History & Politics
This Georgia governor and peanut farmer defeated incumbent Gerald Ford to become the 39th President of the United States.
Who was Jimmy Carter
This state is bordered by three states: New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
What is Connecticut
Ellington Ridge Country Club
Where did Grammy and Bumpa meet?
This film, directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Sylvester Stallone as a scrappy underdog boxer, won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1977 for events depicted in 1976.
What is "Rocky"
The place in Western Mass where Grammy was teaching when they got engaged
What is Gateway Regional High School?
1976 marked the 200th anniversary of this foundational American document, signed in Philadelphia
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Connecticut earned this nickname, still used today, reflecting its reputation as the birthplace of the written constitution known as the Fundamental Orders of 1639.
What is the "Constitution State"?
Lifeguard
What job was Grammy working when they met?
This Swedish pop group dominated the charts in 1976 with hits like "Dancing Queen" and "Fernando."
Who is ABBA?
To avoid taxes
Why did Bumpa send the engagement ring to Western Mass?
This conservative California governor challenged Gerald Ford for the Republican presidential nomination in 1976, nearly unseating a sitting president.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This town has the largest dairy-producing operation in all of Connecticut.
What is Ellington
Golf course superintendent
What job was Bumpa working when they met?
This towering shoe style, popular throughout the mid-1970s, reached peak cultural saturation in 1976.
What are platform shoes?
Christmas Eve
When did Bumpa officially propose?
Gerald Ford's pardon of this former president remained a major political liability heading into the 1976 election.
Who is Richard Nixon?
Ellington was incorporated as a town in this century, having been set off from the neighboring town of Windsor in 1786.
What is the 18th century?
Ugh, they will love him
What did Grammy think about Bumpa meeting her parents?
This late-night sketch comedy show, which debuted in 1975 and is still running today, hit its stride in 1976 with cast members like John Belushi, Gilda Radner, and Chevy Chase.
What is Saturday Night Live?
Three months
How long were Grammy and Bumpa engaged before they got married?
This Chinese Communist Party founding member and revolutionary leader died in September 1976, ending an era in Chinese political history.
Who is Mao Zedong?
Yale University was originally founded in this town Connecticut in 1701 before relocating to New Haven in 1718.
What is Old Saybrook?
1975
What year did Grammy & Bumpa meet?
This Brian De Palma horror film, released in 1976 and based on a Stephen King novel, featured a telekinetic teenage girl wreaking havoc at her prom.
What is Carrie?
The house where Grammy grew up (Spring Street in Manchester)
Where did Grammy & Bumpa officially get engaged?