Show:
About Mitch
Morrie's Early Life
The Professor
Quotes
Lasting Impact
100
What does Mitch do with the money from "Tuesdays with Morrie"?
He helps pay off Morrie's medical bills.
100

What did Morrie's brother, David, get sick with when they were children?

What is polio

100

What is the subject Morrie taught at Brandies University? Bonus: What was Morrie's favorite activity during his free time?

What is Sociology? Dancing

100

Mitch hears this quote on the TV: "Who is Morrie Schwartz?" What does hearing this quote cause Mitch to do?

Caused him call/reach out as well as visit Morrie.

100

Morrie suffered from what disease? Double points if you can name the official disease and the name of baseball player that inspires it's alternate name

ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) also known as Lou Gehrig's disease named after Lou Gehrig

200

What was Mitch's dream career?

What is a musician (piano player)?

200
How did Eva influence Morrie’s life?
She taught him the importance of education.
200

This is the nickname Mitch gave Morrie. Bonus: What is the nickname Morrie gave Mitch?

What is Coach?

What is Player?

200
What does Morrie mean by "detachment"?
What is to let go of a certain emotion and get over it. To learn from an experience not dwell on it.
200

How many interviews did Morrie do with Ted Koppel for the show Nightline?

3 times

300

Who is Janine?

Mitch's wife.

300

What secret did Morrie have to keep from his younger brother? Hint: It was a secret that weighed on Morrie heavily.

That their real mom died and Eva was their stepmother.

300

What was Morrie's goal for Mitch, even during college? Hint: He always told Mitch that he was going to do this to him.

To make Mitch cry (open up and be emotional)

300
What does Morrie mean by "Love or Perish"?
Without love a person will suffer
300

Instead of following societies culture and values, Morrie encouraged Mitch and the reader to...

Create our own culture and values

400
This caused Mitch to go back to school for his master’s degree in journalism?
What is his uncle's death?
400
How did Morrie’s father die?
He was mugged, ran away, and died of a heart attack.
400

When having a meal with Morrie, what were some habits/behaviors Morrie did during meal time that Mitch secretly enjoyed?

Morrie was a messy eater and talked with his mouth full

400

Morrie's shares his beliefs about reincarnation on the 6th Tuesday. He states he would want be reborn as a ____________.

gazelle
400

Even though Morrie was dying, he was inspiring because he was _______________.

Positive (answers may vary)

500

Mitch focused 100% on his job because it was something he could control. What event in his life caused Mitch to care only about work?

His brother, after getting cancer, cutting off contact with Mitch (Brother moved to Spain and sought treatment without help from the family)

500

Before becoming a professor, this is the place  where Morrie did an internship? Hint: He made relationships with the patients there

What is a mental hospital?

500

What becomes Mitch's goal during his Tuesdays with Morrie?

To get answers and guidance on various topics about life (Mitch made a list of these topics to be covered during the 4th Tuesday onwards)

500

What is Morrie's thoughts on forgiveness? (2 parts)

"Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others."

500

Morrie helped Mitch live a more _________ life.

fulfilling/meaningful (answers may vary)