal band's self-titled debut album?
- How many culinary French mother sauces are there?
- In what video game does Samus Aran fight against Mother Brain?
- Which Big 4 athlete famously referred to his mother as the real MVP when he accepted his MVP award?
- Within one season, how many seasons did How I Met Your Mother air for?
- What Christological heresy rejected Mary’s title as “Mother of God”?
- The Dominican nun and venerable known as Mother Mary Alphonsa was the daughter of what famous American author?
- What's the technical term for mother-of-pearl?
Cyberchase
EarthBound
Danzig
5
Metroid
Kevin Durant
9 (8 to 10 acceptable)
Nestorianism
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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.
- What children's author wrote the book No Talking, in which a school's girls and boys compete to see who can talk less?
- Don't Speak was a hit for what band in 1996?
- What Disney song is about a character described as having a "seven-foot frame" and "rats along his back"?
- What composer's song 4'33" consists of exactly 4 minutes and 33 seconds of complete silence?
- What metal band released a cover of The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel in 2015?
- Which member of G.I. Joe has a pet wolf named Timber?
- The Cone of Silence not working as intended was a running gag on what TV show?
- What video game series was inspired by the town of Centralia, West Virginia, which was abandoned due to a coal mine fire?
Andrew Clements
No Doubt
We Don't Talk About Bruno
John Cage
Disturbed
Snake Eyes
Get Smart
Silent Hill
1973
Schoolhouse Rock premiers on TV.
Cool Schools
Do you know where these schools are from?
Elementary
- Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
- Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
- Mrs. Puff's Boating School
- Starfleet Academy
Middling
- Hawkins Middle School
- Greendale Community College
- Sunnydale High
- Bayside High
High Difficulty
- U.A. High School
- Shermer High School
- Lakewood Elementary
- Walkertown Elementary School
Elementary
Harry Potter
X-Men
SpongeBob SquarePants
Star Trek
Middling
Stranger Things
Community
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Saved by the Bell
Threatening
My Hero Academia
The Breakfast Club
Arthur
The Magic School Bus
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