Alderford Jeopardy Questions and Answers
These are the questions and answers to the Alderford Jeopardy party game that was created for our birthday revel in 2001.
| Activities | Alderford had this group status when we hosted our first actual event. | Proto-Incipient (we were Proto-Incipient until shortly after that date) |
| Activities | Alderford has hosted this many Coronation events. | Two |
| Activities | Alderford often marches as a group in this city's annual parade. | Louisville |
| Activities | Other than a church, the Masque of Courtly Love event has been held only in this kind of building. | National Guard Armory |
| Activities | She cooked the feast at Alderford's first event. | Francesca/Norma Storms |
| Activities | Statistically, this unusual kind of tent has been the type of tent most frequently manufactured in Alderford. | Yurt or Ger |
| Activities | These two Alderford members made the shire's first Pennsic camp gate and sign. | Linn and Sedric/Linn and Wade Eddy |
| Activities | These two ladies were the Autocrats of Alderford's first event. | Milica and Ailith/Kathie Courtney and Kate Soehnlen |
| Activities | This North Canton restaurant traditionally hosts Alderford's holiday revel in December. | Mama Guzzardi's Italian Restaurant |
| Activities | This activity was the first Kingdom-level event co-hosted by Alderford. | Coronation (of Edmund and Kateryn) |
| Activities | This event was held in Alderford as a fundraiser for a Barony and a newly-forming Barony. | Battle for the Barony |
| Activities | This famous (or infamous) body of water was next to Alderford's first Pennsic encampment. | Classic swimming hole |
| Activities | This full event title is the only one in the group's history to contain a pun. | Masque of Courtly Love III: A Festival of Ye Olde Thymes |
| Activities | This is a community-service activity that Alderford performs on a regular basis for the State of Ohio. | Adopt-A-Highway (litter pickup) |
| Activities | This legendary hero and criminal was the subject of the first play performed by Alderford members at an Alderford event. | Robin Hood |
| Activities | This member celebrated a birthday by participating in Alderford's first demo. | Justin/Scott Courtney (July 15, 1995) |
| Activities | This neighboring group co-hosted Alderford's first Kingdom-level event. | Gwyntarian |
| Activities | This phrase is written on the very-wide cloth banner carried by the shire in parades. | Society for Creative Anachronism |
| Activities | This public property was the site for Alderford's first Birthday Revel. | Silver Park, Alliance |
| Activities | This type of meat was the main course at Alderford's first formal feast. | Chicken |
| Early History | Alderford advanced to full status on this date. | June 7, 1997 |
| Early History | Alderford conducted its first activity as a full status group on this date. | June 8, 1997 |
| Early History | Alderford's first Pennsic encampment as a group happened in this year. | 1995 |
| Early History | Alderford's first activity as a full-status group took place in this city. | Massillon |
| Early History | At this event in 1994, a meeting took place which had the effect of triggering Alderford's formation. | Pennsic |
| Early History | On this date, the organizational meeting at which it was decided to form a new shire in Canton and vicinity was held. | Sept. 27, 1994 |
| Early History | These two ladies met in an official capacity with Justin and Milica in 1994 to answer questions about forming a new shire. | Catriona and Alys Katherine |
| Early History | They were the King and Queen who announced Alderford's full status advancement. | Edmund and Kateryn |
| Early History | This academic institution was the site of the shire's first regular business meeting. | Stark State College (Stark Tech also accepted) |
| Early History | This activity was Alderford's first as a full-status group without a sponsor. | Walk Through History demo |
| Early History | This building was the location of Alderford's organizing meeting. | Louisville Public Library |
| Early History | This couple were Baron and Baroness of the land containing Alderford, during Alderford's formation. | Thomas and Margaret |
| Early History | This event is where Alderford's full status advancement formally announced. | Northern Oaken War Maneuvers |
