Mentors
What is the Mentorship Director's favorite sport?
Soccer
What does EDG Stand for?
Economic Development Group
This purple flower gives NYU its school color and its sports team name
Violet
This three-letter acronym is the total value of everything a country produces in a year.
GDP
The Colosseum is in this Italian capital.
Rome
Who is the longest serving member on EDG's E-Board?
Saumitra
What are the programs that EDG offers?
Mentorship, Research, ASTRA, and Journalism
In Friends, Monica and Rachel's apartment was set in this neighborhood, the same one NYU calls home
Greenwich Village
The Economist created this lighthearted index in 1986 that compares currencies using the price of a burger.
Big Mac Index
Which city, founded in 1565, is known for Carnival and a giant Christ the Redeemer statue?
Rio de Janeiro
Who are the first-time mentors this semester?
Rebecca, Avinash, Aadit, Josefine, Amandine, Gabriel
What Year Was EDG Founded
Fall of 2019
This legendary director of Taxi Driver and The Wolf of Wall Street is an NYU alum
Martin Scorsese
After WWII, the U.S. sent roughly $13 billion to rebuild Western Europe through a program named after this Secretary of State
Marshall Plan
Which city, founded as a British trading post in 1819, is known for Marina Bay Sands and for going from a small port to a global financial hub?
Singapore
Name three mentors from three different continents
Niv/Amandine, Josefine, any mentor from NA
What does ASTRA stand for?
Advancing Sustainability Through Research & Analysis
Before Washington Square Park was a park, what was it?
A burial ground for an estimated 20,000 people
What is the correct term for the lack of access to menstrual products, stigma around menstruation, and lack of education around menstrual health
Period Poverty
Which city, founded in 1652 by the Dutch East India Company, is known for Table Mountain and the nearby Robben Island prison
Cape Town
Name all the Mentors and their position on board
Vladimir and Rebecca - Co-Pres
Niv - VP
Avinash - Research Director (Business Track)
Aadit - ASTRA Director
Josefine and Gabriel - External Affairs and Deputy
Amandine - Marketing Director
Jo-Lynn, Raj, Ankita, Pranati, Saumitra - Senior Advisors
What programs did Journalism replace?
Editorial and News
This Millburn, New Jersey native transferred to NYU's Gallatin School, graduated in 2004, and later won an Oscar for playing Fantine
Anne Hathaway
This tiny Baltic country lets anyone in the world become an "e-resident" and start a business online, and is known as a digital government pioneer
Estonia
Which city, founded around the 12th century, is known for being a medieval hub of the gold and salt trade and for its ancient manuscripts and centuries-old centers of learning.
Timbuktu