Mothers make the world go 'round. To celebrate magnificent matriarchs -- and remember the monstrous ones, too -- test your knowledge of some well-known moms.
By Vickie Reichardt
1. Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa began her selfless work doing what? a) nursing injured soldiers b) teaching high school students c) counselling imprisoned inmates d) cleaning the Vatican
2. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, arguably one of the most famous moms in the world, had how many children? a) one b) two c) three d) four
3. The origins of Mother's Day can be traced back to which Greek goddess? a) Hera b) Aphrodite c) Rhea d) Isis
4. Which notorious criminal, shot dead by the FBI, was rumoured to be the mastermind behind a gang of thieves and kidnappers? a) Kate Barker b) Lizzie Borden c) Bonnie Parker d) Mary Surratt
5. When she was a new mother, Diana, the Princess of Wales, ruffled feathers at Buckingham Palace by breaking protocol and doing what? a) breastfeeding in public b) hiring three nannies c) taking baby William on a visit abroad d) giving birth at home
6. Which famous mother and daughter both struggled with substance abuse, both earned Oscar nominations and both became icons for the gay community? a) Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher b) Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli c) Tippi Hedren and Melanie Griffith d) Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis
7. The iconic painting Whistler's Mother earned what honour in 1934? a) it was placed in the Smithsonian b) it was purchased by Franklin D. Roosevelt c) it hung in the Louvre d) it was made into a stamp
8. What celebrated actress cut her daughter out of her will after the release of a scathing tell-all book? a) Debbie Reynolds b) Joan Crawford c) Jayne Mansfield d) Carol Burnett
9. What 19th-century activist is credited with starting modern-day Mother's Day celebrations? a) Julia Ward Howe b) Sojourner Truth c) Harriet Beecher Stowe d) Susan B. Anthony
10. Mary Harris "Mother" Jones was an elderly woman who became famous for doing what? a) saving children from a fire b) adopting more than 20 orphans c) founding the Humane Society d) being a labour-movement pioneer
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