| Early History | This is the city where the Proto-Incipient shire's very first public demo was held. | Alliance (Rodman Public Library) |
| Early History | The phrase "Skraelling Cross" was heard in Alderford as this decision was debated. | Choosing the shire name |
| Early History | This lady took minutes at the shire's first regular business meeting. | Francesca |
| Early History | This many people attended the first regular business meeting for the shire. | 18 |
| Early History | This other local group was Aldeford's sponsor during its formation. | Gwyntarian |
| Early History | This was the date of the shire's first meeting, not counting the organizing meeting. | October 11, 1994 |
| Early History | This was the original name given to this shire, before Alderford. | Winterbeere |
| Geography | This administrative division of the Middle Kingdom contains Alderford and nearly forty other groups. | Oaken Region |
| Geography | In this compass direction, Alderford does not currently border any other local group. | South |
| Geography | Alderford was once part of this Barony. | Middle Marches |
| Geography | These two counties are currently claimed by Alderford. | Stark and Carroll |
| Geography | These two counties were once claimed by our shire, but were later released. | Tuscarawas and Columbiana |
| Geography | This group barely touches Alderford on the east. | Rivenvale |
| Geography | This group borders Alderford on the north. | Gwyntarian |
| Geography | This group borders Alderford on the west. | Thistle |
| Geography | Other than the Middle Kingdom, this Kingdom is nearest to Alderford. | Aethelmearc |
| Geography | Of the local groups bordering Alderford, this one is the oldest. | Gwyntarian |
| Heralds and Heraldry | A Herald advised us not to submit the original name for the shire, saying that in period it sounded as if we were naming our shire after this fruit. | Strawberry |
| Heralds and Heraldry | Aside from black and white, these two colors appear on Alderford's heraldic device. | Blue and Red |
| Heralds and Heraldry | Clusters of these were added to the leaf sprig that appears on Alderford's heraldic device. | Berries |
| Heralds and Heraldry | It took this many submission attempts to get Alderford's name and device through the College of Arms. | One (Winterbeere was never submitted) |
| Heralds and Heraldry | These two plant species appears on Alderford's heraldic device. | Alder Tree and Laurel Tree |
| Heralds and Heraldry | This Herald in another group advised Alderford not to submit its first choice of name. | Talan |
| Heralds and Heraldry | This botanical object on Alderford's heraldic device designates it as a "group" device rather than an individual's. | Laurel wreath |
| Heralds and Heraldry | This brand of automobile is also the heraldic name for the wiggly lines that appear at the bottom of Alderford's heraldic device. | A "ford" |
| Heralds and Heraldry | This person was Alderford's first Herald. | Francesca/Norma Storms |
| Heralds and Heraldry | This item is the only charge on Alderford's heraldic *badge*. | Alder slip |
| Newsletter and Web | The buttons on Alderford's home page are arranged to represent this kind of medieval structure. | Castle |
| Newsletter and Web | This Herald's cry is the title of the announcements page on Alderford's web site. | Oyez! |
| Newsletter and Web | This botanical object is the current name of the shire's newsletter. | The Alder Leaf |
| Newsletter and Web | This early Alderford Chronicler selected the current name of the newsletter. | Milica/Kathie Courtney |
| Newsletter and Web | This former Alderford Chronicler won a Kingdom-level prize for design and layout of the newsletter. | Milica/Kathie Courtney |
| Newsletter and Web | This lady became Alderford's Chronicler after Lady Meredydd. | Ailith/Kate Soehnlen |
| Newsletter and Web | This lady currently serves as Alderford's Chronicler. | Camille/Bonnie Page |
| Newsletter and Web | This medieval occupation was also the name of the shire's first newsletter. | The Scrivener |
| Newsletter and Web | This name has been used in the past as a title for April Fool's parody issues of the Alderford newsletter. | Alder Laff |
| Newsletter and Web | This person was the shire's first Chronicler. | Malachi/Mike Rembert |
| Officers | Alderford had this many Seneschals between the group's founding and its advancement to full status. | One |
