Langedijk
Noord-Holland
Noorde-Sharwoude
All of the above
- The children of Cornelis & Aagje were?
- Anna, Jan, Dick
- Antje, Jack, Dirk
- Anna, John, Dirk
- Agnes, Jessie, Tillie
- Which war had recently been fought which was one of the reasons
the Slotemakers wanted to move from Europe?
- The American Civil War
- World War II
- The Franco-Prussian War of 1870
- The Danish – Dutch War of 1882
- When it came time to leave Holland which two countries did the
Slotemakers consider?
- Russia and Canada
- The United States and Canada
- The United States and the Republic of South Africa
- The United States and Mexico
- Anna and John were how old when they boarded the ship for America?
- Anna was 31 and John was 22
- Anna was 10 and John was 16
- Anna was 16 and John was 10
- Anna was 4 and John was 2
- In 1881 the Slotemakers arrived at their new hometown of?
- Orange City, Iowa
- Lynden, Washington
- New York, New York
- Denton, Texas
- At the age of 20 Anna did what?
- married Henry Spaan
- gave birth to her first born, named Cornelia, during the worst
snow storm in Iowa’s history
- was arrested for taking bites out of cheese rounds in a factory.
- went to seminary school
- Eight years after the Slotemakers arrived in Orange City another
Dutch family named the Kramers arrived. The Kramers children were?
- Nellie, Ella, Kate, Sigmund and Rose
- Nellie, Joe, Kate, Tillie, Dora and Glenda
- Ella, Sam, Dack, Mack, Dora and Trudie
- Nellie, Ella, Tillie, Kate and Dora
- What was the name of the foster daughter the Slotemakers brought
with them from Holland and who did she marry in Orange City?
- Alida Kronker married Steve Blankers
- Ida Mueller married Peter Spaan
- Alida DeVries married Peter Mueller
- Ida Mueller married Peter DeVries
10. In March of 1900 John Slotemaker took a train from Orange City to
the northwest corner of Washington. John returned to Iowa and convinced
the family they should move to Washington. In addition to his tales of
snow-capped mountains and tall timber John brought what souvenirs back
to the family?
- coffee from Seattle, a photo of Mount Baker & smoked oysters
- cheese, strawberry jam & smoked salmon
- apples, pears & a piece of fir bark
- a small windmill, dried tulips & saltwater taffy
11. On November 26, 1900 John Slotemaker & Tillie Kramer were
married. The next day the Slotemakers boarded a honeymoon train bound
for Washington to move to the house in which their first 5 children were
born. Those children were?
- Cornelius, Henry, Agnes, Anna & Dick
- Henry, Otto, Agnes, Dick & Jessie
- Cornelius, Henry, Agnes, Dick & Otto
- Cornelius, Otto, Jessie, Agnes & Dirk
12. On January 12, 1888, Anna Slotemaker Spaan and Henry Spaan’s
first child was born and named?
- Cornelia
- Cornelius
- Henrietta
- Aagje
13. What event in the Slotemaker family occurred July 5, 1912?
- Daughter Jessie was born
- Neil was expelled from school for the 2nd time.
- Cornelis and Aagje celebrated their 50th Wedding
Anniversary
- World War I began
14. Anna Slotemaker Spaan and Henry Spaan’s oldest daugher Cornelia
‘Cora’ Spaan married?
- Bert Dyksterhuis
- Arnold Blankers
- Jayson Elenbaas
- Fred Polinder
15. At 3 years old, in the spring of 1917, Jessie Slotemaker
contracted which disease which led to her departure from life one day
before her 4th birthday?
- polio
- measles
- tuberculosis
- influenza
16. Randall Spaan’s grandfather and great-grandfather was?
- Harlow Spaan and Fred Polinder
- Henry Spaan
- Cornelius Spaan and Henry Spaan
- William Wagter and John Spaan
17. When Anna Slotemaker Spaan saw a thing of beauty, such as the
scenery on the road to Mount Baker, she would exclaim the Dutch word for
beautiful, which is?
- brookies
- ollie bollen
- prachtig
- kinterklassen
18. Which of the following did Cornelis Slotemaker do during World
War I?
- was a doughboy in France
- sold Liberty Bonds
- refused to buy Liberty Bonds
- led anti-war demonstrations
19. Which of the following did Cornelis Slotemaker’s oldest
daughter, Anna Slotemaker Spaan do during World War I?
- she came under surveillance of American government agents
- voiced her objection to the British and support of the German
Kaiser
- changed her opinion after America entered the war in 1918
- all of the above
20. What did the oldest of John and Tillie’s children do to get out
of farm chores?
- run away from home
- brew moonshine at his secret still
- trap animals and sell fur pelts
- study his school work
21. One morning in the summer of 1927 the Slotemaker siblings woke up
to the shocking news that who had left home?
- Agnes had left home with a Fuller Brush salesman
- Otto had left home to be a cowboy in Oregon
- Neil had left home to get out of milking
- Dick had left home to join the army
22. Which Slotemaker married a soldier who landed at Normandy, fought
with General Patton and was in the Battle of the Bulge?
- Agnes
- Jessie
- Sylvia
- Nellie
23. Anna Slotemaker Spaan traveled to Los Angeles to see?
- Rudolph Valentino
- Douglas Fairbanks
- Aimee Semple McPherson
- Calvin Coolidge
24. What did the Slotemakers celebrate on April 7, 1937?
- the end of the Great Depression
- the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Anna Slotemaker Spaan
and Henry Spaan
- the birth of Gerald ‘Mooch’ Slotemaker
- 50 years since the founding of Lynden
25. Who was the first director of the Christian Rest Home in Lynden?
- Fanny Slotemaker
- Marie Spaan
- Cornie Spaan
- Judy Slotemaker
26. In Noord Sharwoude the Slotemakers cultivated land called what?
- a dijk
- a polder
- a sinkerslabben
- a brunesweg
27. Who was born a month apart in Noord Sharwoude, one March 8, 1839,
the other April 13, 1839?
- Jan Keppel and Greitje Muller
- Cornelis Slotemaker and Aagje Keppel
- John Slotemaker and Tillie Kramer
- Dirk Slotemaker and Hervormde Kerk