Favourites of The Frost Dragons: Hobbies Quiz

Answer: story-writing

Story-writing, particularly writing novels for children and young adults, has made some people very famous. Well-known authors include Dr. Seuss and J.K Rowling. I enjoy story-writing because it takes me to lots of wonderful and exciting fantasy worlds.

Answer: pull-tabs

Pull-tabs were invented by Ermal Fraze in 1959. I always had an interest for pull-tabs. I stopped collecting for a while, but now I have at least 40 tabs.

Answer: Cross-stitching

Uh-huh, I sure do love cross-stitching! It allows me the freedom to design anything I can think of and then stitch it on to a canvas, and the current pride of my collection is my James Bond cross stitch. If you've ever thought about taking up this fantastic craft, but never got around to doing so, I encourage you to give it a go!

Answer: photography

I really enjoy photography, and, with the new digital cameras, it is so much easier, although, I still enjoy the 'old-fashioned' way, of using film. It is so much harder now to get film developed!

Answer: reading

Books allow you to expand your reading and vocabulary skills. They allow you to use your imagination and go anywhere you want to. And with different genres and stories, there is something for everyone!

Answer: postage stamps

Postage stamps were first used in 1840. I started stamp collecting at a young age. I ripped all the stamps of the mail we got, and asked all of my family to do the same. It is sad to say that the U.S postal service is struggling to stay in business. E-mail, and paying bills on-line has affected this business that started in 1775.

Answer: salt dishes/salt spoons

Salt dishes come in many patterns and can be cut glass, pressed glass, or even glass with thumbprints on them. I have two that are sterling silver. The tiny spoons used to sprinkle the salt are often silver but can be other materials. Genuine antique salt dishes and spoons are getting hard to find!

Answer: fossils

Fossils are the remains of prehistoric animals and plants preserved in rock. Among my fossil collection is a 165 million year old Ammonite (a type of shelled mollusc), a 110 million year old fish and a 450 million year old Trilobite (a type of crustacean).

Answer: mineral water bottles

Mineral water springs were abundant in New York and the New England area from before the Civil War and were frequently bottled and sold to promote good health. The bottles were usually pints and quarts and in a widely varied spectrum from common aqua to blues, greens, yellows, black, brown and rarely some shades of red.

They are beautiful to sit in a window to allow the sun to shine through.

Answer: jigsaw puzzles

Jigsaw puzzles were originally just a painting on a piece of wood, which was then cut into pieces by a jigsaw. Around 1760, a London engraver decided to commercialize the idea, his name was John Spilsbury. In today's society many companies will turn any photo given to them into a jigsaw puzzle.

A report by the Alzheimer's Association of Canada reported that the brain is exercised when a jigsaw puzzle is done, and doing puzzles may help to prevent Alzheimer's Disease.