Young DiDi
Mommy DiDi
DiDi DiDi
Traveling DiDi
Dammit Honey
100
This sibling of young Didi showed her how to pick the nice, big coin (a nickel) over the puny, small one (a dime).
Who is Uncle Don?
100
Didi swooped down on Corpus Christi School to deal with this nasty fourth-grade teacher who terrorized Jeff.
Who was Mrs. Bachman?
100
Didi came to take care of these two siblings while this new baby sib of theirs was being born.
Who is Julian?
100
Didi and Steve drove for hours to return to this city so that they could pick up some laundry they had hung out on a line and then forgotten about.
What is La Spezia, Italy?
100
Dad is famous for uttering this cutlery-based comment of exasperation in the kitchen.
What is “Jeezy-peezy where are the forks”?
200
This now coeducational college (given University status in 2024) is famous (!) for being:
1) The post-secondary school Mom attended for a few years before marrying Dad; and
2) The same college which Virginia "Joan" (nee Bennett) Kennedy attended.
Hint: The college is in a city in NY state on the same named 8-lettered street, for which Chris has an affinity and for which he earns living, at least by his degree title from MSU.
What is: Manhattanville University (it was given University status on April 3, 2024). Many women of the Kennedy family, including Rose and 2 of Joan's sisters-in-law - Jean Kennedy Smith and Ethel Skakel Kennedy - were also alumnae of Mville, as its URL clearly shows: www.mville.edu.
Here's a Wikipedia article on Joan:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Bennett_Kennedy#Early_life
It's the section at the top called "Early life", right below what I call the "Overview" sections of wiki articles.
200
Dad has always been a fan of Cheech and Chong – he still quotes their wisdom. He liked to mention THIS important principle of executive leadership, from the movie “Up in Smoke”
What is "Responsibility is a heavy responsibility"
200
At one of the faculty meetings at GMU, when unpopular ideas about re-organization were being discussed, Dad cited THIS useful line from the movie ‘Wayne’s World:
What is “We fear change!”?
200
Didi drove Jeff to this city so that he could take the ham radio license test.
What is Baltimore?
200
If asked about the ingredients of THIS favorite meat-based food Dad used to enjoy, an accurate reply would be “you don’t want to know”..
What is SCRAPPLE?
300
The other college Steve wanted to go to besides the US Naval Academy.
What is Notre Dame...Fighting Irish. Either way it was blue and gold.
300
These 2 canned food items were Dad's favorites - and may still be cooked at home - on camping trips.
What are:
1) Dinty Moore Beef Stew; and
2) Hormel Chunky Beef Chili.
300
It's the second "I" in ICASIT
What is "Information"?
300
In the summer of 1996, Steve helped plan this epic gathering. In popular culture, what is this event known as?
What is DidiFest!
300
What is Steve's preferred resting place for his dirty spoon after slurping a spoonful of mayonnaise?
Where is, the freezer, behind the ice trays?
400
Steve's nick name on the Naval Academy Swimming Team.
What is the "Red Whale".
400
The receptacle dad used every morning to fill up the radiator on his 1951 Nash.
What was a large empty Maxwell House coffee can.
400
Dad used to enjoy tinkering with THIS important element of camping illumination. Hint: It is so bright it will fry your retina.
What is the Coleman lantern?
400
Dad taught us the value of positive thinking when we were cooking food in camp. He said that an overcooked burger is still good – it’s just been cooked in THIS style …
What is "COWBOY style"?
400
Perhaps the third most read book in Steve's house (besides the Bible and the Torah) this book was, at one time, lost....and panic ensued in the household. The suspect is still at large....but suspicions remain.
What is the book of Tom?
500
Happening just after the start of his Navy Career, this is the best and most important think Steve ever did.
What is marrying Mom/Didi
500
Shortly after arriving to 6204 Colmac Dr, Dad got promoted to Captain. For a few months before that happened, somebody in the house outranked him. Who was this finely honed military leader?
Who was our dog, Captain.
500
This best friend of Dad's also taught alongside him at the Arlington campus of GMU. He got to know Mom, Jeff, Chris, Martha and Mary quite well! He now lives in Florida, word has it.
Who is Barry Render?
500
Dad is famous for putting together THIS much-appreciated December message in which he says something special and thoughtful and personal for mom, each of his kids, all the kid’s spouses, his grand-kids and his great grandkids.
What is Dad’s Christmas email audio”?
500
This instrument, used in a rapid, hacking motion, has always been Steve’s favorite for cutting a head of lettuce when time is short before dinner.
What is a pair of kitchen scissors?
