Born in 1936
Franklin D. Roosevelt was serving his first term as President of the United States when she was born in this four-digit year.
What is 1936?
She was just 3 years old when this colorful movie musical hit theaters, teaching the world that "there's no place like home."
What is The Wizard of Oz?
This is the total number of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren she has brought into the world.
What is 9?
Her favorite type of chocolate
What is Cadbury
The oldest of Mere's siblings
Mere
This classic, slow-dealing commercial board game about buying properties and avoiding jail was first released by Parker Brothers just a year before she was born.
What is Monopoly?
Known as the "King of Rock and Roll," this swoon-worthy singer topped the charts in the 1950s with hits like "Hound Dog" and "Heartbreak Hotel."
Who is Elvis Presley?
All the countries she lived in in her lifetime. Bonus: How old she was when she moved to the USA
What is Ireland, England, France, USA?
Bonus: What is 19?
The names of 3 of Mere’s cats
What is Mush face, Mr. Bogangles, Fuzzy Wuzzy, etc?
What kitchen item did Mere cut uncle Leo's hair with
What is a bowl?
This iconic, photo-driven weekly magazine published its very first issue in November of 1936.
What is Life magazine?
This beloved television comedian and red-headed icon spent the 1950s constantly trying to get into her husband Ricky's nightclub act.
Who is Lucille Ball?
Her bachelors degree and university
What is a Psychology degree and Seton Hall University?
The name of the ship Mere sailed on to the USA
The Queen Elizabeth
The kind of wig Mere used to wear
What is a Bob?
Published in 1936, this famous Civil War epic novel by Margaret Mitchell later became a record-breaking Hollywood film starring Vivien Leigh
What is Gone with the Wind?
In the 1940s, young people danced the jitterbug to this popular genre of jazz music, famously led by big bands like Glenn Miller's.
What is Swing music (or Big Band)?
Her father’s role in World War II. Bonus: His location during the war
What is Royal engineer?
Bonus answer: What is Germany?
Mere's favorite grandchild
Who is Tim?
She has lived through this exact number of U.S. Presidents so far, starting with Franklin D. Roosevelt.
What is 16 Presidents
A loaf of bread in 1936 cost roughly this single-digit number of cents.
What is 8 cents? (Accept anything between 5 and 10 cents).
Before Spotify or CDs, she likely listened to music on these heavy, black vinyl discs that spun at this specific number of rotations per minute.
What are 78s (or 45s / LPs)?
The number of generations of Burchills that worked for Singer Sewing
What is 3 generations?
Her age when she went to boarding school
What is 11 years old
In 1959, when she was 23 years old, these two states were officially added to the U.S. flag as the 49th and 50th states.
What are Alaska and Hawaii?