| Question | Answer |
% Correct |
| What name shared by several major mountain ranges in Mexico (running along the country's east, west, and south) includes the Spanish word for mother? | Sierra Madre | | 61.9% |
| The modern American holiday of Mother's Day has its origins in what U.S. state (perhaps once accurately referred to as 'Mountain Mama' by John Denver)? | West Virginia | | 61.2% |
| Which of the five culinary 'mother sauces' has an egg yolk and butter base and may have been named for the occasion of a state visit of the King of the Netherlands to France? | Hollandaise | | 59.1% |
| What Biblical matriarch was the mother of Isaac and wife of Abraham? | Sarah | | 57.5% |
| What TV show features matriarch Lucille Bluth, mother of Michael, G.O.B., and Buster? | Arrested Development | | 57.5% |
| Mãe is the word for mother in what Romance language? | Portuguese | | 54.8% |
| 'The Joy Luck Club', which tells the stories of four sets of Chinese immigrant mothers and their daughters, was written by what American author? | Amy Tan | | 50% |
| What traditional song most famously performed by The Animals reminisces, “My mother was a tailor – she sewed my new blue jeans”? | The House of the Rising Sun | | 42.1% |
| What Greek goddess of the harvest is the mother of Persephone? | Demeter | | 38.5% |
| What March 8 holiday (honoring all females) fills a role similar to that of Mother's Day in many countries, particularly those with a communist or socialist legacy? | International Women's Day | | 36.7% |
| Elizabeth of ____, the mother of Henry VIII, was a member of what royal house removed from the throne following the Wars of the Roses? | York | | 33.4% |
| What Oklahoma City Thunder star famously called his mother 'the real MVP' when accepting the NBA's 2013-14 Most Valuable Player award? | Kevin Durant | | 32.6% |
| Mother Brain, a leader of the Space Pirates and foe of Samus Aran, is a major antagonist in what video game series? | Metroid | | 20.6% |
| What Belgian tennis player became the first mother since 1980 to win a major when she won the 2009 U.S. Open? | Kim Clijsters | | 17.8% |
| What is the North American title of the quirky RPG featuring main character Ness that was originally released as 'Mother 2' in Japan? | EarthBound | | 11.1% |
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