1999
This singer crooned we’re going to party like it’s 1999.
Prince
This country has the world’s tallest men and is known as the worlds flower shop
Luke has played many sports in his day, but he was nationally ranked only in this one.
Squash
Luke lives on Poe. In Edgar Allen Poe’s famous poem, this is what “quoth the Raven”
Nevermore
This tennis player extended his tennis dominance winning the French Open yet again.
Rafa Nadal
The potato is originally from this country and brought to Europe in the 16th C. This country was also home to the ancient Inca empire.
When Luke had to serve at mass during his elementary school years, he selected this role.
Reader
Japan is often credited with the founding of Jujutsu. This active volcano is one of Japan’s iconic landmark
Mount Fuji
This country won the FIFA World Cup
USA
This country has the oldest known Slavic alphabet
Croatia
Luke’s confirmation name.
Ignatius
Luke is officially a fighting Irish. This is the year Ireland gain its independence from England through a whole lot of fighting that ended in the Anglo-Irish Treaty (5 years either side)
1921
This Harry Patter book was published in the US this year (note the US)
Chamber of Secrets
This country created Europe’s oldest parliament, the Althingi
Iceland
As a child, Luke had stitches in these two parts of his body.
Chin, tummy (hernia)
Luke is a Big Brother/big Sister program. This is the decade that the Big Brothers (not the combined BB/BS) group established.
1900s (1904)
This Space Shuttle became the first vessel first to dock with the International Space Station.
Discovery
This is the only South American country to have a coastline on both the Pacific Ocean and Carribean Sea.
Colombia
Luke is this color in his martial arts belt.
Blue
Until Covid squashed the plan, Luke was supposed to have a summer study abroad in South Africa. This revolutionary anti-apartied South African leader was murdered in jail in 1977, and was memorialized by Peter Gabriel’s song and by Denzel Washington in the Cry Freedom book/movie.
Steven Biko