Friendship Timeline
In 2005/06, Mike used this new (at the time) personal information-gatherer/distributor and to determine he could never be friends with an "Irish."
Of the three College campuses represented by the couples, which has the largest number of acres?
Endicott College -- 235
Salem State -- 115
Of the four couples, we got married in four different towns/cities. Name as many as you can. The number correct will be your score in 100s.
Mike/Amanda -- Somerville ceremony
Bri/Steph -- Beverly ceremony/reception
John/Emily -- Peabody ceremony/reception
Tristan/Jenny -- Fryeburg ceremony/reception
The number of your offspring born in Massachusetts.
2
Jack and Cal McCue
Out of us 8, the number getting paid by "taxpayer dollars."
5
Tristan, Jenny, John, Emily -- Town taxpayers
Mike -- Federal taxpayers
Which happened first. Tristan met Jenny, or the rest of us united at Mike and Amanda's wedding?
Tristan met Jenny -- Aug 25, 2014
Mike and Amanda's weddding -- A later date than that (some think it was as late as September)
Besides being located in Massachusetts, there are two main things our colleges have in common. Name both. Double points for both, single points for one.
All three are Division III for athletics
All three have Blue as one of their official colors.
Of our 7 High School mascots, how many are Animals?
2 - Panthers, Hawks
Acton Boxborough Colonials
Lebanon Raiders
Waltham Hawks
Winchester Sachems
Nashua South Panthers
Bedford Buccaneers
Salem (NH) Blue Devils
The number of months between our first wedding and our last wedding. Closest/tied gets the points, exact answers gets double.
56 months
November 2, 2013-June 30, 2018
Since college, the number of states we have worked in collectively. Do not count travelling for work out of state or regional coverage for your job.
6
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Colorado, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey
Besides being our wedding date, what is the significance of June 30, 2018?
The last time all 8 of us were in the same place together (cue John saying "I love you guys")
Using our last names from College, put all 8 of us in Alphabetical order by last name. Most/tied for most in a row gets the points.
What is the estimated total population of our four current hometowns? Your answer will be all four combined. Closest 3 competitors get the points.
154,000 approximately
Waltham, MA -- 61,000
Middletown, CT -- 48,000
Westfield, NJ -- 30,000
North Reading, MA -- 15,000
Rounding to the nearest year, how much older are the four dogs in dog years than the 5 current kids in human years? Closest gets the points.
Dogs are 95 years older
Dogs -- 105
Bentley 21, Daisy 21, Rocco, 28, Laney 35
Kids -- 10
Jack 3, Parker 3, Mike 2, Cam 1, Cal 1
According to the National League of Nursing, approximately how many nurses are there in the state of Connecticut? Closest 3 competitors get the points.
22,000 as of 2020
Counting all 8 of us, how many different years were we born in?
3
Brian - 1986
Tristan, John, Emily, Mike, Amanda -- 1987
Jenny, Steph -- 1988
According to Wikipedia, how many Academic programs are offered by all three colleges combined? Your answer will be between 100 and 300. Closest/tied gets the points.
190
Wheaton -- 100 between majors/minors
Endicott -- 23 majors, 27 minors
Salem State -- 40 disciplines listed
One spouse of the 8 was born in a different country. Name the closest U.S. capital to that country.
Juneau, Alaska
Juneau to South Korea -- 4339 miles
Honolulu to South Korea -- 4540 miles
Add up birthdays of all 8 of us, using just the day of the month. Closest/tied for closest gets the points.
93
Emily - May 20
John - Who cares? (JK April 3)
Steph - Dec 10
Bri - Nov 19
Mike - Jan 2
Amanda - Jun 22
Jenny - Aug 2
Tristan - Jun 15
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, rank our three current home states from lowest unemployment to highest unemployment rates.
1. Massachusetts 2.8
2. Connecticut 3.7
3. New Jersey 3.8
The order in which I met each person from the four couples currently involved. Most in a row chronologically gets the points.
Mike, Brian, Amanda, John, Emily, Steph, Jenny
In chronological order, when did all 8 of us graduate from undergrad? Closest gets the points.
1. Brian, Tristan, Mike, Amanda, Emily -- May 2009
2. John -- December 2009 (late bloomer)
3. Jenny, Steph -- May 2010
Which of the four couples' honeymoons took place the furthest South?
Mike and Amanda -- South Africa
How many states have we collectively lived in, with the minimum being 6 months? Closest gets the points.
8
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, Connecticut, Maine, Georgia, Colorado
(9 if Amanda lived in Hawaii??)
According to FlowingData.com, what is the most common job in all three of our current home states?
Teacher (specifically elementary and middle school)