Timeline
Where was Mom Born?
A. Bangor, Maine
B. Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
C. Golden Valley, Minnesota
D. Amherst, Massachussets.
B. Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Knowing Mom now, what very surprising illegal activity did Mom participate in around middle-school age?
A. Stole from a book store
B. Beat up a younger kid
C. Shot guns at targets in the woods
D. Smoked marijuana
Smoked marijuana
What did Mom do as a gap year after high school?
Traveled to Israel and lived on a Kibbutz.
How did Mom and Dad Meet?
At a party! They both drank beer together and it was love at first sight.
Bubbe was upset when Mom was dating Dad instead of Tom, because in Bubbe's words "At least Tom was..."
A. Jewish
B. A doctor
C. Good looking
D. Smart
C. Good looking
What year did Mom and Dad move to Minnesota? (plus or minus 1 year)
1993
The kids who threatened to beat mom up stole her what?
A. Troll dolls
B. Lunch box
C. Private journal
D. Favorite shoes
A. Troll dolls
Besides her current job, name one organization Mom has served as an executive director for? (Bonus points if you can name at least 3 others)
Avenues for Homeless Youth, Park Nicollet, Temple Israel, Conflict Resolution Center.
When they were first dating, Mom was positive she did not want what?
Kids. (especially Bessie)
What is one food that Mom is known for making?
Fruit salad, Moroccan stew, her Thanksgiving dish, raisins.
What year did Mom graduate law school? (plus or minus 3 years)
1984
What was unique about mom's legs at a young age?
A. One was significantly longer
B. She had casts on them
C. Her feet were huge
D. She couldn't walk backwards
B. She had casts on them
Mom applied to only two colleges, Brandeis and which Ivy League school?
Harvard
Mom most wants to live where?
Wherever her kids are!
As a freshman in college, Mom lived with:
A. A football player
B. A senior
C. A drug dealer
D. 7 roommates
B. A senior
Mom started both working at MAVA and created Turnaround solution in the same year, which was?
2015
What parts of Chicago did Mom live?
A. South side
B. North side and Suburbs
C. North side, South side, Suburbs
D. South side, West Side, Downtown.
C. North side, South side, Suburbs
What type of vulnerable clients did Mom work with for her first job as a lawyer?
Domestic violence attorney.
Name at least 2 unique details about Mom and Dad's wedding.
(on her parents farm, officiated by the justice in chief of the Wisconsin supreme court, a "hippy-dippy love-fest, no maid of honor just attendants, etc.)
Mom sometimes says she's not smart / attentive enough to do what family activity.
Play strategy games
What grade was Mom in when she first moved to Israel (plus or minus 2 grades)
7th grade
What major event happened to the previous owner of Mom's family's Chicago mansion?
A. He was convicted of murder
B. He died in a fire
C. He was widowed 3 times
D. He won the lottery and went bankrupt
A. He was convicted of murder
Name Mom's first ever job as a teenager? (hint, a somewhat common first job)
Day camp counselor.
What specific thing did Mom do when Dad first told her he was a hunter?
A. Temporarily broke up with him
B. Called his mom
C. Silent treatment for 2 days
D. Pushed him off the bed
D. Pushed him off the bed
What's at least one band or tv show that Mom liked as a teenager?
Answers vary.