1951
Rick the Kid
June 16
Milestones
Potpourri
100

The average cost of a gallon of gasoline in 1951

19 cents

100

Rick was this age when his family moved from Chicago to Minnesota

10

100

Who visited Poland on June 16th in 1983

The Pope 

100

Rick earned a new title in September, 1974

Dad

100

If it's already broke, I can't make it worse.

What Rick says when he is going to fix something.

200

The average cost of a new home in 1951

$9,000

200

Their Chicago neighbors called Rick's parents to tell them he was throwing these out the attic window

Christmas tree light bulbs

200

What was the name of the movie starring Dan Akroyd and Bill Murray that opened in theaters on June 16th, 1989

Ghost Busters II

200

In 1972, Rick moved twice, got married, and started work as a Forestry Technician in what MN town

Pillager

200

What he says about things in his shop.

I might need that someday.

300

What TV show premiered in 1951 starring Ricky

I Love Lucy

300

What is the name of the game Rick liked to play in Chicago that was played by stuffing a big sock with a bunch of other socks

Witch-O

300

On June 16h, 1992, a record was set in Norway for the longest WHAT weighing 1,492 pounds with a circumference of 25 feet.

Salami

300

In 2015 Rick became a what

A grandfather

300

What Rick says when he doesn't get something he wants, or he has to do something he really doesn't want to do

says this with a sigh: "It's ok, I'm just a Dad"

400

In 1951, what pie was voted the favorite dessert by the Armed Forces

Banana Cream

400

Rick's grandmother had peonies.  What did Rick do with them?

Used them for slingshots

400

On June 16th, 1784 Holland passed a law that forbid people to wear what?

Orange clothes

400
In 1977, while working at the General Andrews Tree Nursery near Sturgeon Lake, Rick broke something.  What was it?

His ribs

400

What did Rick spill that caused the kids to tell me "Dad said some really bad words"

Polyurethane on a pile of oak trim

500

What quote was made famous in 1951 by Sargant Friday in Dragnet

Just the facts, ma'am.

500

Rick gave a boat ride to his brothers and sisters when he was this age.

6

500

On June 16th, 1882, a storm in Dubuque, Iowa produced hailstones that weighed how much

1.75 pounds

500

While in Nashville, TN, Rick ended up on stage at this famous location

Grand Ole Opry

500

What Rick says when Leanne asks him to do something

For a dollar

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