Grandpa's Roots
What is Grandpa's REAL first name?
David
Where did Grandpa send Tata and Mama for their wedding honeymoon?
Costa Rica
What was Grandpa's favorite hobby?
Dirtbike riding
What did Grandpa make and hang on the telephone pole each year for Christmas?
A handmade wooden star with Christmas lights
To make extra money, Grandpa started his own online business, selling what?
KTM aftermarket dirt bike parts
What was Grandpa's nickname from Aunt Jeanie and Uncle Mike?
(And supposedly no one knows the real origin)
Lake
What is Grandpa's favorite family recipe passed down by Great Grandma?
Hamburger soup
How long were Grandma and Grandpa married?
33 years
Which planet did Grandpa tell Uncle Ben he came from?
Zebdanon
To which state did Grandpa ride his motorcycle on a month-long trip?
Alaska
What did Grandpa say to his kids when he dove with them under the water?
Dolphin Divin'
Every year on the day after someone's birthday, how did Grandpa greet them in the morning?
"Happy it's not your birthday"
What did Grandpa refer to Ilija as?
IDC
Ice cream
Which branch of the military did Grandpa join?
Air Force
Where did Grandpa tell Uncle Brian they found him?
Under a rock in Greenville
What was the name of Grandpa and Grandma's favorite band?
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Where was Grandpa's favorite place to take everyone for their birthday for the free fried ice cream?
Chi Chi's Mexican Restaurant
What was Grandpa's favorite website to buy and sell things?
Ebay
What was Grandpa's nickname for Tata?
Dennis the Menace
What was Grandpa's favorite type of frozen treat? Be specific with the name.
hat were the names of Grandpa and Grandma's best friends?
Aunt Jeanine and Uncle Mike
When Grandpa would flip his kids in the air, what would he say?
Pizza Pie
What was Grandpa's favorite game show?
Jeopardy
What did Grandpa love to do with Uncle Mike every summer in Toledo?
3 on 3 basketball tournaments
What was Grandpa's favorite thing to collect? (He would go to auctions to buy these and they would hang on the wall without working for years)
Antique clocks
What was Grandpa's favorite nickname for Grandma?
Jones
Grandpa and Grandma used to frequent this establishment in Chardon for burgers and beer.
Yops
What did Grandpa do to Moon pie (Uncle Sean) one year, while Moon was a teenager, and they got into an argument?
Left him on the side of the road
Where did Grandpa take Mama to lunch each week when she worked with him in the office one summer?
Pizza Hut (for a personal pan pizza)
Where was Grandpa's favorite spot to vacation?
Cape May New Jersey
Where did Grandma and Grandpa take the kids each year to celebrate 4th of July?
Aunt Jeanine and Uncle Mike's house for a pool party
To antagonize his kids, he would restrain them, get very close to their faces, and say what?
"lip kisses"
Which nickname did Grandpa give Mama?
Dirlorosso
When Grandpa told one of his kids to "look over there", what was he really doing?
Stealing their food.
What are the chances that a boy from Jersey (Grandpa) and a girl from Iowa (Grandma) first met in this state?
Nebraska
What did Grandpa buy Mama for her 8th grade Christmas present?
A computer
What was the name of Grandpa's online business?
E-rider
What news show did Grandpa love to watch every night after dinner?
60 minutes
What did Grandpa like to watch with Uncle Ben and Brian?
College Basketball
What did Grandpa call his own Mom (Great Grandma) when she became a great grandma?
G MA
What did Grandpa always say he DIDN'T want to do with his food?
What did Grandpa always say he DIDN'T want to do with his food?
Name Grandpa's siblings in order of oldest to youngest
Uncle Jimmy
Aunt Mame
Uncle Sean
Aunt Hanny
Where did Grandpa take Mama on her first long drive when she turned 16?
The shopping outlets (in Pennsylvania)
Grandpa refereed which sport?
Basketball
What won Grandpa a place in the local newspaper one year?
Pumpkin people (made from straw) in the front yard
What was Grandpa's favorite way to tell people how he felt?
Write them a poem
Name one animal Grandpa saw while camping on his cross-country adventure?
Black Bear
What did Grandpa call the name of the dinners he made for his kids while Grandma was out of town?
Daddio Special
What was Grandpa's Mom (Great Grandma's) job?
Nurse
Name the state where Grandpa met his first grandchild
Utah
Name Grandpa's favorite movies
Indiana Jones and Star Wars
What did Grandpa drink every morning that smelled up the whole house?
Instant Folgers coffee
What kind of dance lessons did Grandpa choose for the father/daughter wedding dance with Mama?
Swing Dance
What was the nickname that Grandpa gave the McCarty family?
Mutant McCartys
Where did Mama and Tata like to go to eat with Grandma and Grandpa?
Hibachi