Have you ever experienced intense questioning by authorities (see details!)

Earlier tonight, one of my foster kids came home and said he had gotten to the airport this morning without his driver’s license. The TSA said, no problem, and proceed to make a phone call.
While on the phone, the TSA officer asked my foster kid about 10 questions like:
Where was your dad born?
Where did your dad live in 1990?
Where was your mom born?
Where does your sister work?
What color car does your sister own?
What was your zip code in 2003?
What was your address when you lived at this zip code 33579?
AND… THEY HAD THE ANSWERS.
My friend had the same experience when calling Sprint for assistance.
What IS going on?? Who the heck has access to this kind of information? Has anyone else experienced this level of intense scrutiny or been through questions? Does anyone know anything about this?