Show Me the Rock
When purchasing a wedding ring, people often refer to the three "C"s to describe the stone.
Name all three for points.
What are cut, clarity, and carats?
Lauren's first concert.
Who is Toby Keith?
Lauren's ideal pizza order.
What is pizza with mushrooms?
The date Nick asked Lauren to marry him.
When is 5/8/2024 or May 8th, 2024?
Brides began to carry bouquets in the Middle Ages for two purposes.
Answer either purpose to get the points.
What is herbs to ward off evil spirits and flowers to mask any smells?
In the Middle Ages, individuals only bathed once or twice a year...
Diamonds are the most popular wedding ring stone, accounting for over 70% of rings. "This" other precious stone is the second most popular choice.
What is a sapphire?
Nick's first concert.
Who is Eric Church?
First that he remembers, in Wausau at the Central WI State Fair.
Nick's favorite meal of Lauren's.
What is her pizza?
"This" is the total number of wedding dresses Lauren tried on before settling on 'the one.'
What is 8 dresses?
"This" is the most popular flower to include in the bridal bouquet in the US.
What are roses?
Followed second by hydrangeas and then peonies.
This culture is credited for starting the tradition of exchanging rings.
Who are the Egyptians?
Researchers have found evidence that the rings represented devotion and were often made of hemp and reed, braided tightly to stay in a ring shape on one's finger.
Lauren's first job.
What is a busser at Hickory Sticks?
Nick's favorite dessert.
What is pie?
The total sum of Lauren and Nick's first cousins.
What is 24?
Lauren & Nick each have 12 cousins!
Valentine's Day is the 2nd most popular day to get married in Las Vegas, "this" day is the 1st most popular day.
When is New Year's Eve?
Women have been wearing wedding rings for thousands of years, but men joined the tradition during this historical period.
What is World War II?
To remember their wives during the war.
Nick's first job.
What is burger flipper at McDonalds?
Lauren's favorite meal of Nick's.
What is beef stroganoff?
This is the length of the longest marriage on record.
Will give points if within the correct decade.
What is 86 years?
(Will accept 80-89 years.)
The longest marriage on record is Herbert Fisher (born 1905) and Zelmyra Fisher (born 1907), who were married May 13, 1924. The Fishers remained married for 86 years and 290 days, until Herbert died on Feb. 27, 2011. He was 105. Zelmyra died two years later, also at the age of 105.
The cake cutting tradition stems from Roman times when wedding guests would break bread over the bride as good luck with "this" aspect of their marriage.
What is fertility?
"This" famous actress is said to have received the most expensive engagement ring of all time.
Who is Grace Kelly?
Prince Rainier III of Monaco commissioned Cartier to create a 10.48-carat emerald cut diamond ring complete with bezel-set baguette cut diamonds flanking the center stone. Today, this timeless piece is estimated to be worth a staggering $45 million and is part of the royal collection belonging to the House of Grimaldi.
Lauren and Nick's first kiss.
(Event and location needed for points.)
What is after Friendsgiving in Appleton, WI?
Nick's ideal pizza order.
What is pizza with pepperoni and jalapeños?
The average cost of a wedding in the US as of 2023.
Round to the nearest thousand. (Ex. $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, etc.)
How much is $33,931?
Will accept $33,000 or $34,000. Comparatively, the price has increased from $28,000 in 2021.
On record, "this" is believed to be the most expensive wedding present ever given from the groom to the bride.
What is a Gulfstream Jet?
Valued at $20 million dollars, Tom cruise gifted this to Katie Holmes when they wed in 2006. Seems a hefty price to pay for a marriage that ended a mere 6 years later.