Ancient History
What was Grandpa's first sports car?
Bonus: What colour?
What is...
Triumph TR7
White
This young person was born on July 4th and was the first one to make Grandpa a GG!
Who is
Izzy!
Egypt: 1st Century AD. This ancient prophetic text was written on papyrus and dated to the 33rd year of the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus. In it, a lamb speaks and provides prophecies to a man named Pasenhor.
What Is
The Oracle of the Lamb
This composer only wrote 5 violin concertos in his whole life and he wrote them all in the year 1775! During his tenure as court musician in his hometown of Salzburg, Austria, the composer also wrote string quartets and choral masses.
Who Is
Mozart!
This is the location of many summer memories with a big rock, lots of water, and rainbow trout.
The Cottage
This is the number of marathons Grandpa has completed - bonus points for locations!
What is...
2 marathons
Edmonton: Beat Beethoven
Hawaii: Honolulu Marathon
This soccer star also loves playing hockey and is in grade TWO
Who Is
Mason!
This is one of Grandpa's favourite magazine subscriptions - it's not medical!
What Is
The Economist
What piece of music did Grandpa run the Edmonton Marathon to?
Something something but the answer is definitely BEETHOVEN
This was Alysha and Vivian's favourite way to style Grandpa's hair.
What is
Unicorn Pony Tail
Grandpa was doing this activity in the sky when he received a radio message to get to the hospital ASAP for an emergency!
What Is
Flying an airplane
This young dude joined our family last year and likes to play with pet friends Penny, Kale, and Neela
Who is
Paton!
What three languages was the Bible originally written in?
Bonus points for the date and/or author of the first English translation!
What are
Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek
Bonus: John Wycliffe in 1382 AD
This is Grandpa's hymn, when sung
What is...
Psalms 23
This is the activity Grandma + Grandpa did on their first date!
What is...
A walk!
This was a favourite holiday destination from Grandma + Grandpa while living in Reading, and it's also the name given to the cabin in Vernon.
What is...
Tyconal
This fiery girl is full of energy and curiosity! She likes skiing in Vernon and being with her family!
Who Is
Lillian!
Egypt: 26th Century BC - 22nd Century BC:
During the period of the Old Kingdom, literary works such as funerary texts, epistles, hymns, poem, and autobiographical stories were recorded uses these two main writing systems.
What Are
Hieratic writings and hieroglyphs
This is something Grandpa and Mozart share
What is...
A birthday date!
This was incinerated in the micorwave and caused a fire! Grandpa's cooking at its finest.
What is...
Gargush toast
At one time, Grandpa had a passion for these water devices and would take them in to remote locations. Bonus points for the number of these owned at one time!
What is...
Canoes!
Bonus: 3
This brand new baby's name doesn't rhyme with anything, but his middle name is pretty ok!
Who Is
Sebastian Finley!
This is a British Comic Book that Grandpa enjoyed reading, and still does on occasion!
What is...
Gilles!
This Beatles song used to drive Grandmum NUTS and Grandpa used to sing it when doing dishes!
What is...
I wanna hold your haaaaand!
This is the one task Grandpa was ALLOWED to help with besides washing dishes
What is...
Peeling carrots