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100

This family is the Thoemke’s longest standing family friends

Who are the Larkins

100

Often said in fits of consternation this quote  from Dumb and Dumber ends with these words.,,  We’ve got no jobs, we’ve got no money…

What is, Our pets heads are falling off? 

100

This is the model year of the original Cavalier

What is 1984

100

This blood-sucking parasite  drove Thoemke’s home from at least one camping trip

What are mosquitoes? 

100

This town was the location of John & Cheryl’s first residence

What is Onamia, MN

200

This boys name has been in the family for generations as both first and middle…

What is John? 

200

The greeting, “Merry New year” comes from this Thoemke movie classic starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Akroyd…

What is Trading Places? 

200

A tornado ripped through St. Peter, MN on This fateful year…. 

Daily double: name the Month

What is March 29th 1998

200

This lake was the site of many pontoon-strandings…

What is Whitefish

200

This household appliance held the Thoemke hamster captive for 24 hours…

What is a furnace?

300

This popular mascot, also a rodent, is named after the  "thirteen-lined ground squirrel"...

What is a Minnesota Gopher

300

"Do you not realize I've had diarrhea since Easters?" comes from this off-beat comedy starring Jack Black... 

What is Nacho Libre? 

300

In this great year for babies, the number one song was American Pie; number one movie The Godfather;
number one in fiction Jonathan Livingston Seagull; and number one in television All In The Family...

What is 1972? 

300

Upon being pulled over by the cops, Marty gave this excuse when asked, "is there a reason you are driving in your boxer shorts, sir?  

What is, "I was watching movies all day." 

300

This Lake Superior  chain of islands located near Bayfield, Wisconsin  is home to the awe-inspiring ice-caves

What are the Apostle Islands? 

400

 Phyllis Szalapski was married to this age-defying Thoemke for 66 years... 

Daily Double: He lived to be this old... 

Who is Tyson E. Thoemke?

What is 96? 

400

"The two of us, will both be singing a  duet, together" comes from this Thoemke childhood favorite.... 

What is, The Little Rascals

400

This cumulative number describes how many children John & Mary Thoemke and Red and Eileen Paulson have... 

What is 26?

400

After many of its tourists became seasick this Lake Superior Sight-Seeing voyage was aptly given this nickname.... 

What is the Deadliest Retch? 

400

This apartment complex was home to the Thoemke family from 1989-1993...

What is Dunn's Marsh Apartments? 

500

This infamous Paulson is renowned for his ability to imitate a horse and is nicknamed, "Big Sexy." 

Who is Uncle Dale? 
500

This quote from Trains Planes and Automobiles is yelled in horror after Neal and Del find themselves cuddling together and one asks, Where are your hands? 

What is,  "Between two pillows...  Those Aren't two pillows!"

500

The number of Games the Badgers have to win to become National champions…

What is 6?

500

John's car ran out of gas on the way to this Bruce Springsteen Concert in 1984...

What is, "Born in the USA"? 

500

Given the lack of mobility of John and Mary Thoemke p-who lived in the same home from 1970-2020- it is unclear why this address reference is how their offspring refer to "home."  

What is fourteen eighty three? 

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