On the Road Again
Washy Washy! I hope you all washed your hands when visiting the buffet on this Quantum-class Royal Caribbean ship this past summer.
What is the Ovation of the Seas?
Popo had this many children.
What is 11?
Ly Lee was born in the year of the Ox in this Vietnamese city.
What is Saigon?
This elementary school is where Desiree, Damon, Ethan, and Shirleen all attended together in 2007.
What is Soleng Tom?
This white elephant gift retired this year after a four year regifting streak.
What is the bronze horse trophy?
Fong and Todd did not honeymoon in San Jose, but they might have gone to San José, the capital of this country.
What is Costa Rica?
You could say this place in Vietnam is the Phu family's hometown.
What is Dalat?
Uncle Dan could have been sippin on "Gin and Juice" back in high school with this celebrity.
Who is Snoop Dogg?
The following fight song belongs to this high school.(Interesting, why does Jack know how to play it?)
What is Sahuaro High School?
This Tucson restauranteur started a Vietnamese chain that employed both Desiree and Stephanie at its former Ina location.
Who is Steve Ma?
(Also accepted: Uncle Steve, Uncle Hien)
This man-made reservoir in Glen Canyon was the site of Shirleen's graduation celebration in the summer of 2022.
What is Lake Powell?
Mindy could have crossed paths with this famous actress back in high school in Long Beach.
Who is Cameron Diaz?
Uncle Todd hails from this "college town" that isn't in the state you'd expect.
What is Harvard, Illinois
Shirleen's mom wished that both her and Ethan would have stuck with this sport for longer. Just look at those cute outfits, and the nose plugs!
What is Synchronized Swimming?
This animal is Nicholas' Chinese Zodiac animal.
(Also accepted: Year of the Dog)
Bonus points: Fire Dog
The family stopped to look for a spot in Portland, Oregon that held this world record (until its title was taken by a new one built in Japan in 2025)
What is the world's smallest park?
This store and restaurant was run by members of the family for many years.
What is Johnny Market?
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What is Buddy's full name and title?
Ethan is a founding member of this tech startup that uses AI to help teach students English.
What is Jinso Labs?
Todd's relatives' house in Illinois was featured in this classic movie franchise.
What is Home Alone?
Not counting Arizona, these are all the states visited on the family's road trip in 2021. Bonus points if you name the towns too!
What are Vacaville, CA, Lakeside and Garibaldi, OR, Seattle, WA, Mountain Home, ID, Fillmore, UT, Las Vegas, NV
What is the snake?
Bonus: Earth Snake
This is Jack's last name spelled correctly, no cheating!
SCHMIDGALL
This is a list of the "kids" of the Phu family, in order from oldest to youngest.
Who are Steven, Pauline, Stephanie, Megan, Desiree, Ethan, Shirleen, Damon, and Nicholas?
To everyone's surprise, Damon already knew the rules of Mahjong; of course, only in Japanese thanks to this video game series.
What is Yakuza?