The Early Years
What is the name of the church next door to dad's childhood home?
St. Patrick Catholic Church
What was Dad's college major?
Biology
Favorite International Treaty
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What is the name of the church that mom and dad got married at?
The Church of the Little Flower
What was the first national park?
Yellowstone
What grade did dad skip as a child?
Kindergarden
Similar to theater hikes, these two edible items should never be paired together
chocolate + peanut butter
What was the color theme at mom and dad's wedding?
Yellow (and light, mint green)
Which president signed the National Park Service into being in 1916?
Woodrow Wilson
What is the name of the printing shop that dad worked at in high school?
Sir Speedy
What year did dad graduated from college?
1985
I'm a ___ man, I do what I'm told
married
Who made the bet with dad that mom wouldn't go out with him?
Bob Orta
What is the highest number of visits Yellowstone has recorded in a single year — and when was it?
About 4.86 million in 2021
How did dad break his arm as a young teen?
Playing football at the beach
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
A frog with wings is a:
Bird
This June, mom & dad will be married how many years?
38
Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch hid out in the canyons of which national park?
Canyonlands (Utah)
What was the name of dad's elementary school principal?
Sister Jean Elizabeth
Working as a security guard, dad threw out which Noble Prize winning chemist for not having his badge?
Dudley R. Herschbach
In the famous words of Genghis Khan:
If you have a tooth then brush it
What was the first dance song at mom & dad's wedding?
Always & Forever
There are 8 locations which used to be national parks but no longer are - can you name any of them?
Abraham Lincoln; Fort McHenry; General Grant; Hawaii National Park; Mackinac Island; Platt National Park; Rock Creek Park; Sullys Hill National Park