1. Dad was Co-President with Mom of what Catholic organization where they met?
Young Christian Workers (or YCW)
2. Besides Sunday, which day of the week did Dad say he'd pray at church?
Tuesday
3. How many years were Dad and Mom married?
60 (nearly 61)
4. What's the name of the priest friend who married Dad and Mom?
Fr. Paul Meineke
5. What church in SF were they married in 1945?
St. Bonifice
6. How many years was Dad enlisted in the Navy during WWII?
3 years
7. What ship was he on?
U.S.S. Jallao SS-368
8. What county in Ireland did Dad's maternal (Gammy's) ancestors hail from?
County Mayo, God Help Us!
9. What ship did Dad's paternal (Gampy's) ancestors come over on (hint: Richard
Warren)?
The Mayflower
10. Finish this Wes quote: "There's nobody like mama for living and loving life
and the ____."
kids (..and people); also accepting children or family
11. Name of the big purity store Dad owned.
Shoppers Super Market
12. Name the famous fish market in Moss Landing where Dad gets crab and other
fresh fish during the holidays.
Phil's
13. Spell the Christmas-time dish Dad likes to make which starts with a C.
C-I-O-P-P-I-N-O
14. What's Dad known for making after midnight mass?
Waffles (also hot buttered syrup, strawberry jam, whipped cream, hot chocolate)
15. What, besides cream, does Dad like in his coffee?
Eggshells (the saying goes, "it's like eggshells in your coffee"; to take the
bitterness out)
16. Cefe says, "Dad's half inch or so of fresh squeezed orange juice was like
_____."
gold
17. Name Dad's favorite retreat center.
St. Francis (in San Jaun Bautista)
18. What month and year was it when "the store burned all-down-up?"
June, 1968
19. Name the song used in the 50th anniversary slide show/video and "The Power
of Family" as background for Mom & Dad's wedding footage?
"A Kiss to Build a Dream On" (by Louis Armstrong and Rayna)
20. Which child hid in the back seat of the car when Dad took Kenny to the
movies as kids?
Peggy
21. Name the Catholic school Dad attended from 4th-12th grades?
St. James
22. What skill did Dad teach Bonny at the store that she used later in her work?
Accounting (or bookeeping)
23. From what ranch does Dad get the dried apricots from nowadays?
Flores
24. What color and make of truck did Dad drive in the 50's?
Red Ford (which Peggy notes is also ironically name of Altie's other grandfather)
25. What water company did Dad work for?
Culligan
26. Like her Father, what day of the week did Cefe play hooky from school to be
with Mom?
Tuesday (same at question 2)
27. What was the special occasion when Claire first met her future in-laws over
dinner?
Dad's Bday (several said Thanksgiving)
28. Which grandchild has appeared in the most Wes skits?
Trenton
29. What game did Dad pretend to announce before his speach at the 50th
anniversary reception?
BINGO
30. After hearing that the mailman, Bob Brookshire, won yet another car from his
2nd wife, as he did with his first wife what was Mom's response to Dad? (hint:
similar to the song from Sonny & Cher).
"You got me, babe."
1st place: Susy with 28 right. She missed only Q's 8 (Cork) and 23 (Gibson's).
2nd place: Cefe with 26 right. She missed only Q's 7, 8, 19, 27.
Thank you for playing. Cefe promises to put together the next trivia game.
5 comments:
I AM STOKED!!!!I WON, I WON!!! HURRAY!!! I made myself do all my email business tonight before looking on the blog for the exciting conclusion of this contest. I missed 2. I knew the Gibson's apricot fields were gone but I never heard anyone say where Dad got his cots, and I knew I could not ask. County Mayo, not County Cork. I wasn't sure. I would like to know who got that one correct. HOURS were spent online looking up submarines, till one sounded correct. I knew it had 2 l's (Jallao). I promise to use the prize money toward Thanksgiving groceries. You are all invited! VSS
Congrats to Susy! I figured Cefe would do well. I just checked mine and got 23 1/2 (overlooked "make" of truck on #24. #8 only one I got from DVD (watched tonight). Vin, guess you can forget things even after 2 yrs. working on PoF, but 28 or 30 very impressive! Happy to find answer to submarine ship to have for the record. These are the stories, please pass them down! (That reminds me, we should get the words to cousin Tom's song from Sarah.) The game was fun! Look forward to seeing Cefe's upcoming! Curious if any grandchildren played and how they did. We're in on Thanksgiving at Schroeters...shower open!
Love,
Maria
Dear Maria,
Glad you can come for Thanksgiving, the more the merrier. Lets put Carson in charge of ballgames like last year, that was fun. I kinda feel like I've taken on Gammy's role of being the Thanksgiving hostess. I love it. Just to set the record straight, did "County Mayo" get mentioned IN the POF movie? I don't remember. I bet Sean got that one correct, and maybe Josefa, she's very Irish. But the Flores for cots? Hey, that was never in the movie, isn't that a recent change? Who else out there played this trivia game? VSS
OK, let me set some records straight. Not all the questions came from the video, several I just thought up and a few I called Dad for the answers if I didn't know them already (ie. Flores for 'cots). I know this game gave Susy and unfair advantage but figured she'd use the money wisely. On that note, not sure where we'll be for T-giving, but enjoy past visits to Schroeties and Gammy's alike. As for who competed, no Gen. C's or brothers in Gen. B; but Peggy, Susy, Cefe, Maria, Anita. Only Maria and Anita got County Mayo right.
Stay tuned for several new trivia contests and prizes very soon!
I got 8 right. County Mayo. I also go the cots right, Serapio Flores is my grammar school friend, Pat Flores' father...but I missed the TUESDAY at church thing, why Tuesday's? What else did I miss again Rick, send me my answers, I got more right, j.k.
Congrats Susy & Cefe.
=Anita
Post a Comment