Childhood
Grandma got in trouble for destroying *this* piece of furniture in Kurt’s childhood home.
A leather couch
What it's called when you eat dessert first
"Upside down dinner"
According to Gerda, “Life is not ______”.
Fair
The address for the Bethesda house
5619 Huntington Parkway
The name of the game in which you win with a “twicky twacky”
What is Muhle
Grandma Gerda famously peed on *this person* as a child.
The barber
Grandma Gerda always kept _____ in her freezer
Swedish meatballs
Grandma famously said *this* when Papa Rob was hooked up to life support.
“He doesn’t look so good..."
This was the main complaint Grandma Gerda had about her house in Bethesda:
Too dark
What the peddler did to get his caps back?
Threw his own cap down from his head
Grandma was ___ years old when she left Austria.
19
Name the top 5 cakes Grandma Gerda was most famous for (bonus for the one she liked to eat the most and DOUBLE BONUS if you can remember the recipe for one in particular).
123 cake (recipe!?), dobos torte, linzertorte, ladyfinger*, cheesecake
This grammatical error never escaped Grandma Gerda.
The proper use of “I” vs. “me”
This object sat on the small table to the left of the entrance to the TV room in the Bethesda house.
Japanese Zen garden
These were the names of the fictional German kids who were always getting into trouble.
Max and Moritz
What did grandma miss most about her house in Innsbruck?
The rose bushes in the backyard.
Grandma Gerda played *this game* with the check out clerk at the Giant.
Guess the total and you get your groceries for free.
When given the compliment: “You look good” Gerda would say:
“Compared to what?”
Name two essential things that always sat on the desk-counter in the kitchen.
Address book and calendar
What toy did Grandma Gerda take out whenever children would come over to visit?
The marble run.
This was the name of the little boy that Grandma Gerda tied up during a make-believe game (and never forgave herself for).
Pauli
Recite the ingredients in Grandma Gerda’s crepe recipe from heart.
A little butter, a little milk, a little flour, a little more milk, a little more flour, ONE EGG.
Grandma Gerda’s word of choice for things that were not visually pleasing (e.g. your new haircut)
“Ghastly”
The bench at the top of the stairs was always filled with.
Dirty laundry
This happens at the end of the poem that begins: “eins, zwei, drei, vier, funf, sechs, Sieben…”
The old lady cut her finger off!