A Big Year: 1955
This famous theme park in Anaheim, California opened.
What is Disneyland?
This is the main livestock animal on the farm that Grandpa John grew up on.
What are cows?
This is the main sport that Grandpa John coached for decades.
What is girls basketball?
As a young child, Grandpa John took lessons on this instrument and played at several recitals.
What is piano?
About 10 percent of the global population (including Grandpa John!) is this.
What is left-handed?
This civil rights activist refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger, launching the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Grandpa John grew up on a farm that always had this breed of dog as a loyal companion.
What is a collie?
Grandpa John led this team to the state tournament in 1997.
What is the Bethlehem Academy Varsity Girls Basketball Team?
Grandpa John played this instrument in high school.
What is trombone?
Grandpa Bill tried to make Grandpa John use his right hand by moving this to the right side of his plate.
What is silverware? (Will also accept spoon or fork.)
This song was the #1 hit on the Billboard chart for the year 1955, but it became best known years later as the theme song for the popular TV show "Happy Days."
What is "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets?
This was always the name of the dog on the Bellingham farm.
What is Scottie?
As a high school basketball player himself, Grandpa John played this position.
What is guard?
Grandpa John participated in this musical ensemble from 7th-12th grades.
What is choir?
This famous baseball player, still renowned as the greatest to ever play the sport, was left-handed.
Who is Babe Ruth? (Will also accept "The Great Bambino" or "The Sultan of Swat")
The first vaccine for this disease was approved, meaning children no longer had to worry about life in an iron lung.
What is polio?
These two taxidermied animals — each an impressive example of Grandpa John's hunting skills — used to hang on the wall in the basement.
What is a buck and a pheasant?
Grandpa John played this position as a high school baseball player.
What is pitcher?
Any time Grandpa John sees roadkill, he loudly sings this song for everyone in the car.
What is "There's a Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road, and it's Stinking to High Heaven"?
Since Grandpa John was born, this many U.S. presidents have been left-handed.
What is five? (Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama)
This man — who would go on to become the best dad, grandpa, coach, and community volunteer ever — was born on April 19, 1955.
Who is John Bellingham?
What is a pig?
This was the mascot for Harmony High School when Grandpa John was an athlete.
What is a cardinal?
This hymn is one of Grandpa John's favorite songs — and the one he sang at Great Grandpa Elton's funeral.
What is "How Great Thou Art"?
What is three? (Brenna, Owen, and Max)