Results: The history of Mother's day
1.
1.
When did Mother's day first start becoming Mother's day? 1830
3%
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111 votes
1908
19%
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613 votes
1930
8%
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273 votes
1940
9%
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295 votes
1913
4%
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143 votes
1826
1%
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33 votes
1914
17%
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557 votes
Not Applicable
37%
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1196 votes
2.
2.
Who started the first Mother's day? Rose Cartel
4%
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137 votes
Anna Jarvis
39%
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1265 votes
Maryanne Smith
5%
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171 votes
Nina Allen
3%
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84 votes
Kathryn Mitchell
3%
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83 votes
Christina Everett
2%
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72 votes
Not Applicable
44%
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1409 votes
3.
3.
Do you know the story of how mother's day started? Anna was doing a special memorial for her Mother that had died in 1908 in St. Andrews Methodist Church in West Virginia. Yes
13%
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408 votes
No
87%
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2813 votes
4.
4.
What does a lighter red rose signify on Mother's day? Too cool for words
2%
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60 votes
Charity
3%
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101 votes
Appreciation and graatitude
44%
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1422 votes
Faith
5%
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150 votes
Purity
4%
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139 votes
Honesty
2%
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70 votes
Not Applicable
40%
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1279 votes
5.
5.
What came first Mother's day or father's day? Mother's day came first
64%
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2052 votes
Father's day came first
6%
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207 votes
Not Applicable
30%
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962 votes
6.
6.
Did you know that carnations symbolize beauty and zest for life? Yes
24%
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766 votes
No
76%
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2455 votes
7.
7.
Did you know that Mother's day was originally started as an anti- war movement? Yes
11%
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352 votes
No
89%
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2869 votes
8.
8.
What is the favorite flower of the founder of Mother's day? Red rose
19%
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601 votes
Pink Rose
12%
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381 votes
Daisy
3%
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110 votes
Sunflower
2%
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76 votes
Pink Carnation
14%
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465 votes
White roses
4%
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122 votes
white carnations
13%
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419 votes
Not Applicable
33%
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1047 votes
9.
9.
Are you a Mother? Yes
49%
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1575 votes
No
36%
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1157 votes
Not Applicable
15%
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489 votes
10.
10.
Whether you are a Mother or not do you enjoy Mother day? Yes
61%
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1957 votes
No
39%
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1264 votes
11.
11.
Did you know that the founder of Mother's day never intended it to turn into the commercialism that it has? Yes
32%
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1025 votes
No
68%
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2196 votes
12.
12.
What year did Hallmark and other companies start selling Mother's day cards and flowers for profit? 1940's
17%
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542 votes
1950's
20%
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642 votes
1930's
10%
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327 votes
1920's
12%
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371 votes
Not Applicable
42%
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1339 votes
13.
13.
What color of carnationis suppose to show honor , love and respect to a Mother that has passed away? Red
8%
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259 votes
Pink
14%
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451 votes
Yellow
8%
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245 votes
Peach
3%
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102 votes
White
34%
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1080 votes
Not Applicable
34%
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1084 votes
14.
14.
Has there ever been a time that Mother's day was difficult? Yes
46%
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1491 votes
No
54%
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1730 votes
15.
15.
Did you learn anything new ? Yes
59%
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1893 votes
No
41%
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1328 votes
16.
16.
Did you have fun with this ? Yes
59%
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1902 votes
No
41%
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1319 votes
17.
17.
Answers to questions- 1- 1914
17%
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536 votes
2-Anna Jarviis
13%
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407 votes
4-Appreciation and gratittute
11%
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350 votes
5-Mother's Day
25%
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799 votes
8-White Carnations
9%
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282 votes
13-White
26%
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847 votes
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