Grandparent and Special Friend Day Interview Questions
House 43 children created a long list of questions to ask their grandparents and/or special friends today. Some of the parents who volunteered in the classroom mentioned that this list of questions were so insightful that they thought everyone should know about them. I hope you enjoy reading through the list, and I hope they come in handy.
PERSONAL HISTORY
- Where did you grow up? Was it the country? City? Or suburb? What kind of structure did you live in?
- Did you move to other places during your childhood?
- When is your birthday? Where were you born?
- What are your parents’ names? Where were they born?
- Do you have siblings? What are their names? Were you the oldest? youngest? middle? only child?
- Where do you live now?
- Are you a morning person or a night person?
- Where and when did you get married?
- Do you have a hobby? If so, what?
- How old were you when you read your first book?
- What was your best friend’s name when you were my age? Are you still friends? Why were you friends?
- When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did you fulfill your childhood dream?
- Did you play an instrument? Do you still play an instrument?
- Do you like art?
- Did you go to sleepaway camp? Where was it? What was the name? At what age did you go?
- Where did you go to high school? college? What classes did you take?
- What were your jobs? For how long? Did you like them? Why did you choose your job? Which did you like best?
- What was your first job?
- How old were you when you first left home?
- What is your dream job? Why?
- Do you still work? Or are you retired?
- What was your favorite thing to do when you were a kid? Why?
- What is your favorite thing to do as a grownup? Why?
- What did you (do you) do on rainy days?
- Do you like cartoons?
- What do you like most about life?
- What was the most common invention when you were little? What has changed since then?
- What big events happened in your life?
- What was it like during WWII?
- When and where were your children born? How many? What are their names?
- Did you like to play any sports when you were growing up? If so, what/which sports? What sports do you play now?
- Do you know any other languages? What are they?
- What book are you reading now?
- How many grandchildren do you have? What are their ages?
- What do you like doing with your children? With your grandchildren?
- How did you spend summer vacations? How do you spend them now?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- What type of school did you go to? Where was it? How long was the school day? How many kids were in a class?
- How did you get to school?
- Was your classroom similar to mine? Why or why not?
- Were there bullies at your school? Were you ever bullied at school?
- What was your third grade teacher’s name? Was she/he nice?
- What was your favorite teacher? Why?
- What is your favorite memory of 3rd grade? Your worst memory?
- Did you like to go to school? Why or why not?
- Did you like to read? What books? What authors? Do you read now?
- What was your favorite subject in school?
- What was your favorite activity in school?
- What was your favorite part of school?
- What type of student were you?
- What were you best at in school? What were you worst at?
- Do you continue a friendship with anyone from grade school?
- What was your favorite school year?
- Did you have grandparents day at your school? What is your favorite grandparents day activity at Dalton?
NEW YORK
- What is your favorite place in New York? Why?
- Where is the place in New York that you dislike the most?
- What was New York City like when you were a child?
PETS
- Do you have a pet? If so, what? What was it’s name?
- Did you have any pets when you were younger?
- What is your dream pet?
TRAVEL
- Where have you traveled?
- What is your favorite place to travel?
- What is your favorite continent? How many have you been to?
- Where did you travel with my mom/my dad?
FAVORITES
- What was your favorite thing to do when you were little?
- What was your favorite food growing up? What is it now?
- What was your favorite movie growing up? What is it now?
- What was your favorite book when you were my age? What is your favorite book now?
- What was your favorite color? What is your favorite color? Least favorite?
- What was your favorite music? What is your favorite music? Least favorite?
- What is your favorite store?
- What is your favorite animal?
- What is your favorite type of flower?
- What is your favorite type of dessert?
- Who was your favorite president? Why? Who is your least favorite president?
- Who is your favorite artist?
- Who is your favorite musician?
- What was your favorite toy growing up?














