Everything Korean
The name of the city where Quinn was born.
Where is Seoul?
Bonus question: How old is Quinn in Korea?
These are Quinn's two favorite dinner foods.
What are hamburgers and tacos?
Bonus question: What was Quinn eating the very first time we met him?
Double Bonus: What is the very first food we gave him when we took custody of him?*
This classic became one of Quinn's favorite books and sparked his interest in Dungeons and Dragons.
What is the Hobbit?
Bonus question: What other books by J.R.R. Tolkein has Quinn read?
Quinn's absolute favorite toy.
What are LEGOS?
Bonus question: What type of LEGOS are Quinn's favorite - what theme?
During remote learning, Quinn's teacher had to lock him out of his computer because he had spent all day doing this.
What is searching for pictures of Star Wars Lego figures?
BONUS QUESTION: What is Quinn's absolute favorite show to watch? When he is only allowed to watch an "educational" show, what does he pick?
This is Quinn's middle name.
What is Hayul?
Bonus question: What did Quinn receive from the State Department when he arrived in the United States.
Quinn's absolute least favorite meal of the day.
What is breakfast?
Bonus question: During the pandemic, Quinn has learned how to make this breakfast food himself.*
What is the Order of the Phoenix?
Bonus question: Quinn has built up quite the collection of wizard wands - can you name three of the wands he has?
Instead of baseball, football or soccer, when Quinn has a few minutes to play in the backyard, he opts to play with this toy.*
What is a light saber?
Bonus question: What is another activity that Quinn loves to do in the backyard and which could be considered a sport, at least in the Olympics?
While in quarantine, Quinn almost required a hospital visit for this little accident.
What is splitting his head open on the bottom of the couch after jumping around with a blanket over his head?
BONUS QUESTION: Ella did almost the exact same thing when Quinn and Ella and Julian were playing this game in the driveway?
Quinn spent his first year in the big city - Seoul - and as a result really did not like the feel of this when he arrived in Haddam, CT.*
What is grass?
Bonus question: What Korean word for "thank you" did Quinn repeatedly yell into the microphone during Ella's court hearing in Korea?
This food gives Quinn a bad rash, and this ingredient makes him REALLY hyper.
What are milk and artificial flavors?
Bonus question: Last year, we found an enormous stash of empty wrappers for Skittles, Starburst and Twizzlers in Quinn's closet - how did they get there?
This is the first book series Quinn finished - he enjoyed all seven books and was disappointed that only three of them were made into movies.
What are the Chronicles of Narnia?
Bonus question: Quinn read a whopping 55 books from this children's book series - can you name it?
For most of his toddler years, Quinn had one type of toy that he LOVED to play with.
What are Matchbox cars?
Bonus question: In addition to Matchbox cars, Quinn accumulated quite the collection of these other Matchbox toys.
During a Little League game in 2015, several eight-year old friends took Quinn to the playground to "supervise" him while Rob coached Julian and Quinn had this little accident.
What is when he fell, smacked his face on part of the playscape, and his front took went right through his bottom lip?
BONUS QUESTION: How did Gretchen find out about it?
Quinn's favorite Korean baseball team (hint, he often wears the team's hat).*
Who are the LG Twins?
Bonus question: What is Quinn's favorite position to play in Little League?***
Double Bonus question: Who is the umpire in this video of Quinn pitching?
Quinn dislikes this food so much that, in second grade, he lied to his principal in the cafeteria and told him that he was allergic to it, prompting a frantic call home.
What is peanut butter?
Bonus question: This is the only exception to Quinn's dislike of peanut butter - he will eat this peanut butter filled food.
Quinn loves to read chapter books and novels, but enjoys this genre more than anything else.
What are graphic novels?
Bonus question: Quinn can often be found sneaking into Julian's room and reading this?
This is Quinn's favorite video game.
What is LEGO Star Wars for the Wii?
Bonus Question: This Wii game helped Quinn get through the first few months of the pandemic.
When visiting Korea for the second time, Quinn was playing on a playground in Seoul Forest when this happened.
What is Quinn lined up with several pre-school classes who were there for the day, and we lost him? Temporarily.
BONUS QUESTION: Though most kids' favorite thing to order at an ice cream stand is ice cream, not true for Quinn - what does he like to order?
At Quinn's first birthday celebration, this is the object he chose, which was supposed to predict his future profession.
What is a golf ball?
Bonus question: What profession did this selection predict?
Double Bonus: We sing the same song to Quinn every night - what song?
Quinn has strong feelings about fruit - he loves it or hates - these are some examples of fruits he loves and hates.*
For fruits he loves, what are pears, cantaloupes, apples, cherries, strawberries and grapes?
For fruits he hates, what are oranges, pineapples, blueberries, clementines?
Bonus question: What is Quinn's favorite candy?
Quinn also likes poetry and regular reads poems by this well-known author.
Who is Shel Silverstein?
Bonus question: Can you name one of the Shel Silverstein books that Quinn regularly reads from his bookshelf?
During the 15-hour plane ride home from Korea with Quinn, this was the only toy that kept Quinn from crying.
What is a little plastic cell phone?
BONUS QUESTION: In Korea, there was a popular Penguin who had his own TV show and line of toys and Quinn loved him - what was his name?
During the pandemic, Julian often falls asleep with open boxes of food in his room and on his floor, which has led him to wake up in the morning to find what?
BONUS QUESTION: What is Quinn's favorite flavor of Pringles?