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What is Missouri?
The actual birth state of one of Diane Simunek's fave rappers, Eminem (and the birth state of one of your co-hosts).
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What is Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus?
SCUBA is the acronym for this piece of equipment, which Alli Lesovoy has used in 9 countries.
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What are waffle fries?
This is the most frequently ordered item at Chick-Fil-A, a fast food restaurant that Nolan Woodle has never dined at.
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What is Hong Kong?
Terry Nelidov worked in this place before joining the staff at the Erb Institute, which has over 263 islands.
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What is Philadelphia?
This is the city the psychologist from the movie The Sixth Sense was based out of, which John Pontillo auditioned for a role in.
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What is Seattle?
Vidit Jain is a pickleball crusher, which is a sport invented in 1965 in this western state.
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What is the Netherlands?
A much less strange use for this condiment than Kyle Kasten's penchant for using it as lotion, this European country is known for using mayonnaise on french fries.
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What is Clinique?
Emily Keeler served as a consultant for this "happy" Estée Lauder subsidiary during her years in UM graduate school year.
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What is Duke University?
Mackenzie Dallas once worked for the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, this southern university is Melinda Gates' alma mater
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What are "jugs"?
This term refers to large, easy to grab climbing holds which Jess Halter has spent plenty of time practicing on.
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What is Italy?
This country has a gas station parking lot where Jason Smullen stood outside in his underwear while changing into a suit for a client meeting. It also has largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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What is Pi Day (March 14th)?
Professor Andy Hoffman got his PhD from MIT, which appropriately has traditionally released admissions decisions on this day.
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Who is Steven Spielberg?
This famous director's son once had a crush on Annie Zaro, and he also directed the movie Hook during the year Annie was born.
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What is "three sheets to the wind"?
This phrase, pertinent for Nathan Lohrmann who intends to live on a sailboat come may, refers to someone who is extremely drunk and out of control and comes from the sailing term for the lines which control and adjust the sails.
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What is bungee jumping?
Sean Cannady lived in New Zealand prior to coming to Ross, which is a country known for this sport after AJ Hackett participated in it in Auckland in 1986.
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What is Douglas-Fir or Doug-Fir?
Frederick and Barbara Erb made their fortune in logging, and this tree is the most commonly used structural lumber because of its remarkable dimensional stability.
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What is Quaker?
Mary Dyer, one of Laura Dyer's ancestors, was hanged in the Massachusetts Bay Colony for practicing this religion - an event that is highlighted in an episode of the popular series Drunk History.
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What is Waterford?
Melissa Warshauer spent her last summer traveling around Ireland, and this manufacturing business was named after the Irish city where it was founded in 1783
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What is Nicaragua
This country has the only known freshwater sharks in the world, and is also a location the Yvon Brousseau once hitch-hiked around.
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What is Rice University?
Ross Dean Sharon Matusik was an assistant professor here earlier in her career, whose namesake founder was murdered but bequeathed his fortune to found this Texas university.
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