LANGLOIS FAMILY TRIVIA2005 EDITIONOctober 29, 2005

The Teams

• Team 1– Geoff– Jamie and Jason– Jean

• Team 2– Chris– Drew and Giustina– Katie

• Team 3– Valerie– Lindsay– Emily– Matt

• Team 4– Sarah– Amanda and Nate– Arthur

Langlois Family Trivia2005 Edition

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The Old Neighborhood

Injuries2003 Reunion

NanaBirthdays

Birthdays for $50

• What kind of hat did Bumpa wear at his 60th Birthday Party?

• A boater (straw-type with flat top and brim).

Birthdays for $100

• How old was Bumpa at his last big-deal Birthday Party?

• 85

Birthdays for $150

• Two of our clan get to celebrate two special occasions every year. One is their birthdays – who are they and what is the other occasion?

• Bill and Molly Dobles get to celebrate their adoption days AND their birthdays!

Birthdays for $200This is a 3-part question:

a) Who’s birth is forever captured on Betamax video?b) Who was almost born with his/her dad out of town

on a business trip?c) Who was the biggest baby and provide the weight

(rounded down to the nearest pound)

a) Nikkib) Harrietc) Emily (9 lbs, 5.3 oz)

Nana for $50

• Where did Nana live during the war as a “married woman”? Be specific.

• Her mother (Georgia Smith Hood) fixed up the front room in the attic (the maid’s room) at 1826 so that Nana would have her own “home”. They decorated it with the furniture and accessories that Nana and Bumpa would use to furnish their first apartment when Bumpa returned from the war.

Nana for $100

• What company did Nana work for during the war?

• Massey Harris

Nana for $150

• By what nickname did Nana refer to her nebulizer?

• Zap

Nana for $200

• When Nana went to college, the school she attended was part of the University of Wisconsin. That particular "campus" was called the…

• “Extension”

2003 Reunion for $50

• Who was the youngest participant?

• Molly Dobles

2003 Reunion for $100

• What was the culinary theme of the opening dinner at Harriet and Lou’s house?

• Mexican

2003 Reunion for $150

• We participated in 4 activities in Maryland as well as 2 other locations. What and where were they?

1) White Water Rafting (West Virginia)2) Spy Museum (Washington DC)3) Beach Day at Greenbrier State Park

(Washington County, MD)4) Pub Crawl (Frederick, MD)

2003 Reunion for $200

• How many participants did we have for the final dinner at BC?

• 26!

Injuries for $50

• Why did Bumpa take a detour on the way to the Emergency Room after scooping Kit off the pavement when he fractured his skull falling out of the car?

• He drove right by (the perfectly good) St. Luke’s Hospital to take Kit to the St. Mary’s, the Catholic hospital

Injuries for $100

• What injury was associated with the most challenging (ahem) hygiene maneuvers

• Matt’s almost ankle-to-hip cast as a toddler

Injuries for $150

• Name Betsy’s two sports injuries (Hint: she was a spectator, not an athlete)

1) almost suffocated on a big wad of confetti that someone stuffed in her mouth while she was screaming for her team

2) sprained her ankle when she fell off the bleachers while jumping up and down for her team

Injuries for $200

• What serious injury did Nana suffer one Fourth of July

• Stepped on a hot coal at Voight’s Beach

The Old Neighborhood for $50

Part 1: What was the name of the grocery store that delivered groceries to 1824 College Ave

Part 2: What was the name of the corner store where we used to buy penny candy and comic books?

• Paul’s, located in the 500 block of 17th St • Howie’s at 18th and Villa (?)

The Old Neighborhood for $100

• Name either of the two dairies that used to deliver milk to both 1824 and 1826 College Ave

• Borden’s and Progressive

The Old Neighborhood for $150

• What was our phone number at 1824 College Ave

• Melrose 4-6879

The Old Neighborhood for $200

• Mr. Pugh was a veteran bachelor who lived in a second floor flat in the 1800 block of College Avenue, and fed the neighborhood squirrels by hand. Present company excluded. Name at least three other people who lived in that same flat. (Hint: At least one was a "secretary".)

• Valerie Rango, Vickie Rango, Laurie Carlson, and Les Aspin (Secretary of Defense in Bill Clinton's cabinet).

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