Required Questions
- What is your name?
- How old are you?
- When were you born?
- In what city and country were you born?
- If you weren’t born in Australia, when did you arrive and how did you get here?
- Tell us about your parents? Where did they live, what work did they do, and what were they like?
Additional Question Ideas
- Can you tell us any stories that your grandparents or great grandparents told you?
- What is the name of your favourite pet, what were they, and describe their personality?
- What is your favourite meal of all time?
- Do you have a favourite proverb, saying or expression? And why is it important?
- Have you barracked or played for any sports team? If so, describe the greatest moment and how you felt?
- Tell us about your earliest memories? How old were you and what was the memory?
- What school did you go to, where was it, and what was it like?
- What was your main job? Tell us about it.
- Who was your greatest love? How did you meet them and what was special about your relationship?
- Do you know the secret to a happy relationship?
- What is the secret to longevity?
- Do you have a favourite line from a religious or philosophical text? Can you quote it, tell us where it comes from and why you like it?
- How was your family affected by the Great Depression?
- Tell us about what you were doing during the Second World War? Can you share a memory from that time?
- What were the most important inventions in your life-time? How did it change your life or others around you?
- Have you ever met a famous person? Who were they, how did you meet them and what happened?
- Tell us about your first kiss.
- Do you have a favourite and least favourite politician? And why?
- If you have a photo or two taken at a memorable time in your life, could you please hold them up for the camera (one at a time) and tell us about them – when, where and what was happening – and what were you feeling at the time?
- What is your favourite song/music from the last 100 years? Why is it your favourite? Can you sing or hum a bit of it?
- If you like telling jokes, would you like to tell us one?
- Tell us about a couple of important moments that changed your life?
- Have you ever been discriminated against based on your race, gender or sexuality? If so, can you tell us about it.
- Do you feel the world is in a better place now than when you were born?
- Are you an optimist or pessimist about the future of the world? Why?
- Do you have any advice to pass on to young people now?
- Are there any family secrets you can share with us now?
- Attitudes to sex have changed over the last 100 years. Do you have an opinion on that?
- What gives you joy in life?
- What was the saddest time in your life? Tell us about it.
- Do you have any regrets?
- Is there anything else that you would like to talk about?
And finally, please shoot some additional video of the 100-year-old doing something they enjoy doing. This can be filmed anywhere and the video can be hand held.