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Which of the following Famous Mothers has the qualities most like your own mother's?


Mother Teresa:


 19%

Mother Jones:


 16%

Mother Goose:


 25%

Mother Hubbard:


 19%

Mother Earth:


 21%

 

Which of the following Mothers In the News most deserves the attention?


Angelina Jolie:


 26%

Britney Spears:


 2%

Laura Bush:


 32%

Kim Basinger:


 3%

Hillary Clinton:


 37%

 

Which of the following exemplary women would most likely get your vote as the "Mother of St. Louis"?


Marie Therese Chouteau, runaway wife and early political force in St. Louis:


 19%

Susan Blow, St. Louis founder of the first successful kindergarten in the US:


 37%

Sister Mary Irene O'Hara, co-founder and first president of Fontbonne University:


 6%

Annie Malone, businesswoman and St. Louis philanthropist:


 21%

Frankie Freeman, civil rights pioneer and St. Louis attorney:


 10%

Karen Foss, St. Louis anchor and current high-voltage personality:


 6%

 

Which of the following is the Mother's Day gift you would most likely choose to give?


Flowers:


 33%

Candy:


 5%

A card:


 16%

A meal out:


 38%

Money:


 7%

I'd most likely forget:


 1%

 

Which of the following statements would you have been likely to have heard from your mother while growing up?


"Sit up straight":


 22%

"Clean your plate":


 21%

"Be home on time":


 31%

"Stupid is as stupid does":


 5%

"Wait until your father gets home":


 21%

 

To which of the following bits of maternal advice do you wish you'd paid more attention?


"Wear clean underwear in case you're in an accident":


 10%

"Don't spit in the wind":


 6%

"It's just as easy to fall in love with a rich person as a poor one":


 28%

"Get a good education":


 29%

"Don't wear white after Labor Day":


 3%

"Looks don't matter as much as the heart":


 24%

 

Did your own mother follow the Strict Mother or Nurturing Mother model?


Strict:


 43%

Nurturing:


 57%

 

Which of the following traits is the dominant one you probably inherited from your mother?


Kindness:


 40%

Neatness:


 15%

Intelligence:


 25%

Shopping savvy:


 10%

Athleticism:


 1%

Guile:


 9%

 

Which of the following items would you consider to be your mother's signature meal?


Pancakes or some other breakfast item:


 5%

Soup or some stew:


 15%

Spaghetti, spaetzle, or some other noodle dish:


 15%

Meatloaf or some other meat dish:


 42%

Cookies, cake, or something else made of dough:


 17%

Opening the take-out bag:


 6%

 

How many times do you speak to your Mom on the phone?


Many times a day:


 6%

Once a day:


 17%

Once a week:


 41%

Once a month:


 8%

Unfortunately, never:


 27%

 

Which of the following is the best "Mom" restaurant in St. Louis?


Mom's Deli on Jamieson Ave:


 31%

Mama Campisi's on Edwards Street:


 34%

Mama's Coal Pot on Delmar in U City:


 8%

Nachomama's on Manchester in Rock Hill:


 22%

Mother's Fish on N. Kingshighway:


 4%

 

Which of the following is the best "Mom" movie?


Stella Dallas (1937) with Barbara Stanwyck:


 3%

I Remember Mama (1948) with Irene Dunne:


 12%

Psycho (1960) with Anthony Perkins (Sorry about the plot spoiler!):


 7%

A Raisin in the Sun (1961) with Claudia McNeil:


 6%

The Manchurian Candidate (1962) with Angela Lansbury:


 5%

Mommie Dearest (1981) with Joan Crawford:


 13%

Throw Momma From the Train (1987) with Anne Ramsey:


 11%

Forest Gump (1994) with Sally Field:


 42%

 

Which of the following is the best "Mom" song?


"Mama" by Connie Francis:


 15%

"Mother Stands for Comfort" by Kate Bush:


 1%

"Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys" by Willie Nelson:


 47%

"Mama Told Me Not to Come" by Three Dog Night:


 33%

"Letter to Mama" by Iris DeMent:


 3%

 

Bonus Question:
Which of the following experiences is likely to teach the most important lessons to a candidate for political office?


Fatherhood:


 18%

Motherhood:


 60%

Owning a reptile:


 22%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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