The Ultimate Mother's Day Quiz (continued)

9. That was the date when the TV character Lucy Ricardo (played by the zany but much-loved sitcom queen Lucille Ball) gave birth to Little Ricky on air. And in a now-classic example of life imitating art, Ball managed to give birth to her second child, Desi Jr., that very same night!

10. Kathie Lee Gifford of Regis and Kathie Lee fame got her feet wet on TV by appearing as one of the World Action Singers on Oral Roberts’ TV show in 1972—a singing gig arranged by none other than prominent Christian singer Anita Bryant. By the late 1990s, Kathie Lee had become one of the most famous celebrity moms in America, thanks to her repeated on-air updates about the day-to-day escapades of her unspeakably cute children Cody and Cassidy.

11. The three milk mustache-sporting moms were Florence Henderson (The Brady Bunch), Shirley Jones (The Partridge Family), and Marion Ross (Happy Days)—all bonafide moms in their own right. Henderson is a mother of four, Ross a mother of two, and Jones a stepmother of four.

12. The TV show Murphy Brown and its title character, played by Candice Bergen, found themselves under attack by then Vice-President Dan Quayle in 1992. His beef with the show? He felt that the single mother TV character was a poor role model for American women.

13. Demi Moore is the movie star in question, and her three children are Rumer (13), Scout (10), and Tallulah (8).

14. Harriet Nelson instantly became one of the most recognizable mothers in America when The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet made its national TV debut in 1952, building on the success of an earlier radio show based on her family’s experiences. The TV show’s 14 year run (1952 to 1966) earned it a spot in the record books as one of the most successful TV sitcoms of all time.

15. My Mother The Car.

16. Carolyn Jones played Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (1964-66).

17. The actress in question was Joan Crawford and the book was Mommy Dearest, written by her adopted daughter Christina Crawford in 1978. The book became a feature film in 1981, with Faye Dunaway playing the role of everyone’s least favorite mommy.

18. Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift earned herself a spot in the history books by becoming the first governor to give birth while in office. She gave birth to twins last May.

19. The mom in question was none other than uber director Barbra Streisand and the film in question was The Prince of Tides (1991). Streisand’s son, Jason Gould—the product of her eight-year marriage to actor Elliott Gould—played the awkward teenage son of Streisand’s character.

20. Roseanne Barr, star of the 1980s hit sitcom Roseanne.