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QUESTIONS
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ANSWERS
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1. The contest was started in honor of the founder's adoptive mother. What was her name?
A. Mabel B. Martha C. Rosemary |
B. Because of her support and courage in her son’s search for his birth origins, Martha Watson will always be known as the first mother who inspired this contest.
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2. When was the first contest held?
A. 1862 B. 1943 C. 1993 |
C. |
3. What was the name of the very first DiamondWinner?
A. Margaret B. Emily C. Megan |
A. Margaret Ketchersid’s magical winning essay chanted: “My mother, my guide, and gemstone so rare, deserves out of likeness a diamond as fair.” |
4. What words are used the most when describing mom?
A. smile & face B. hands & touch. C. eyes & heart |
C. The words “eyes and heart" are used twice as many times as these other words.
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5. How many essays have been submitted since the contest began?
A. 10,000
B. 50,000
C. Over 250,000 |
C. That's enough contest writers to fill the Anaheim Stadium 4 1/2 times! |
6. If every essay submitted were stacked in a single pile, they would climb as high as:
A. 3 telephone poles.
B. The Statue of Liberty.
C. The Empire State Building. |
A. |
7. How many essays are submitted every year?
A. 1,000 B. 7,000 C. Over 20,000 |
C. And when these words of love are shared with moms everywhere, millions of people are positively touched.
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8. Who reads all those essays?
A. Teachers
B. Secret agent moms
C. Retired principals |
A. In 2009, nineteen Orange County teachers selected as Contest Panel Judges evaluated every essay. Contest rules state that a teacher “ is not allowed to read essays from his/her own school.” |
9. How many kids have been a DiamondWinner?
A. 22 B. 50 C. 88 |
B. Eight kids from six states won a diamond in 2001!
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10. Why is there only a 25-word limit?
A. Judges get dizzy reading too many words.
B. 25 is a magic number.
C. Increases the challenge to honor mom in a few chosen words. |
C. If the limit were higher, the judges would still be reading them today!
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11. On Diamond Day, 2003, the contest founder-
A. Forgot to give corsages to Diamond Moms before their photographs were taken.
B. Tripped over a ring box
C. Lost voice. Could not give ceremony speech. |
A. But he remembered to give them before they went home.
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12. If every essay submitted were stacked in a single pile, how high would they go?
A. Top of your school.
B. The Eiffell Tower.
C. 1/2 height of Leaning Tower of Pisa. |
C. That would be 86 feet high! |
13. What shape of diamond was awarded to the DiamondWinners in 2007?
A. heart B. princess C. marquise |
A. In honor of the life of Martha Watson (1920-2006), a diamond cut into the shape of a heart was presented to DiamondWinners. |
14. If every essay submitted were laid side by side, how far would they go?
A. The length of 10 school busses.
B. The length of your school
C. 27 miles |
B. Which is the same length as 139 Queen Marys. |