Stamp in Our Passports
The short but scenic trail in Bar Harbor that each family member tackles for their first hike in Acadia.
What is Flying Mountain?
The iconic life-or-death line uttered by Red in The Shawshank Redemption.
What is "Get busy living, or get busy dying."
The extended family member who famously tells you that you can return a gift before you've finished opening the item.
Who is Mimi?
Before the kitchen renovation, this is the material the floor was made from.
What is tile/brick?
An iconic casino with a Roman theme that shifts its allegiance and becomes the primary royal residence of King Louis XIV outside of Paris.
What is Ceasars Palace of Versailles?
The seafood that Jack first tried in Iceland.
What are sea scallops?
The comedy-mystery series starring Martin Short that the family has watched together.
What is "Only Murders in the Building."
The undeniable and endearing pronunciation quirk shared by several people on Mom's side of the family.
What is "ompen" instead of "open"?
The local market we frequented in Memphis in the beginning days of COVID.
What was Cordelia's?
Cabinet department established in 2002 that becomes a bedding item carried by a kid for reassurance.
What is Department of Homeland Security blanket?
The Italian word for mountain huts high in the Dolomites where we stopped to eat and sleep.
What are refugios.
The Jeopardy champion who used her hands very expressively.
Who is Mattea Roach?
This was the tough occupation of Dad's grandfather in Nova Scotia.
What is a coal miner?
The name of the local park where we play flag football each Thanksgiving.
What is Lee Street Park? (Acceptable: Windmill Park)
Mouselike boy in an E.B. White story traveling through the heavens as Ursa Minor.
Who is Stuart Little Dipper?
The family member who is statistically and historically the worst at navigating and following directions.
Who is Mom?
What is do not yell out the answer to Final Jeopardy before everyone else is ready.
What is University of Kansas?
The near-miss that occurred when Charlotte was momentarily absent-minded.
What is forgetting to turn off the water in the upstairs bathtub?
Founding father Patrick Henry's choice quote leads into the 1949 Tony-winning Best Play.
What is Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death of a Salesman?
The famous actor whose lakeside mansion we spotted while visiting Lake Como.
Who is George Clooney?
The name of the long term Jeopardy announcer (not the host).
Who is Johnny Gilbert?
The name of the cemetery in Richmond where Jeb Stuart is buried.
What is Hollywood Cemetery?
The name of the club in Fort Worth where the family spent countless hours swimming over summer vacations.
What is Colonial Country Club?
King of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history who is also a large body of water in Utah.
What is Alexander the Great Salt Lake?