The Name Game
I Hope You Can Count
The Grandkids
The 12 Kids
Christmas Trivia
100

Name at least three sets of duplicate names in the Essner Family

What are:

Allie/Allie

Nick/Nick

Charlie/Charlie

Ben/Ben

100

This month has the most Essner birthdays

What is December?

100

These Essner grandkids were in a popular music video

Who are Allie and Lauren?

100

This sibling was voted best dressed

Who is Alan?

100

In the United States, over 2 billion of these are sent each year at Christmastime

What are Christmas cards?

200

Of those listed, this one is NOT the name of a grandchild's significant other:

Casey

Kelli

Sam

Nathan

Tony

What is Tony?

200

The number of Essner family members whose names begin with the letter A

What is 10?

200

This Essner grandkid lost a tooth at Notre Dame

Who is Faith?

200

This sibling was voted the best cook

Who is Jane? 

200

The Peanuts gang sing this Christmas carol at the end of “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

What is “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing?"

300

Name three Essners who share the middle name Ann 

Who are Jane, Beth, and Sarah?


300

The number of great grandchildren Grandma and Grandpa have

What is 11?

300

Name at least two Essner grandkids who played a college sport

Who are:

Wil

Abby

300

This sibling was voted the most competitive

Who is Roger?

300

Saint Nicholas was born in this modern-day country

What is Turkey?

400

Name at least six states that an Essner currently lives in

What are:

Missouri

Illinois

Florida

Texas

Tennessee

Minnesota 

Kentucky

400

This month has the most Essner weddings

What is August?

400

This grandchild at three years of age was able to name every single instrument in an orchestra

Who is Joe?

400

These two siblings were voted most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse

Who are Steve and Chris?

400

The name of Rudolph’s girlfriend in the “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” television special

What is Clarice?

500

Name eight people in the family who have or who currently work in the healthcare field

Who are Donna, Michael, Bethany, Anna, Hannah, Denise, Jill, Sarah, Sharon, Sandi, Matt, Emily, Tim?

500

There were Essners attending grade school at St. Mary Cathedral School for this many years

What is 56?

500

This grandchild once asked Aunt Jane to place a piece of candy in his mouth because his mom told him he couldn't get another piece until after lunchtime

Who is Andrew?

500

This sibling was voted as the favorite sibling

Who is Chris?

500

The feathers of this type of bird were used in the 19th century to make the first artificial Christmas tree

What is a goose?