Which of the following Famous Mothers has the qualities most like your own mother's?
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Mother Teresa:
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19%
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Mother Jones:
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16%
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Mother Goose:
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25%
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Mother Hubbard:
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19%
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Mother Earth:
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21%
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Which of the following Mothers In the News most deserves the attention?
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Angelina Jolie:
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26%
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Britney Spears:
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2%
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Laura Bush:
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32%
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Kim Basinger:
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3%
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Hillary Clinton:
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37%
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Which of the following exemplary women would most likely get your vote as the "Mother of St. Louis"?
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Marie Therese Chouteau, runaway wife and early political force in St. Louis:
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19%
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Susan Blow, St. Louis founder of the first successful kindergarten in the US:
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37%
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Sister Mary Irene O'Hara, co-founder and first president of Fontbonne University:
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6%
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Annie Malone, businesswoman and St. Louis philanthropist:
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21%
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Frankie Freeman, civil rights pioneer and St. Louis attorney:
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10%
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Karen Foss, St. Louis anchor and current high-voltage personality:
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6%
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Which of the following is the Mother's Day gift you would most likely choose to give?
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Flowers:
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33%
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Candy:
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5%
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A card:
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16%
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A meal out:
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38%
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Money:
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7%
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I'd most likely forget:
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1%
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Which of the following statements would you have been likely to have heard from your mother while growing up?
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"Sit up straight":
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22%
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"Clean your plate":
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21%
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"Be home on time":
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31%
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"Stupid is as stupid does":
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5%
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"Wait until your father gets home":
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21%
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To which of the following bits of maternal advice do you wish you'd paid more attention?
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"Wear clean underwear in case you're in an accident":
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10%
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"Don't spit in the wind":
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6%
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"It's just as easy to fall in love with a rich person as a poor one":
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28%
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"Get a good education":
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29%
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"Don't wear white after Labor Day":
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3%
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"Looks don't matter as much as the heart":
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24%
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Did your own mother follow the Strict Mother or Nurturing Mother model?
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Strict:
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43%
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Nurturing:
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57%
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Which of the following traits is the dominant one you probably inherited from your mother?
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Kindness:
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40%
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Neatness:
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15%
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Intelligence:
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25%
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Shopping savvy:
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10%
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Athleticism:
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1%
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Guile:
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9%
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Which of the following items would you consider to be your mother's signature meal?
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Pancakes or some other breakfast item:
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5%
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Soup or some stew:
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15%
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Spaghetti, spaetzle, or some other noodle dish:
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15%
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Meatloaf or some other meat dish:
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42%
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Cookies, cake, or something else made of dough:
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17%
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Opening the take-out bag:
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6%
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How many times do you speak to your Mom on the phone?
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Many times a day:
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6%
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Once a day:
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17%
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Once a week:
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41%
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Once a month:
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8%
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Unfortunately, never:
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27%
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Which of the following is the best "Mom" restaurant in St. Louis?
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Mom's Deli on Jamieson Ave:
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31%
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Mama Campisi's on Edwards Street:
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34%
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Mama's Coal Pot on Delmar in U City:
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8%
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Nachomama's on Manchester in Rock Hill:
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22%
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Mother's Fish on N. Kingshighway:
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4%
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Which of the following is the best "Mom" movie?
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Stella Dallas (1937) with Barbara Stanwyck:
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3%
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I Remember Mama (1948) with Irene Dunne:
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12%
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Psycho (1960) with Anthony Perkins (Sorry about the plot spoiler!):
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7%
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A Raisin in the Sun (1961) with Claudia McNeil:
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6%
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The Manchurian Candidate (1962) with Angela Lansbury:
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5%
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Mommie Dearest (1981) with Joan Crawford:
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13%
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Throw Momma From the Train (1987) with Anne Ramsey:
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11%
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Forest Gump (1994) with Sally Field:
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42%
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Which of the following is the best "Mom" song?
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"Mama" by Connie Francis:
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15%
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"Mother Stands for Comfort" by Kate Bush:
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1%
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"Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys" by Willie Nelson:
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47%
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"Mama Told Me Not to Come" by Three Dog Night:
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33%
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"Letter to Mama" by Iris DeMent:
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3%
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Bonus Question: Which of the following experiences is likely to teach the most important lessons to a candidate for political office?
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Fatherhood:
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18%
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Motherhood:
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60%
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Owning a reptile:
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22%
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