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1 | Last update: 29 April 2019 | childhood, family, favorites, firsts, personal characteristics, education, work | Ratings (1 poor, 2 ok, 3 good) | Survey Results | |||||||||||
2 | Question | Type | Safe | Stable | Memorable | Simple | Many | Total | Rating Rationale | I might use this question | Response Count | Percent Use | Age Range for all questions | # respondents | |
3 | To what city did you go the first time you flew on a plane? | first | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | not enough possibilities | 214 | 378 | 57% | 0-18 | 16 | |
4 | What is the first name of the person you first kissed? | first | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | might be available online or in social media | 235 | 476 | 49% | 51 or older | 78 | |
5 | What is the first name of your best friend in high school? | personal | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | might be available online | 236 | 381 | 62% | 19-35 | 143 | |
6 | What is the first name of your oldest nephew? | family | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | may not have a nephew | 36-50 | 152 | ||||
7 | What is the first name of your oldest niece? | family | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | some don't have a niece | 222 | 472 | 47% | Total | 389 | |
8 | What is the middle name of your oldest child? | family | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | may not have a child or no middle name | 163 | 377 | 43% | |||
9 | What is your oldest cousin's first name? | family | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | some don't have a cousin | 219 | 473 | 46% | |||
10 | What was the first name of the first person you dated? | first | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | how does one define 'dated' | 229 | 465 | 49% | |||
11 | What was the first name of your favorite childhood friend? | favorite - historical | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | memory | 268 | 469 | 57% | |||
12 | What was the last name of your third grade teacher? | education | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | may not remember | 140 | 373 | 38% | |||
13 | What was the street name where your best friend in high school lived (street name only)? | personal | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | memory | 110 | 372 | 30% | |||
14 | Where were you when you first heard about 9/11? | first | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | may not work for many people | 228 | 478 | 48% | |||
15 | What was the first name of the boy/girl with whom you had your second kiss? | personal | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | may not remember 2nd kiss, not applicable to some | ||||||
16 | How much did you pay for your first car? | personal | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | hard to remember | ||||||
17 | In what city or town did you spend your honeymoon? | family | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | city - may not be enough possibilities; could be on social media | 175 | 378 | 46% | |||
18 | In what city or town was your first job? | work | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | could be public info, not enough possibilities | 300 | 480 | 63% | |||
19 | In which city did you first study abroad? | personal | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | was it only one city? was it a city or country? not enough possibilities | 86 | 379 | 23% | |||
20 | What is the last name of the teacher who gave you your first failing grade? | first | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | negative memory; may not apply | 101 | 476 | 21% | |||
21 | What is the last name of your first boss? | first | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | memory could be an issue for older people | 196 | 478 | 41% | |||
22 | What is the last name of your most memorable childhood neighbors? | childhood | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | memory could be a problem. | ||||||
23 | What is the name of the first beach you visited? | first | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | consistently remembering the specific name of a beach can be difficult; also the first beach; for a local area there's not too many beaches | 121 | 373 | 32% | |||
24 | What is your grandmother's (on your mother's side) maiden name? | family | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | might be available online | 205 | 376 | 55% | |||
25 | What is your grandmother's first name? | family | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | may be public information | ||||||
26 | What is your oldest child's nickname? | family | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | may not have a child | 114 | 372 | 31% | |||
27 | What is your oldest sibling's middle name? | family | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | may not have a sibling or no middle name | 188 | 374 | 50% | |||
28 | What was the first name of your first boyfriend or girlfriend? | personal | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | could be on social media | 193 | 372 | 52% | |||
29 | What was the last name of your favorite childhood teacher? | favorite - historical | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | memory | ||||||
30 | What was the last name of your favorite elementary school teacher? | favorite - historical | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | memory | 170 | 372 | 46% | |||
31 | What was the last name of your favorite high school teacher? | favorite - historical | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | memory | 189 | 373 | 51% | |||
32 | What was the name of the street where you were living when you were 10 years old? | childhood | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | may be hard to remember | ||||||
33 | What was the name of the street where you were living when you were in third grade? | childhood | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | may be hard to remember | 248 | 472 | 53% | |||
34 | What was your childhood nickname? | childhood | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | might be available online | 194 | 472 | 41% | |||
35 | What is the zip code where you grew up? | childhood | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | memory | ||||||
36 | What was the make and model of your best friend's car in high school? | personal | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | good if one can remeber a friend's car | ||||||
37 | What is the name of the city where you got lost? | personal | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | odd question may not be applicable to many people | ||||||
38 | What is the name of the teacher who gave you your first A? | education | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | may not be applicable to many people | ||||||
39 | In what city or town did your parents meet? | family | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | might be available online, not enough possibilities | 215 | 478 | 45% | |||
40 | What is the first name of your eldest cousin on your father's side? | family | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | may be public information or on social media | ||||||
41 | What is the first name of your eldest cousin on your mother's side? | family | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | may be public information or on social media | 148 | 378 | 39% | |||
42 | What is the last name of your very first Best Friend Forever? | personal | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | may not apply | ||||||
43 | What was the first album that you purchased? | first | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | for older people | 11 | 62 | 18% | |||
44 | What was the make and model of your first car? | personal | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | easier to make a mistake with both make and model | 335 | 473 | 71% | |||
45 | What was the name of the company where you had your first job? | work | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | might be available online | 284 | 473 | 60% | |||
46 | What was your favorite vacation place as a child? | favorite - historical | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | place is too general, could be posted online in social media | 175 | 374 | 47% | |||
47 | What you would have named your first child but didn't? | first | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | few people would use | 144 | 471 | 31% | |||
