Old Sport
This heavy thick-centered platter-shape was thrown by Papa Jack; originated in ancient Greek games.
What is a discus?
Papa Jack may have visited, but he never lived in these three New York City boroughs.
What are Brooklyn, Staten Island and The Bronx?
The same year the Soviet Union rejected the US plan for UN atomic-energy control, Papa Jack was born.
What is 1947?
Jack often said this at the end of conversations:
That's my ________ and I'm ________ to it!
What are "story" and "sticking"?
This dessert, made by Nanny Alice, was famous at Pop-Pop's restaurant
What is cheesecake?
This cannonball-like object was thrown by Papa Jack in a competitive sport.
What is the shot or shot put?
Papa Jack was brought home from the hospital to this Manhattan neighborhood.
What is Washington Heights?
These were the names of Jack's parents.
Who were Alice and Lou?
"Luck & Love" was a favorite tagline of Papa Jack's. Which relative did he get it from and why?
Who was Louis Anderson Levithan (Pop-Pop) and it was his initials?
This many months his senior and considerably shorter, Uncle Allen and Papa Jack were often treated like twins.
What are twenty months apart?
In this hometown, Papa Jack played many different sports throughout his elite athletic career.
What is Englewood, New Jersey?
For many years Papa Jack worked near this legendary Kosher Delicatessan in its second location.
What is the Second Avenue Deli?
The university where Jack attended college is the same state as where fly, Eagles, fly.
What is Pennsylvania?
This phrase made any novice fisherman/ fisherwoman feel better when Papa Jack exclaimed it on his boat.
Papa Jack's wry sense of humor left behind an outstanding parking ticket in this European country.
What is Italy?
Papa Jack lettered in three sports in High School. What were they?
What are track, football and basketball?
Papa Jack bought this coffee mix from Zabar's in the 1980's and 1990's.
What is half Colombian/ half decaf espresso.
There are few northeastern states which Jack never lived in. Name one!
What is Connecticut?
Also acceptable: New Hampshire, Maine. (Right?)
A favorite, although vertically insensitive, ditty that Papa Jack enjoyed singing was "short people have" this four-word phrase.
What is "no reason to live?"
Papa Jack's mother was sent overseas in the army as this in World War 2, only to return home shortly thereafter.
What is a dietician?
After Papa Jack returned to the bench of his High School basketball team only a few minutes after first entering the game, his coach said "hey, Levithan, I just put you in, get back in there!"
Papa Jack's reply was "But coach, ________"
What is "I already fouled out?"
Papa Jack loved this American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres.
Who was George Gershwin?
Papa Jack boasted that his beloved Grand Berts was a (much) younger woman. Exactly how much younger is she?
Papa Jack was fond of translating the Hebrew idiom "Yasher Koach"--"more power to you" or congratulations"--with this four-word phrase combining elements of long distance travel and playing card excellence.
What is "way to go, Ace!"
When Grand Berts and Papa Jack married on February 8, 1998 they walked down to this Celine Dion song.
What is "My Heart Will Go On"?