People and Names
Betsy's two middle names
What are "Rose" and "Byk"?
"Your neck is exposed."
What did Al Falcone say EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.?
Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Where did the Holman family spend their summers?
Basketball soup
What did Jeanne Samuel invent? (when she made matzo ball soup, not realizing the matzo balls would expand in the broth)
1967 VW bug
What was Scott's first car?
Winchester
What is Scott's middle name? (and all of his siblings as well as many of his ancestors and some of the grand- and great-grandchildren)
"I just want a dop-a-teeny"
What would Meghan Holman say (around age 4) when she just wanted a small amount of something?
Japan
Where were both Al Falcone (Army) and Alan Samuel (Navy) both were stationed during the Korean War?
"Omi's Kitchen"
What is the name of the family cookbook we created in December 2010?
"Betsy"
What was the "nickname" of our 1955 Chevy Belair convertible? (Yes, the one Dean and Philip Lendroth jumped on top of , ripping the roof!)
"Kathy Two-times"
What do Kathy Lynch's sons call her? (because she says everything twice.)
"MY c-a-k-e!"
What did Deb say while sitting on the floor, crying? (after Magnum (the yellow lab) had taken a huge bite of her Christmas Yule Log - the only cake she can really bake without burning.)
Holland
Where did Doris Lichtenthal, her mother, and grandmother stay during their exodus from Vienna in 1938? (They stayed with family friends)
Lobsterfest
What is the almost annual event at the Thomsen home in Guilford? Yum!!!!
Chevy Corvair
What car did Al Falcone and Scott Holman have in common?
He was born during the Depression.
What is the reason Al Falcone gave for having no middle name? (He said his parents couldn't afford one! He actually was born in 1927 - 2 years before the Stock Market crashed.)
"Expert"
How did Sigmund Licthenthal describe himself on his business card?
30 Eastchester Road New Rochelle, New York.
Where did Doris Lichtenthal and Alan Samuel meet? They lived in apartments NEXT DOOR to each other!
The ability to carve meat
What skill did Bill Holman make sure his sons possessed?
Leopard (tiger?) upholstery
What is one of the Unique features of the first car Deb bought with her own money - a 1965 Ford Galaxie 500. (Bonus points if you know how it "died")
Here are the other features:
1) an 8-track
2) dashboard covered in Wacky Packs
3) driver's seat that fell backwards at random times
4) a vent window that fell out if you turned left too quickly
5) no heat.
It "died" when Alfie crashed it into a pole at the Hamden Plaza (during the Memorial Day Parade?)
Moshe Jacob
Who is the earliest ancestor Deb has found in her family? Moshe Jacob Samuel had at least two sons, Godfrey and Lazarus. Lazarus was born in London, England in 1795. Moshe possibly emigrated to England from Aachen, Germany. Not proven yet!!
"Do we have to keep it?"
What did Jeanne say as she was looking into sister Kathy's bassinet?
Meghan Holman's closet
Where was Snowball, the hero hamster found? (July 1997 10 days after the house fire at Scott and Deb's house)
liver, brussel sprouts and prune juice
What was the meal Caitlin and Meghan served to Scott one April's Fool's Day.? (A selection of his most hated foods)
Capable of driving a car without a steering wheel
Who is Jeanne? (As she was driving the 1959 Oldsmobile down Goebel Road, the steering wheel became disengaged. Luckily, she was able to slowly drift to the side of the road and stop.)