Tappa Tales
Omi and Tappa were raised a part of these two opposing churches.
What are Catholic and Lutheran?
This moniker was used to describe Oma's husband for years after he said he was not an "Opa".
What is "Grumpa"?
This person had Scott and Mark memorize the periodic table of the elements.
Who is Igor Valov?
The missionary couple who shared the gospel with the Finchers were from this state.
What is Idaho?
This brother has been a scout master.
Who is Scott?
Tappa's hair did this at some point shortly after being "executed" by the Russians.
What is turn white?
This popular sport is one that both Oma and Grandpa will sit down and watch together.
What is baseball?
This was the relation of "Tippy" to the Fincher family.
Who is the family dog?
This state is where the family went in order to do family history and meet then unknown relatives.
What is Arkansas?
This brother moved out of the shared childhood room after a shoe was thrown through a window.
Who is Mark?
Tappa was present during one of these historic events:
•The rise of the Berlin Wall.
•The siege of Leningrad.
•The fall of the Twin Towers.
What is the Siege of Leningrad?
This is the place where Oma and Grandpa first met.
What is JJ Newberrys?
This actress's passing was particularly hard on Tante Romi, who knew her personally.
Who is Carrie Fisher?
This destination cruise is where the grandparents went on their 50th wedding anniversary.
What is none?
This brother served a mission in an Asian country, having to learn a foreign language to do so.
What is both?
Tappa did this to the Gauleiter of East Prussia, Erich Koch.
What is punch in the face?
Grandpa was only ever one of these three options:
•Stake President
•Branch President
•District President
Branch President
True or False
The grandparents owned a car with an automatic transmission before the year 1960.
What is False?
This mode of transportation moved Oma and her family from New York to California while they were immigrating.
What is a Greyhound Bus?
This brother held the record for the most potstickers eaten in one sitting by any of the missionaries in their mission.
Who is Scott?
Tappa encountered a man he had attempted to shoot out of the sky while engaged in this occupation years later.
What is an apartment electrician?
This is the number of houses that Oma and Grandpa have had constructed for themselves in Utah.
What is 4?
In a surprising twist, Uncle John does not play the villain in the movie, "Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula Part I"; instead, he plays this role.
Who is the Mayor?
This famous city is where Tappa and family first moved to after immigrating.
What is Beverly Hills?
This brother was once called the name of the family dog instead of his own name by Omi.
What is both?