Sample Interview Questions

1. What is your full name? Did you have a nickname and where did it
come from?
2. When and where were you born?
3. How did your family come to live there?
4. Do you know when our family came to America? Or why?
5. Did you have family chores? What were they? Which was your least
favorite?
6. How were holidays (birthdays, Christmas, etc.) celebrated in your
family? Did your family have special traditions?
7. What stories have come down to you about your parents?
Grandparents? More distant ancestors?
8. Are there any stories about famous or infamous relatives in your
family?
9. Have any recipes been passed down to you from family members?
10.

Did anyone in our family ever do anything illegal?

11.
Did anyone in our family serve in the military and/or serve during
time of war?
12.

Are we related to anyone famous?

13.

What was school like for you when you were younger?

14.
What do you think was the most important invention during your
lifetime?
15.
Are there any national events that you can remember exactly
where you were when they happened? If yes, can you explain.
16.

What accomplishment are you most proud of?

17.

What is the hardest thing you have ever had to do or overcome?

18.
If you could change one thing/event from your own life, what
would it be and why?