According to Vanity Fair magazine, “the Proust Questionnaire has its origins in a parlor game popularized (though not devised) by Marcel Proust, the French essayist and novelist, who believed that, in answering these questions, an individual reveals his or her true nature.” Vanity Fair has celebrities answer the questionnaire each month. The Mirror asked Mr. Steve Reed to consider the questions.

Mr. Steve Reed in his usual spot in the dining room.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Teaching a class fired up to learn.

What is your greatest fear?

I fear rats (a result of childhood encounters on the farm).

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Phoniness

What is your greatest extravagance?

Eating out.

What is your current state of mind?

Past, current and future, I am always agitated, dissatisfied with myself.

What do you most dislike about your appearance?

I could care less about my appearance.

Which living person do you most despise?

Donald Trump (a liar who pretends to be a truth teller).

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

“Jingle Bells” and “Turkeys”

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

Candlepin bowling (the only sport I was ever almost good at).

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

A tie between whatever times I may have made some positive difference in someone’s life.

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?

The Yin/Yang symbol

What is your most treasured possession?

A hockey hat from Finland; one of our first Finnish players gave it to me.

What is your favorite occupation?

It must be teaching since that’s what I began with and will end with.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Voltaire

Who are your heroes in real life?

Thinking of anyone as a hero is the surest path to disappointment, but I admire John Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

How would you like to die?

Any way as long as it is quick.

What is your motto?

What’s important now?

Delaware native Adian McCarron ’17

Who would you pick to play yourself in a movie about your life?

Seth Rogen (Photo: IMDB)

What are the last 3 web sites visited in your browser history?

Northwood
Netflix
Youtube

What is your favorite viral video?

What is your celebrity crush?

Natalie Alyn Lind (Photo: IMDB)

What is your favorite smell?

Surf wax

What is your most treasured possession?

My hammock

Which talent would you most like to have?

Recite the alphabet backwards super fast

What is your favorite place at Northwood (or Lake Placid)?

The box

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?

Come back as a dog

P.O. Marchand ’17

What is your secret talent?
It’s a secret

What would you do with a million dollars?
I would put it in the stock market

If you could be anyone else, dead or alive,  who would it be?
Carey Price

If you could see any artist dead or alive, who would you see?
I’d go to Tomorrowland

If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
Invisible

What movie character would you be?
Po in the Teletubbies

What living person do you most admire?
My dad

If you could travel in time, would you go ten years back or go forward ten?
In the future

If you could go back to your first day of high school, what advice would you give yourself?
You’re not going to get smarter

How would you like to die?
In my sleep

What would your last meal be?
Poutine

If you could avoid a school subject for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Science

Jack Dugan ’17

What is your secret talent?
My rapping

What would you do with a million dollars?
Buy a lion

If you could be anyone else, dead or alive,  who would it be?
Will Ferrell

If you could see any artist dead or alive, who would you see?
N.W.A

If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
To fly

What movie character would you be?
Legolas from Lord of the Rings

What living person do you most admire?
Derek Jeter

If you could travel in time, would you go ten years back or forward?
Back

If you could go back to your first day of high school, what advice would you give yourself?
Grades matter

How would you like to die?
Engulfed in flames jumping off a cliff

What would your last meal be?
Thanksgiving Dinner

If you could avoid a school subject for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Math

Matthew Petizian ’17

Do you have a secret talent?
I can spin a basketball on my finger for 10 minutes (Ed. note: has not been verified)

What would you do with a million dollars?
Purchase an unlimited supply of Twinkies

If you could be anyone else, dead or alive, who would it be?
Carey Price

If you could see any artist dead or alive, who would you see?
Tupac

If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
Read people’s minds

What movie character would you be?
Jordan Belfort, from Wolf of Wall Street

Living person do you most admire?
Donald Trump

If you could travel in time, would you go ten years back or forward?
Ten years back

If you could go back to your first day of high school, what advice would you give yourself?
Work harder in hockey

What would your last meal be?
Nachos and chicken wings

If you could avoid a school subject for the rest of your life, what would it be?
History

What is your secret talent?
I can list every character that has died in Grey’s Anatomy in chronological order.

What would you do with a million dollars?
Pay for college, buy a car, build a house in Martha’s vineyard, and save the rest.

If you could be anyone else, dead or alive,  who would it be?
Michelle Obama

If you could see any artist dead or alive, who would you see?
G-eazy

If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
Invisibility

What movie character would you be?
Bridgit Jones or Daisy from Great Gatsby

Which living person do you most admire?
Malala Yousafzai

If you could travel in time, would you go ten years back or forward?
Backward so I could see N*sync before they split up.

If you could go back to your first day of high school, what advice would you give yourself?
Don’t let Alex call you Courtney

How would you like to die?
Flying home on my private jet from Paris

What would your last meal be?
Chocolate chip pancakes, apple pie and Champagne

If you could avoid a school subject for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Physics, Not all science just Physics

Hali Kuipers ’17

What is your secret talent?
I used to sing, but please don’t ask me to do so.

What would you do with a million dollars?
I would save it up and live a simple life off of it, get a fun, easy-going job and donate to charities regularly.

If you could be anyone else, dead or alive,  who would it be?
Harambe, because he’s a true hero.

If you could see any artists dead or alive, who would you see?
I’d go see the Red Hot Chili Peppers play at the famous castle in Ireland.

If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
I’d be the Phoenix, if you don’t understand the reference you can’t talk to me.

What movie character would you be?
I’d be the Phoenix, because she’s awesome and low key insane.

What living person do you most admire?
Nobody… Wait, no, Mr. Eaton.

If you could travel in time, would you go ten years back or forward?
I would go ten years back most likely, because it’s safer than going forward ten years and getting swallowed by the sun.

If you could go back to your first day of high school, what advice would you give yourself?
Oh god, don’t get me started.

What would your last meal be?
Banana laffy taffy, yeah.

If you could avoid a school subject for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Chemistry, it’s a life-ruiner.

Sara Keranen ’17

What is your secret talent?
Doing eyebrows

What would you do with a million dollars?
Give some to my roommate, Sierra Benjamin

If you could be anyone else, dead or alive,  who would it be?
Oprah

If you could see any artist dead or alive, who would you see?
VanGough

If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
Three arms

What movie character would you be?
Bob the Minion

What living person do you most admire?
Runyon brothers

If you could travel in time, would you go ten years back or forward?
10 years back

If you could go back to your first day of high school, what advice would you give yourself?
Don’t be shy

How would you like to die?
I’m not going to die

What would your last meal be?
McDonald’s

If you could avoid a school subject for the rest of your life, what would it be?
History