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Where were you born and what were the circumstances of
your birth? Were there other children already in the family? How did
your parents choose your name?
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Where did you go to school? Did you have any memorable
teachers? What were your favorite subjects?
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What were your favorite activities as a young child?
Were you interested in sports?
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How did you celebrate birthdays as a child?
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What were your childhood home and neighborhood like?
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What were your grandparents like? Do you have any
special memories of them? Do you remember any stories that they told
you about themselves or your parents?
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What were your parents like? Did you have a special
relationship with either of them? Do you know anything about them when
they were children?
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What was your personality like? Are you the same, or
did something happen to change you? How would you describe your
personality now?
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Did you have brothers and sisters? What did you do
together as children? What are some of your special memories of
growing up together?
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What kind of chores did you do around the house? What
were your favorite or least favorite chores?
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Did you have a favorite radio program or television
show?
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How did you spend your Sundays as a child?
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Who was your favorite singer, band or musical group
when you were a teenager?
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Did you ever do anything rebellious?
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What was your most memorable Christmas? How did your
family celebrate?
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How did you celebrate Thanksgiving? Where did you go?
What was your favorite dish?
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Who was your best childhood friend? Where are they
now?
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What is the lowest price you remember stamps costing?
What did other things cost?
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What kind of job did your father have? What do you
remember about it? Did your mother work outside of the home?
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Did you graduate from High School? Did you go on to
school after that? What did you study?
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What was your first job, and what did you get paid?
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What was your favorite practical joke as a child? Did
you ever get in trouble for playing jokes?
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Have you ever gone far away? What was the farthest
place you ever went to?
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Did you ever run away as a child, even for a few
hours? Did you ever plan to?
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What is the best book ever written? How many times
have you read it?
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Who was your favorite movie actor or actress? What is
your favorite movie?
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Do you and your spouse have a special song? What is
the story behind it?
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What was the first house that you lived in together
like? How big was it?
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What was your first car? What was the car that you
really wanted?
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Did you grow up near your extended family? Did you get
to spend time together?
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What was your childhood nickname? What did your dad
call you? Your mom? What did they call you when you were in trouble?
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Did you ever get sent home from school? Did you ever
get sent to the principal?
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Did you have a pet as a child?
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Who was your first boyfriend/girlfriend? What did you
do for dates?
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In your opinion, what was the best invention of your
lifetime? Automobile? Washing machine? Air conditioning? Indoor
plumbing?
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Describe a typical weekday as a child. Were Saturdays
the same?
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Did you attend church? What was your church like? Did
you have to travel far to get there?
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What was the most exciting trip you've ever taken?
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What is your favorite season? Why?
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What was your favorite dinner that your mother made?
What was the worst?
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Did you play an instrument? Were you in a band or an
orchestra? Did you sing?
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What was your hairstyle as a teenager? What kind of
clothes did you wear? Were you always in style?
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What was your favorite holiday? Why? Has that changed?
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What is the most important lesson that you've learned
from life so far?
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Do you speak more than one language? If so, how and
why did you learn it? If not, did you ever want to?
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How far was it to your school? Did you have to walk?
Was it uphill both ways?
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What is a special talent you have? Fixing things?
Sewing? Handiwork? Green thumb? When did you realize that you loved it
and how did you learn?
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What is one thing that you couldn't do, no matter how
hard you tried?
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What were your favorite winter activities? What did
you do in the summertime?
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What was the best letter that you ever received? What
was the best letter that you ever sent?
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Describe your posterity (children, grandchildren,
etc). What is the thing that you want them most to remember about you?
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Describe your wedding day. Where did you get married?
Why? Who came? Did you have a honeymoon? How did you meet?