Sunday, October 11, 2009

Quiz

This is a quiz about family members from grandparents to aunts, uncles, cousins, and siblings. Some people are in the quiz more than once. See if you can identify these family members:

1) As a child said quite often that she had "...switched her mind."

2) Was a straight A student in High School, but decided she would rather be a Mom than study medicine.

3) Had a younger brother named Thad.

4) Sold homemade lollipops at school to finance a volleyball trip to China. Then, she couldn't go to China because of the Tieneman (sp?) Square uprising.

5) After her first week in high school beginning Spanish, her teacher moved her to 2nd year Spanish.

6) Although she was a little girl, as a four year old she often asked to wander around in shorts with no shirt. In High School, after she gave up being topless, she worked as a lifeguard.

7) This guy was a darned good gymnast in High School.

8) Loved to play a song called Deep Purple on the piano.

9) Took a long, long bike trip, through more than one state on his own.

10) Served a mission to Australia.

11) Had to send out notes to all her wedding guests changing her wedding date because her fiance's baseball team won the state baseball championship. The championship meant that the fiance would be playing in a tournament the weekend of the wedding.

12) When at age four he could not find his way to his friend's house, he removed every stitch of clothing and ran naked through the sprinkler.

13) Is an awesome artist.

14) Was part of a dance group that dressed up as can-can dancers.

15) Once when she ran out milk and needed some to bake a cake, she caught and milked one of the beef cattle to solve her problem.

16) Won an award for getting 10 consecutive rifle shots within the circumference of a dime.

17) Won a prestigious award for his carpentry work.

18) Is an interpreter for the deaf. Coached a basketball team comprised of deaf students.

19) Was a promising distance runner during high school.

20) Won seven or more medals at state track meet.

21) Had a great batting average when he played baseball.

22) Was Salutatorian for her High School. Also taught herself knitting, and crocheting, and the lost art of tatting lace.

23) Was a cheerleader in the 9th grade.

24) Missed several track practices to participate in a drama meet. When the coach scolded her and told her she was out of shape, she answered the coach by high jumping 5 feet for a personal best.

25) In high school, this person worked nights and weekends as a janitor cleaning a law office.

26) When a guy asked her out for a 7 up after a church activity, she ended up footing the bill because the guy didn't have any money with him. She very wisely turned down a second date.

27) It was love at first sight when she saw her soon-to-be-husband.

28) He and several of his friends dressed up in various Halloween costumes, although it was not Halloween, and went to Wal Mart. We still don't know why.

29) These two women have yellow as a favorite color.

30) Born May of 1949








Answers:
1) Hermione
2) Petunia
3) Grandma L.
4) Rachel
5) Prudence
6) Rachel
7) Uncle David
8) Grandma R.
9) Uncle Kevin
10) Aunt Athena
11) Aunt Bev
12) Chris
13) Anna
14) Grandpa R. (Helena's Bearded Ladies)
15) Grandma L.
16) Orville
17) Uncle Curt
18) Kelly
19) Wilbur
20) Eglantine
21) Uncle Jack
22) Aunt Colleen
23) Aunt Bev
24) Hermione
25) Wilbur
26) Deon
27) Grandma R.
28) Orville
29) Eglantine and Petunia
30) Uncle Murray

4 comments:

MT Missy said...

This was SO fun! I had a great time remembering events from my life, and learning about all the extraordinary and interesting things from others!

The Silly Witch said...

Wow I didn't even get half of them. What a fun activity. Thanks Mom.

Unknown said...

I pretty much new only a few besides the ones about me! What a great way to share impressive skills and fun facts about people I love!

Anonymous said...

I even knew some of these!

It sounds like Deon had a few dates very similar to some of mine. :)