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"A Better Survey" by Patricia Ann
Question Your Answer
The Movies
1. What is the first movie you can remember seeing in a theater?
2. What is the last movie you watched on TV?
3. What actor/actress do you think you most resemble?
4. What is the name of the movie theater closest to your home?
5. Name a movie where the plot closely parallels your own life.
6. What do you normally eat or drink during a movie in a theater?
7. Name a movie that reminds you of high school.
8. Briefly describe a scene from one of your favorite comedy movies.
9. Name an actress that did an outstanding job in a dramatic movie role.
10. What movie have you been wanting to see, but still haven't?
11. What is one of your favorite black & white movies?
12. Name a star from Old Hollywood that you admire.
13. If you have a Significant Other, what is one of their favorite movies?
14. What genre of movie do you prefer?
15. What genre of movie do you dislike?
16. Do you read the credits at the end of movies?
17. Who is an overrated actor/actress?
18. Name a movie soundtrack that you really like.
TV
19. Which TV is the oldest in your home and what brand is it?
20. Do you remember life before remote controls?
21. Name a TV channel that you NEVER watch.
22. What is the funniest TV show that you currently watch?
23. Do you enjoy animated TV shows? If yes, which ones?
24. What is your favorite talk show?
25. Fox, CNN or MSNBC?
26. Name a sitcom that reminds you of elementary school.
27. What TV character reminds you a bit of yourself?
28. What TV character reminds you a bit of your Mom?
29. What are the call letters of your local ABC affilliate?
30. Do you remember Martha Quinn as a VJ on MTV?
31. What is/was your favorite HBO series?
32. Do you have a favorite personality on the Weather Channel?
33. What is the best premium channel?
34. How often do you order a Pay-Per-View?
35. What is/was your favorite medical TV show?
36. If you had to be treated by a TV doctor, which one would you choose?
37. Name a TV show you always watched as small child.
38. Did you ever feel sorry for the Flintstones when they had to sit on a couch made of stone?
39. Do you watch Jerry Springer? If yes, why? If no, why?
40. What is the very best show to put on if you want to fall asleep?
41. How often do you order from the home shopping channels?
42. What TV character always makes you cringe?
43. Who is your favorite TV animal?
44. What is the name of one of your local TV weather people?
45. Could you survive one month without TV?
46. Do you watch soaps? If yes, which ones?
47. Name an actor/actress that you think is so bad they shouldn't be on television.
48. Name an actor/actress that is so good, they should be doing feature films instead of television.
49. What is your favorite TV show from the early days of TV?
50. Do you know anyone who works in the television industry? If yes, what do they do?
51. Do you watch award shows? Which ones?
52. What is the best documentary that you've seen in recent memory?
53. Should little kids watch TV? If yes, what shows? If no, why not?
Magazines, Newspapers, Books
54. Name a magazine that you have read cover to cover recently.
55. What is the name of your local newspaper?
56. Name a book that was required reading in high school.
57. What is the most boring magazine you can think of?
58. Have you ever put a classified ad in the newspaper?
59. Name a book that you started to read but couldn't get into.
60. What is your opinion on Cosmopolitan magazine?
61. Do you read the New York Times?
62. Who is an overrated author?
63. What magazines did you read as a teenager? Why?
64. When you're in a different town, do you read that town's newspaper?
65. Do you think Bibles should continue to be in hotel rooms?
66. Name a magazine that you always find in a doctor's office.
67. What is your favorite section of the newspaper?
68. Name a book you know you're Mom or Dad has read.
69. What magazine would you like to subscribe to, but don't?
70. Has your photo ever been in a newspaper? If yes, for what?
71. What is your favorite genre of book?
72. What do you tnink of those reply cards they insert in magazines?
73. Were you ever reading the paper and were astonished to find someone you know in the crime section?
74. What book are you currently reading?
75. Have you ever purchased an adult magazine?
76. If you ran a newspaper, what traditional section would you eliminate from your paper?
77. If you had to write a book about your current SO or a former one, what would the title be?
Pop Culture Bonanza
78. Name a board game you used to play alot as a kid.
79. Name a fad that you will admit to becoming a part of.
80. What song do you recall hearing over and over when you were in your early teens?
81. What toy did you always want, but never had?
82. Name a product that you loved, but no longer exists as far as you know.
83. Who was your teen idol?
84. What fad did you resist and now you sort of regret it?
85. Did you ever own a hula hoop?
86. Did you ever own a Magic 8 Ball?
87. Did you ever play with an Ouija board?
88. What was/is your all time favorite game show?
89. Can you sing all the words to the McDonald's Big Mac jingle from the 70's?
90. Where were you when the space shuttle Challenger exploded?
91. Have you ever been to Walt Disney World? If yes, would you go again?
92. What hotel chain do you think you've stayed in the most?
93. Name a car that your parents drove when you were a kid.
94. Briefly describe a commercial you loved as a child.
95. Did you ever have a Slip & Slide?
96. How much were you into MC Hammer?
97. Name a concert you attended where you had excellent seats.
98. Name a concert you attended where you had terrible seats.
99. Which Spice Girl do you think most reflects the real you?
100. Do you think Pepsi and Coke really taste different? If yes, describe the difference.
101. What is one of your favorite company mascots?
102. Did you ever own an 8 track player? If yes, name an 8 track that you used to play on it.
103. Do you own vinyl records?
104. Name one of the most influential female performers ever.
105. Name one of the most overrated male performers ever.
106. Who is the best comedian ever?
107. Can you remember when milk came in glass bottles?
Your Own Personal Biographical Info
108. What was your kindergarten teacher's name?
109. What was the name of your first pet?
110. What street did you live on when you were 10?
111. What was your paternal grandmother's first name?
112. What are the last two digits of your phone number?
113. What was the year of your first car?
114. What is the first name of a non-relative you have known for more than 10 years?
115. What is/was your mother's best friend's name?
116. What elementary school did you attend?
117. What year did you have your first boyfriend/girlfriend?
118. What are your next door neighbors' first names?
119. Name the first name of someone you remember sitting next to in a math class from any school year.
120. Name one of your math teachers from any year.
121. What was the first name of your first boss?
122. Name the car dealership you bought your most recent car at.
123. What is/was your maternal grandmother's house number?
124. What big city did you grow up in or near?
125. What is the biggest city you were in recently that is NOT naar your own?
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