w3

Question 1

bachelor

Answer 1

“B” index down each cheek

Question 2

friend

Answer 2

hook index fingers around each other, first right palm out, then palm in.

Question 3

boyfriend/girlfriend

Answer 3

“boy” (one quack) + “friend”; “girl” + “friend”

Question 4

engaged

Answer 4

Both hands cupped, move right hand down as if attaching a diamond to the ring! (ring or middle finger okay)

Question 5

fianacé(e)

Answer 5

“diamond ring”: Left “B”pd, right B1 down to ring finger.

Question 6

married

Answer 6

clasp two hands together, right hand on top

Question 7

husband / wife

Answer 7

“boy” (one quack) “married”; “girl” (thumb to cheek”) “married”

Question 8

live (v)

Answer 8

“L”s, two thumbs up at chest

Question 9

from

Answer 9

Left “1”. Right “1” palm in, and fly right, failing to drag left index along.

Question 10

walk

Answer 10

L4 alternating hands pi and pd.

Question 11

run

Answer 11

both hands “L”pi curled finger moving forward, but right also drifts left so that its lead finger can get wrapped around left’s thumb.

Question 12

subway / New York

Answer 12

left hand flat pd right hand underneath “Y”pu moving train underground. Exactly upside down for New York (city or state).

Question 13

ride (v)

Answer 13

left “C”, right hand down to two fingers riding the thumb!

Question 14

bus

Answer 14

both hands Cpc in front of right shoulder, almost interlocking but right hand higher, so thumb almost touches bottom of fingers. Move right hand back.

Question 15

ferry

Answer 15

cup hands into boat shape. Move up and down along the water.

Question 16

taxi

Answer 16

arm out to the right, snap fingers twice (or spell)

Question 17

that

Answer 17

“Y” effete wrist flip. When using “that” without a referent (he told me that …) then left is an L4u flip onto.

Question 18

NYC

Answer 18

with style! “N” starts high, “Y” low, “C” back high.

Question 19

Manhattan / New York

Answer 19

Mouth different words, but upside-down “subway”

Question 20

Bronx

Answer 20

“1”po to temple, flip wrist to “1”pi with curled finger.

Question 21

Queens

Answer 21

“G” touch left upper chest, cross down to right lower (the G train!).

Question 22

Brooklyn

Answer 22

“B” start right upper and straight down and wiggle at bottom.

Question 23

Staten Island

Answer 23

“SI” moving out a bit from right middle of chest.

Question 24

New Jersey

Answer 24

“NJ” up near neck

Question 25

Long Island

Answer 25

L14po (“I love you”) on right side of neck. Index finger wiggles a little.

Question 26

sit

Answer 26

“U”pd right onto left

Question 27

NMS wh-question expression

Answer 27

furrow brow. WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW, HOW-MANY, and WHY

Question 28

FS# meaning

Answer 28

fingerspelling shortcut eg FS# MD is Maryland (mouth “Maryland”)

Question 29

sibling

Answer 29

“brother” “sister”

Question 30

funny

Answer 30

two fingers flick down the nose (expression: laughing)

Question 31

serious

Answer 31

index on chin, start palm left, spin to palm right

Question 32

partner

Answer 32

both hands L4pci crossing: right bottom of hand sweeps along left index back and forth. Followed by “person”

Question 33

single

Answer 33

“1”pi, little horizontal circle inward (counterclockwise)

Question 34

separated

Answer 34

start both hands L4cupped pi mid-fingers touching, then horizontally apart.

Question 35

divorce

Answer 35

both “d”pi fingertips touching, horizontally apart to “d”po OR OR “married” then split “A”pd

Question 36

widower / widow

Answer 36

W-I-D-O-W

Question 37

[real question facial expression]

Answer 37

eyebrows furrowed, head forward, shoulders up

Question 38

[rhetorical question facial expression]

Answer 38

eyebrows raised, head forward, shoulders up

Question 39

yes/no question facial expression

Answer 39

eyebrows raised, head forward, shoulders up

Question 40

for

Answer 40

1-finger salute

Question 41

because

Answer 41

“why” (rhetorical) OR “for-for” (rhetorical)

Question 42

go (somewhere)

Answer 42

“1” next to each other pointing up, then out.

Question 43

I live in Park Slope (translate)

Answer 43

Brooklyn me live, where?(rh), Park Slope

Question 44

Is John your name?

Answer 44

John your name (raised eyebrows). [NMS yes/no raised eyebrows]

Question 45

can (v) / able

Answer 45

two “S” up, bend wrists down.

Question 46

can (v) / fire

Answer 46

left “S” pc is neck. right hand pu slices over it.

Question 47

dance

Answer 47

left hand pu floor, right hand 2 wave near dance floor twice

Question 48

fight

Answer 48

“S”s, cross each other twice

Question 49

dollar

Answer 49

left “B”pi fingers point c stationary, right grabs fingers and goes right

Question 50

quarter

Answer 50

“G” to forehead, then 25:5po wiggle middle finger

Question 51

keys

Answer 51

left L4pc, right “A” but thumb nestled in bent index finger. mid-index against left, turn back and forth.

Question 52

week

Answer 52

left L4piu, right 1 bottom of hand slides along palm. Change the number for more weeks.