Family Tree
What is Dusseldorf?
This city, home to Wawel Castle and the famous Market Square, was Poland's capital before Warsaw.
What is Krakow?
This Polish-American, who served as the mayor of Chicago, was the first to have Polish heritage.
Who is Richard J. Daley?
This family member is famously known for biting her cousin Hanna as a child.
Who is Alyssa?
This family member is most likely to name their children after herbs.
Who is Hanna?
This profession, often associated with the creation of barrels and wooden containers, is the root of the surname Bondarowicz.
What is cooper?
This scientist, born in Warsaw, was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and did so in two different fields.
Who is Marie Curie?
Every Labor Day weekend, this festival celebrates Polish culture in Chicago.
What is Taste of Polonia?
Who is Faith?
This family member found out her polish name was made up when she talked to a bachelor party in Krakow.
Who is Nicole?
Dziadzia's birth town of Sup Sloboda is now a part of this European Country.
What is Belarus?
This beloved, Polish pope of the 20th century was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years.
Who is Pope John Paul II?
This Chicago suburb, which has one of the largest Polish communities outside of Chicago, is home to over 40% of Polish-descended residents.
What is Mount Prospect, Illinois?
This family famously once said: "You two should be arrested... for looking so good."
Who is Uncle Rich?
This family member almost burned their house down as a child.
Who is Jeff?
This Polish village, with a current population of around 147 people, is where Babcia was born.
What is Skroda Wielka?
This flower, a symbol of remembrance of hope, is the national flower of Poland.
What is the poppy?
This Chicago event, named after a Polish general, honors Polish-American heritage every March.
What is Pulaski Day?
This family member's marriage was accurately predicted by a psychic long before meeting their now-spouse.
Who is Ciocia Casia?
This family member only dated someone because they had a car.
Who is Babcia?
This relative was interned at Stuttgart concentration camp during World War II.
Who is Czeslaw Konopka?
This mountain range forms Poland’s southern border with Slovakia.
What are the Tatra Mountains?
This church in Chicago, nicknamed the "Polish Cathedral," is one of the most famous Polish-American landmarks.
What is St. Hyacinth Basilica?
This family member once dated the manager of the local Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Who is Ciocia Basia?
This family member invented ghosting (the girl might still be waiting for him).
Who is Dziadzia?