Which of the following institutions employed Ida? • The Chicago Police Department • The Chicago Fire Department • The CTA • Blystra Federal Savings and Loan
What college did George Schilstra attend? • University of Wisconsin, Madison School of Engineering
What event brought about the end of Ida’s last corporate job? • Marrying George • The Great Depression • Her involvement in the 1933 World’s Fair • She got fed up with the corporate world and told her boss to go fly a kite
Where did Ida and George meet? • In the Wisconsin Dells where George worked as a tour guide
Name one other person who was with Ida and George when they met • Ange Nydam • Alice Kingma • Nell Kingma
What fruit or vegetable grew in abundance behind their house at the Edgewater plant? • Apples
What racey thing did Ida do to have her part cut from a school program at Chicago Christian High School? • She was seen wearing a two-piece pantaloon and tunic outfit.
How many brothers and sisters did Ida have? • Nine. Including Ida there were 10 kids altogether; 5 boys and 5 girls.
What did Ida and George do to get into trouble with their pastor? • They took part in a community scavenger hunt on the Sabbath
What is Ida’s middle name? • This is a trick question. She was born without a middle name. Later, she became known as Ida Kingma Schilstra.
What fixture seemed out of place in the middle of the basement utility room of George and Ida’s 12 th Place ranch home in Sheboygan? • A toilet
What was the most dangerous thing that George did regularly as a tour guide in the Wisconsin Dells? • He jumped to Stand Rock
What was Ida’s father’s profession? • A Veterinarian • Laundry man or “Iron Horse” salesman are also correct.
What was George’s father’s profession? • He was a carpenter.
Define the dutch word “rommel”: • Clutter. Just throw it in the rommel room.
What was the Ida Bowl? • The name of a family business – a bowling alley at Michigan and Wentworth • Her favorite bowl that she loved to use as she ate ice cream • A restaurant that had her name by coincidence. It was her favorite place to go for spaghetti. • A receptacle for bric-a-brac that later became a rare family heirloom