food
what is mum's secret hangover food remedy?
yogurt
love actually is a family staple for christmas time...
- what song plays at the end of the film and who is it by?
god only knows, by the beach boys
in 2019 we visited italy with the scalzo posse...
what was the nickname the italian lifeguards gave dad?
mozerella man
where was the most favoured place in houston for family walks or bike rides?
rice university
name the star signs of each member of the family
mum- pisces
dad- cancer
rach and nick- scorpio
which place shared the family consensus for the best tacos in houston?
torchy's tacos
it is family legend that mum liked dad because she thought he resembled a certain film star...
- who is the actor?
for ten bonus points!
- name two of his films
clint eastwood
pale ride, the good the bad and the ugly, dirty harry, a fistfull of dollars
there were two places in texas we often went for short holidays that featured toilet bowls and horses...
what are the names of these establishments?
great wolf lodge and lost pines
what is the name of npr's weekly news quiz that we always tuned in to?
wait wait don't tell me
on a family holiday, craig and pam showed nicholas and rachel two cult classic films they hadn't seen before...
- what were the two movies?
the princess bride and the goonies
this bread from whole foods was signature breakfast food for the whole family...
- what was its' name?
rustic italian loaf
for one of dad's birthdays (48th?) mum and rachel bought him a box set of the lord of the rings dvds from barnes and noble
- what is smeagol / gollum's signature saying?
(when answering you must do the voice)
for ten bonus points!
- name at least 3 of the 9 members of the fellowship of the ring...
"my PRECIOUSSS!"
Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn, Boromir, Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin
which themepark did we visit while on a trip to san diego per nicholas' recent obsession?
for ten bonus points!
what happened to rachel while swimming there?
legoland
she lost a fingernail
in past and present, rachel shares a particular love for which childhood author's outlandish stories?
for ten bonus points!
her favourite book by said author has a movie adaptation...
what is the movie?
roald dahl
fantastic mr. fox
what classics american food was invented in Texas?
for ten bonus points!
What is Rachel's fav american fast food joint?
hamburger
chic fil a
what themed restaurant was rachel and nicholas' favourite place to eat?
rainforest cafe
flight of the conchords features a struggling music duo from wellington which dad was particularly passionate about...
- what are the names of the two blokes in this duo?
for 10 bonus points!
- finish this lyric from the brilliant 'inner city pressure', rachel's favourite song from the show
"The manager Bevan starts to abuse me
Hey man, I just want some... (*)"
bret and jemaine
museli
what food did mum and dad insist we had to try before leaving New Orleans?
Po-boy sandwiches
what was the song sung by rachel and nicholas in a group performance through the Rockin Robin music studio?
american pie by don mclean
which european city does rachel have a particular affinity for and has always wanted to visit?
Edinburgh
in houston, there were three places which were mcintosh family food staples for take out
these are places that were there since rachel was born, not places that came by in recent years such as torchys or jenny's noodle house...
- what are the names of these three places?
hint- three different cuisines
croissant brioche, island grill, and collina's pizza
rachel's passion for harry potter lore is well known by the whole family...
- what are her two favourites of the nine movies?
for ten bonus points!
- which of the eight books is her favourite?
movies- prizoner of azkaban and the half blood prince
book- the goblet of fire
while on our trip throughout europe, we took a train from brussels...
- what did we do on the train ride?
eat chocolate we had just bought
at west u, rachel was in the infamous 'under the sea' musical production...
- which marine animal did she and her class play?
for ten bonus points!
- rachel also had a part walking across the stage holding a cardboard boat while what song was playing?
dolphin
yellow submarine by the beatles
in what state were the life altering duck fat fries consumed?
maine!