48 | What is your oldest sibling’s birthday month and year? (e.g., January 1900) | family | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | too few choices, may not have sibling; need to give example of month spelling | 149 | 375 | 40% | |||
49 | In what city or town did you meet your first spouse/partner? | family | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | not enough possibilities, many people meet their spouse where they live or work or attend school. | 316 | 482 | 66% | |||
50 | In what city or town was your father born? | family | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | many? - likely to be nearby, not enough possibilities | ||||||
51 | In what town was your mother born? | family | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | many? - likely to be nearby | ||||||
52 | What are the last 5 of your Social Security number? | personal | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | public information; shouldn't use in non-encrypted state | ||||||
53 | What is the first name of your best man at your wedding? | personal | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | might be available online | ||||||
54 | What is the first name of your maid of honor at your wedding? | personal | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | might be available online | ||||||
55 | What is your father's middle name? | family | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | public information | ||||||
56 | What is your favorite teacher's nickname? | favorite | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | favorites can change | ||||||
57 | What is your mother's (father's) first name? | family | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | public information | ||||||
58 | What was the name of your elementary school? | education | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | might be available online; not that many options | 314 | 474 | 66% | |||
59 | What was the name of your second pet? | pet | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | fewer pet names than people names | ||||||
60 | What was your first phone number? | personal | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | memory, may be public | ||||||
61 | What was your grandfather’s (on your mother's side) first name? | family | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | might be available online | 293 | 470 | 62% | |||
62 | What were the last four digits of your childhood telephone number? | childhood | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | memory, could be more than one | ||||||
63 | Which state did you first visit (outside the one you were born in)? | personal | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | most would be neighboring states | ||||||
64 | Who was your childhood hero? | childhood | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | may not remember; hero is rather vague | ||||||
65 | What is the first movie you saw in theaters? | first | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | memory an issue | 16 | 98 | 16% | |||
66 | What is the name of the place your wedding reception was held? | personal | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | place is too general - city, business, area?? | 173 | 477 | 36% | |||
67 | What is the name of the street where you grew up? | personal | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | might be available online | ||||||
68 | What was the make and model of the car you used to learn to drive? | personal | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | easier to make a mistake with both make and model | ||||||
69 | What was the name of your first roommate? | personal | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | may be more than one roommate, which one? | ||||||
70 | What was your grandfather's (on your father's side) profession? | family | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | "profession" is a little broad | 172 | 374 | 46% | |||
71 | Who is your childhood sports hero? | childhood | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | memory, not everyone had one | 149 | 470 | 32% | |||
72 | Who was your favorite film character in high school? | favorite - historical | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | memory | ||||||
73 | Who was your favorite film star in high school? | favorite - historical | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | memory; too much possible variation | ||||||
74 | Who was your favorite singer or band in high school? | favorite - historical | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | memory | ||||||
75 | What is the book your children like the most? | family | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | which child, could change | ||||||
76 | What was the name of your first stuffed animal or doll or action figure? | first | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | too many choices, may not apply to the person | 10 | 98 | 10% | |||
77 | What was your favorite place to visit as a child? | favorite - historical | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | memory | ||||||
78 | Where were you when you had your first kiss? | first | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | "where" may have too much variability | ||||||
79 | What was the camp you attended as a child? | childhood | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | "camp" is too vague and could be >1 | ||||||
80 | What is the nickname of your oldest niece or nephew? | family | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | just use niece or nephew, not both. Don't use "or" | ||||||
81 | In what city or town does your nearest sibling live? | family | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | not enough possibilities, siblings may move | 53 | 102 | 52% | |||
82 | In what city or town were you born? | personal | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | public information, not enough possibilities | ||||||
83 | In which city did your oldest sibling get married? | family | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | multiple marriages, not many cities to choose from in the area | ||||||
84 | What city or town were you in on New Years Eve in 1999? | personal | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | most people were in the city where they lived, not enough possibilities | ||||||
85 | What is the color of your father’s eyes? | family | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | too few choices | ||||||
86 | What is the color of your mother’s eyes? | family | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | too few choices | ||||||
87 | What is the first name of your favorite aunt? | favorite | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | favorites can change | ||||||
88 | What is the first name of your favorite uncle? | favorite | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | favorites can change | ||||||
89 | What is the last name of your favorite musician? | favorite | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | favorites can change | ||||||
90 | What is the license plate (registration) of your dad's first car? | personal | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | who would know this without looking? | ||||||
91 | What is your best friend's last name? | personal | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | not safe at all; can change | ||||||
92 | What is your blood type? | personal | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | too personal of information | ||||||
93 | What is your current best friend's first name? | personal | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | might change | ||||||
94 | What is your least favorite nickname? | favorite | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | favorites can change | ||||||
95 | What is your mother's maiden name? | family | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | public information | ||||||
96 | What was the first foreign country you visited? | personal | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | too few options, could be public | ||||||
97 | What was your favorite childhood sport? | favorite - historical | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | memory | ||||||
98 | What was the mascot of the first sports team you played on? | first | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | could be easily found | ||||||
99 | What is the first and last name of your favorite speaker/orator? | favorite | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | may change or not have strong enough feelings for this | ||||||
100 | What city did you live in at age 10? | childhood | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | too few choices for city | ||||||