| Officers | He was Alderford's first warranted heavy weapons Marshal. | James/James Kral |
| Officers | He was Alderford's first Minister of Sciences. | Sedric/Wade Eddy |
| Officers | He was Alderford's second Exchequer. | Hugh/Hugh Storms |
| Officers | Of the six individuals who held office first in Alderford, this many are still active in the group. | Five (!) |
| Officers | She was Alderford's first Minister of Arts. | Ailith/Kate Soehnlen |
| Officers | She was Alderford's land agent for Pennsic in 2001. | Ailith/Kate Soehnlen |
| Officers | These three Alderford members hold, or have held, a warranted office at Regional or higher level. | Milica, Catriona, Justin |
| Officers | This person was Alderford's first Chatelaine. | Meredydd/Danielle Dugan |
| Officers | These two offices which Alderford had at its founding no longer exist in the Midrealm. | Minister of Arts and Minister of Sciences |
| Officers | This Deputy Seneschal in Alderford has served continuously under all three of the group's Seneschals. | Quentin/Philip Soehnlen |
| Officers | This Viking was Alderford's first warranted Archery Marshal. | Olaf the Grey/Eldon Eddy |
| Officers | This current Alderford member was once a Baronial Seneschal. | Catriona/Marti Smith |
| Officers | This person had the title of "Sponsoring Seneschal" when Alderford was first forming. | Patraic O'Docartaigh/Patrick Daugherty |
| Officers | This person was Alderford's first Exchequer. | Etienne/Eric Stevenson |
| Officers | This person was Alderford's first Seneschal. | Justin/Scott Courtney |
| Officers | This person was Kingdom Seneschal when Alderford became full status. | Duchess Lisa |
| Officers | This person was the *second* (and final) "Sponsoring Seneschal" to Alderford. | Katarina/Karen Johnson |
| Officers | This lady serves as Alderford's Quartermaster. | Jeanne'/Jenna Kramer |
| Officers | This lady currently serves as Alderford's Chatelaine. | Melissa/Missy Aube |
| People | He was (fortunately) the only person who has ever died as a member of Alderford. | Francois Enbalance du Bruffs/Kerry Malcolm |
| People | He was the first fighter to authorize while a member of the shire. | Colin/Matt Cribbs |
| People | He was the first member of Alderford to have made a gift of an A&S project to the King or Queen. | Quentin (broaches) |
| People | She became the first baby born to two Alderford members. | Brittney Page |
| People | These ladies are the two Apprentices who reside in Alderford. | Ailith or Francesca |
| People | They are the two Squires who reside in Alderford. | Einar and Garth |
| People | This Alderford archer earned the right to be on the kingdom-level team. | Ofria/Karen Thewlis |
| People | These two lords were co-Autocrats for the 2000 and 2001 Oaken Melee School events. | Ghe Jacques and Garth/Dan Plott and Todd Page |
| People | This famous, and very tall, Knight was "slain" by Alderford's first authorizing fighter during his authorization bout. | Sir Edmund |
| People | This long-time Alderford member is named after the location of the shire's first Birthday Revel. | Linn of Silver Lake/Linn Eddy |
| People | This man and woman were the first Alderford members to get married in full garb. | Gregor and Genovefa/Holly and Craig Taylor |
| People | This member of Alderford was once Lady in Waiting to a Dark Horde Khan. | Elinor/Eileen Vandersall |
| People | This person was the first member of the shire to receive a Baronial award while a member. | Francesca/Norma Storms (Gilded Reed, for cooking) |
| People | This person was the first member of the shire to receive an Award of Arms while a member. | Etienne du Valmonte/Eric Stevenson |
| People | This gentleman was the first in Alderford to receive a Silver Oak. | Sedric/Wade Eddy |
| People | This member of Alderford was jokingly accused of trying to assassinate the group's then-Seneschal with a pair of stilts. | Gilder the Jester/Matt Smolik |
| People | In a 1997 April Fool's parody of the Alder Leaf, this member of the shire is pictured climbing out of a dumpster. | Quentin/Philip Soehnlen |
| People | This informal nickname is used to describe the citizenry of the Marhe of Alderford. | Alderfolk |
| People | These two artisans are known for their pewter casting. | Dave and Sheila Guy |
| People | This member's persona was once a slave in the Far East. | Bryn/Brian Vandersall |
