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What Do You Know About Grandparenting Today?

Take our quiz to test your knowledge of modern grandparents

Gatwiri Muthara

En español

Published September 07, 2018

8 Questions

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What Do You Know About Grandparenting Today?

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  "question" : "There are more than 325 million people in the United States. How many are grandparents?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "10 million",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "30 million",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "50 million",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "70 million",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "There are 70 million grandparents living in the United States.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "What is the average number of grandchildren each grandparent has?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "1-2",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "3-4",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "5-6",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "7+",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "The average grandparent has 5 to 6 grandchildren.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
  "questionImgCaption" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "How many of today's grandparents are primary caregivers to their grandchildren?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "2.6 million",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "4.8 million",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "7.3 million",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "10 million",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "2.6 million grandparents are responsible for the basic needs of one or more grandchild under age 18 living with them. Of these caregivers, 1.6 million were grandmothers and 1.0 million were grandfathers.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "Which U.S. president was responsible for making National Grandparents Day an official holiday?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Franklin D. Roosevelt",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Lyndon B. Johnson",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Jimmy Carter",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Ronald Reagan",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "In 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation declaring National Grandparents Day as the first Sunday after Labor Day.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "Which of the following is the official National Grandparents Day song?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "'Save a Place for Me,' Matthew West",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "'A Song for Grandma and Grandpa,' Johnny Prill",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "'Grandma’s Hands,' Bill Withers",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "'Remember Tomorrow,' Iron Maiden",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "In 2004, the National Grandparents Day Council announced that A Song for Grandma and Grandpa by Johnny Prill would be the official song of National Grandparents Day.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "Which of the following celebrities were raised by their grandparents?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Carol Burnett",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Bill Clinton",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Oprah Winfrey",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "All of the Above",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
  "questionImgCaption" : "",
  "questionImgCredit" : ""
}, {
  "question" : "Grandparents spend an average of $2,383 a year on their grandchildren. They are most likely to spend that money on which of the following?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "College Savings",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Toys",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Clothing",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Cash",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "58 percent responded that they gift toys to their grandchildren, with an average of $340 a year spent on these items.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "True or false. The average grandparent spends 48 hours a week helping parents with child care or running the household.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "True",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "False",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Some of those tasks include babysitting, meal preparation, before- and after-school care and running errands.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
  "questionImgCaption" : "",
  "questionImgCredit" : ""
} ]

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