Trivia Quiz: Weird Parenting Facts

Motherhood can be pretty weird at times. See how weird it can get with these parenting facts.


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Question 1: In 1939, Lina Medina became the youngest mother on record. How old was she?

 A: 5 years
 B: 7 years
 C: 9 years
 D: 10 years

Question 2: Satyabhama Mahapatra, a retired schoolteacher in India, holds the record for becoming the world's oldest mother. How old was she when her first child was born?

 A: 55 years
 B: 60 years
 C: 65 years
 D: 70 years

Question 3: In 1997, Bobbie McCaughey set the record for the most surviving children from a single birth. Can you remember how many these famous siblings number?

 A: Seven
 B: Eight
 C: Nine
 D: Ten

Question 4: Joseph and Annie Bleackley hold the record for shortest interval between their births. Just under how many months apart were Jayne Bleackley's children born?

 A: Five
 B: Six
 C: Seven
 D: Eight

Question 5: 5. How many years apart were Elizabeth Ann Buttle's two children born, setting the record for longest interval between the birth of two children?

 A: 33
 B: 41
 C: 49
 D: 52

Question 6: Between 1725 and 1765, the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev bore how many children (of whom all but two survived infancy)?

 A: 45
 B: 57
 C: 69
 D: 73

Question 7: What are the odds of a mother giving birth to twins?

 A: 1-in-20
 B: 1-in-30
 C: 1-in-33
 D: 1-in-42

Question 8: What are the odds of having triplets or other multiple births?

 A: 1-in-372
 B: 1-in-412
 C: 1-in-496
 D: 1-in-539

Question 9: What is the most popular day of the week to have a baby?

 A: Sunday
 B: Monday
 C: Tuesday
 D: Wednesday

Question 10: What is the most popular month in which to have a baby?

 A: February
 B: April
 C: July
 D: August