Born on May 12th
Born in 1820, this British woman is often referred to as "The Founder of Modern Nursing."
Who is Florence Nightingale?
The US presidential election in 1972 was a contest between a Democratic senator from South Dakota (George McGovern) and this incumbent Republican.
Who was Richard Nixon?
This early nickname for Jenny derives from the fact that toddler Rob was unable to pronounce "Jenny."
What is "Nonny?"
What is ice cream scooper?
Potatoes are made of 80% of this substance.
What is water?
This American actor, brother of Charlie Sheen, is a well-known member of the Brat Pack from the 1980s, appearing in The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, and The Outsiders.
Who is Emilio Estevez?
This high-profile event was held in Sapporo, Japan, from February 3rd to February 17th, and hosted over 1000 athletes from 35 countries.
What were the winter Olympics?
Jenny gave Grandma quite the surprise when she got off of this thing at the wrong stop on her first day of school just to see if the driver would let her.
What was the school bus?
This job saw Jenny teaching little kids an essential - and splashy - life skill at Mama Pete's.
What is swim teacher?
Americans eat, on average, 120-140 pounds of potatoes a year. That sounds like a lot until you compare us to this European country, whose residents eat over 200 pounds per person each year.
What is Germany?
This American actress, born in 1907, was a leading lady in Hollywood for more than 60 years, winning a record of 4 academy awards (for any gender) for leading performances.
Who was Katharine Hepburn?
NASA launched the Pioneer 10 spacecraft, the first to travel through the asteroid belt and visit Jupiter, from this location on March 2nd, 1972.
What is Cape Canaveral, Florida?
Jenny started this sport to help keep the muscles in her back strong.
What is swimming?
Jenny worked as in this position at Arcadia Radiology before becoming a teacher.
What is receptionist?
This famous French woman once paraded through the countryside while wearing potato blossoms in her hair. (Apparently this was before she told everyone to eat cake.)
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This actor, stuntman, and entrepreneur is best known for being a professional skateboarder.
Who is Tony Hawk?
This movie about a notorious family gave rise to many famous quotes, including "Leave the gun - take the cannoli," "Revenge is a dish best served cold," and "behind every successful fortune there is a crime."
What is "The Godfather?"
When prompted, Jenny can still belt out these lyrics to the song for this school: "...the best school of them all! We hail and salute you, we hark to your call."
What is Mercer?
This school district was the first district that Jenny worked for when she began teaching.
What is the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District?
This devastating event began in 1845 when a fungus spread rapidly through Ireland, ruining about three-quarters of all the potato crops for the next 7 years.
What is the Irish Potato Famine?
This beautiful and strong woman currently serves as the principal of the Frostig School in Pasadena, California.
Who is Jenny!!!!
This duo's Greatest Hits album was released in 1972, containing such songs as "Mrs. Robinson," "The Sound of Silence," and "Bridge over Troubled Water."
Who were Simon and Garfunkle?
Jenny helped launch Katy's career in music by being her first teacher for this instrument.
What is the flute?
Jenny's current position at this school is that of principal.
What is the Frostig school?
Americans consume approximately 70 million pounds of this potato product every year.
What are tater tots?