Young DiDi
Mommy DiDi
DiDi DiDi
Traveling DiDi
Dammit Honey
100
This sibling of young Didi showed her how to pick the nice, big coin (a nickel) over the puny, small one (a dime).
Who is Uncle Don?
100
Didi swooped down on Corpus Christi School to deal with this nasty fourth-grade teacher who terrorized Jeff.
Who was Mrs. Bachman?
100
Didi came to take care of these two siblings while this new baby sib of theirs was being born.
Who is Julian?
100
Didi and Steve drove for hours to return to this city so that they could pick up some laundry they had hung out on a line and then forgotten about.
What is La Spezia, Italy?
100
Mom noticed that many items (particularly cutlery) were often missing after Dad ventured into the kitchen. She typically found them in this location.
What is the freezer. Next to the rubharb pie.
200
This now coeducational college (given University status in 2024) is famous (!) for being:
1) The post-secondary school Mom attended for a few years before marrying Dad; and
2) The same college which Virginia "Joan" (nee Bennett) Kennedy attended.
Hint: The college is in a city in NY state on the same named 8-lettered street, for which Chris has an affinity and for which he earns living, at least by his degree title from MSU.
What is: Manhattanville University (it was given University status on April 3, 2024). Many women of the Kennedy family, including Rose and 2 of Joan's sisters-in-law - Jean Kennedy Smith and Ethel Skakel Kennedy - were also alumnae of Mville, as its URL clearly shows: www.mville.edu.
Here's a Wikipedia article on Joan:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Bennett_Kennedy#Early_life
It's the section at the top called "Early life", right below what I call the "Overview" sections of wiki articles.
200
Mom was always an excellent driver as she selflessly got us all to our various events (times 6 I might add). There is also a general formula the family applied to measure Mom's speed in the car. What is this formula
What is twice the speed of Dad.
200
At one of the faculty meetings at GMU, when unpopular ideas about re-organization were being discussed, Dad cited THIS useful line from the movie ‘Wayne’s World:
What is “We fear change!”?
200
Didi drove Jeff to this city so that he could take the ham radio license test.
What is Baltimore?
200
Mom charged Dad a fee when he spilled coffee on the white carpet at Bishops Court. What was this fee?
What was a new kitchen upgrade.
300
Although not discussed much, Mom was an incredible athelete as well. In her softball team she assumed this pivotal position.
What is Hot Corner.
300
Mom threw us all fantastic birthday parties and always made us feel so special. As part of this treatment, she granted us this one, additional, mealtime wish.
What was our favorite dinner adn desert. Yum!!
300
In the summer of 1996, there was an epic gathering. Many said it rivaled Woodstock. In popular culture, what is this event known as?
What is DidiFest!
300
Name all the countries in Europe that Didi has visited.
Spain. Italy.
300
Didi discovered the preferred resting place for Dad's dirty spoon after slurping a spoonful of mayonnaise?
Where is, the freezer, behind the ice trays?
400
When Didi was married at the tender age of 19. She was the star of Winnetka that day. So much so that this wedding was feature in this popular periodical
What is Town and Country Magazine
400
This was the age of Mom when she saw her first kid off to college.
What was a very young age of 38.
400
Didi excelled at work too...regardless of conditions. In one example, she had to endure an awful boss. To ease the stress, she gave this boss what clerical name?
What is the Ayatollah.
400
Mom and Dad Traveled to Italy and once stayed at a hotel named after this famouns Renaissance genius who painted a certain supper
Who is Leanordo Davinci
400
Perhaps the third most read book in Didi's house (besides the Bible and the Torah) this book was, at one time, lost....and panic ensued in the household. The suspect is still at large....but suspicions remain.
What is the book of Tom?
500
Happening just after the start of his Navy Career, this is the best and most important think Steve ever did.
What is marrying Mom/Didi
500
Mom prayed for these two things after giving birth to 4 (ugh!) boys in a row.
What are Martha and Mary.
500
Fed up with the Ayatollah, and anxious to pursue her passion, Didi earned a bachelors degreee and then a Masters. This led her to a brilliant carreer in what profession.
What is Psycotherapy.
500
In 1960 Didi and Steve moved the fast growing family to the Navy Base at Rota Spain. The Rota Base serviced this particular kind of deep diving vessel. Hint it is also a sandwich
What is a submarine
500
Wondering how the salad is always cut, despite the fact Dad never seems to use knives in the Kitchen.
What is a pair of kitchen scissors?
