Sports
The most recent victor of a professional sports championship was the team which consists of this player who cost Ayush a chance in the OREO Cookie Fantasy Football finals in 2016.
Mike Evans
Ayush's suitemates' formula to survive the hectic college environment would be to gather Sunday mornings to watch a fast-paced international sport and their interest was driven by this Netflix series.
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
In this course for college, I received an awful grade on a problem set because my dad helped me and I lost all my points for using a formula we had not learned yet in class.
Python
This South Asian artist finished #1 on Ayush's 2020 Spotify-wrapped artist with jit songs from the 2010s and his songs were also featured in blockbuster films.
Who is Arijit Singh?
Ayush is notorious for his indecisiveness. It is noted that during his college decision he had two tabs open of decision letters and was clicking back and forth and landed on Brandeis. This college was on the other tab.
UConn
Ayush first started playing this sport as a little kid in his backyard, eventually joined a camp, and later on played in the professional Massachusetts league while winning a game MVP award.
Cricket
Steve Zahn, who plays Greg Heffley's dad in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, is also featured in this 2003 film with Eddie Murphy who is casted as Charlie. This movie is the only one that Ayush has watched more than 3 times.
Daddy Day Care
Ayush's biggest regret in college is taking this course taught by an international graduate student who could usually barely speak English.
What is Calculus
The CAPE COD playlist features endless throwbacks in honor of our high school senior trip, finish the lyric of a song that is highlighted in this playlist:
"I still hear..."
'Your voice when you sit next to me"
During Ayush's second guitar rehearsal, he performed the song "Sweet Child O Mine" by this music artist.
Who is Guns and Roses
Ayush owns a total of 9 professional sports jerseys in 3 different sports, how many jerseys are from non-Boston sports teams?
4 (M.S Dhoni, Nikola Jokic, Ja Morant, Devin Booker)
The continuation of this TV series includes a separate movie with a Spanish title and a TV show about a lawyer that developed characters presented in the series further.
Breaking Bad
During senior year english class, Ayush's group was tasked to conduct a modern rendition of a scene from Shakespeare's Hamlet. This modern American movie which our project was based on has roots of Hamlet and highlights the dynamic between a father and a son.
The Lion King
The first and only concert that Ayush has attended featured a well-known Canadian rap artist who many South Asian females habitually frown upon, the concert was focused on this album of his.
Habits by NAV
Ayush received a puzzle of the U.S states with their capitals on it for a Christmas gift. He memorized all the U.S capitals the age of 4 including their locations. This state is directly to the left of Colorado.
What is Utah
The 5th round draft pick of the 2019 Thack Attack team in the OREO Cookie Fantasy Football league was Texans QB Deshaun Watson. How many lawsuits have been filed accusing Watson of sexual assault?
22
Ayush's introduction to comedy came a night after he came home from touring colleges. It began with this Netflix film from a well-known comedian discussing his early childhood and high school life growing up as a South Asian in the U.S.
Homecoming King- Hasan Minhaj
Ayush's 4th grade states fair project was on this state for which he examined the effects of a horrifying natural disaster and consists of a university that produces numerous professional athletes including those who currently play for the Philidelphia 76ers and the Minnesota Vikings.
What is Louisiana
This rap artist, who finished #2 on Ayush's Spotify Wrapped for 2020 was the lone little feature on an album that was released exactly 3 years ago by another artist whose life was altered by the use of substances.
Lil Uzi Vert
This dish, which is Ayush's favorite food, is served in the form of cubes but can also be a used as a topping or filling in other dishes
What is Paneer?
Ayush's high school cross country coach (RIP Coach Conway) would often ask trivia questions during our runs to maintain our crisp form during workouts. His favorite question to ask was, Who was the first NBA player to ever hit a 3 pointer?
Chris Ford
Ayush watched this movie about 30,000 feet in the sky on his journey to Paris. This movie featured South Asian cast including Juhi Chawla and an American cast such as Oprah. Ayush was able to understand all three languages that were on display in this film.
The Thousand Foot Journey
Finish this lyric from our organic chemistry extra credit video:
"I had to get a Claisen with no ....
Saponification
There are many rap artists that go by the name Lil _____, teams must go around one by one and name an artist until they get one wrong or give up. The team with the last correct answer receives the points.
This Brandeis alumnus and former member of TRON, the Brandeis Mens Ultimate Team, played the voice of Nemo in Finding Nemo.
Alexander Gould