Document Certification & Final Two Trivia Categories

We have a group of 15 documents that we have to send to China (once we get USCIS approval). Ten of those documents have to be notarized (already done) AND certified by the Secretary of State's office. For most of the documents, that seems like it will be simple enough...fill out a form and pay $2 per page to the Illinois Secretary of State.

However, Brock was born in Minnesota. So, we have to send a letter and a $5 check to Minnesota (or go in person) in order to get certification from the Minnesota Secretary of State. Yes, the birth certificate we have is CERTIFIED, but it's not the same kind of certification.

The certification we're getting for all of these documents is "Authentication or Apostille Certifying Documents for Foreign Use".

I never cease to learn something new with all of this.

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Our final two trivia categories are "Sibling Rivalry" and "Generally Speaking".

Sibling Rivalry

1. In Little House On The Prairie, Laura Ingalls had an older sister that became blind at young adulthood. What was her first name?

2. John F. Kennedy had three brothers. How many sisters did he have?

3. Mark McGwire’s brother Dan was a quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins. He was teammates with Marshall Faulk at what Mountain West university?

4. In It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey put his younger brother through college; what was his brother’s first name?

5. John Pankow portrayed “cousin Ira” on NBC’s Mad About You. He has an older brother, Jimmy Pankow, who is a founding member of what rock band?

6. In Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903, the Wright Brothers launched the first successful “heavier-than-air” flight. What was the younger brother’s first name?

7. Warren Beatty has a sister who has won an Oscar for Best Actress. What is her name?

8. What Disney Channel cartoon features two stepbrothers with a pet platypus? The boys often create new inventions that annoy their sister, Candace.

9. Felipe, Matty, and Jesus Alou became known as Major League Baseball’s first all-brother outfield while playing for the San Francisco Giants. From what nation do the brothers hail?

10. In Roman mythology, Rome was founded by identical twins. Which one of them became the first king of Rome?

Generally Speaking

1. What professional basketball team is the arch rival of the Washington Generals?

2. Who was the first female Attorney General of the United States?

3. Which inventor formed General Electric in 1890?

4. To which Civil War general was Abraham Lincoln referring when he said, if he "does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it for a time"?

5. What was the last name of the cousins who drove the car known as the “General Lee”?

6. General Custer’s Last Stand also has another name, derived from the name of the river near which it was fought. What is it?

7. Which legendary film actress portrayed a widow who cursed General Hospital’s Luke and Laura?

8. What radio and television show set in the Wild West was sponsored by General Mills from 1941 to 1961? The Green Hornet was a spin-off of the show.

9. Due to his high standards and harsh treatment of cadets, General John J. Pershing earned what nickname?

10. What retired U.S. Army General’s father was a lead investigator in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping?


Answers Below:




Sibling Rivalry
1. Mary
2. 5
3. San Diego State
4. Harry
5. Chicago (or Chicago Transit Authority)
6. Orville
7. Shirley MacLaine
8. Phineas & Ferb
9. Dominican Republic
10. Romulus

Generally Speaking
1. Harlem Globetrotters
2. Janet Reno
3. Thomas Edison
4. George McClellan
5. Duke
6. Battle of Little Bighorn
7. Elizabeth Taylor
8. The Lone Ranger
9. “Black Jack”
10. Norman Schwarzkopf