Indian Food
This this the type of rice typically used to make Hyderabadi Biryani.
What is Basmati rice?
Basmati rice is a long-grain rice known for is distinctive floral aroma.
This animal kills the most humans each year – hint: it’s not a mammal.
What is the mosquito?
Humans are the animal that kills the second-most humans, followed in third place by snakes.
This is what GIS stands for.
What is Global Information Security?
GIS is headed by Kris Fador, and is responsible for protecting Bank of America from internal and external technical threats.
This person is a MUCH better cook than the other person.
Who is Brian
This requires no explanation.
This popular greeting in India translates into English as “I bow to you.”
What is “Namaste?”
In Hindi, the word “Nama” means “bow,” and “te” means “you”
This is a popular type of dumpling, particularly in Southern India, often served for breakfast with sambar.
What is idli?
Idlis are made by steaming batter made from a combination of rice and dal.
This is the second-closest planet to the sun in our solar system.
What is Venus?
Venus is not a very hospitable planet – it rains sulfuric acid, but this rain never reaches the surface because it evaporates due to the scorching hot surface temperatures of >450 C (>850 F)
This is what RDA stands for.
What is Risk Data Aggregation?
Risk Data Aggregation is not a term specific to Bank of America – this work is driven by international regulations.
This person is better at tennis.
Who is Renee?
It’s worth noting that Brian used to be pretty good, and they have never actually played against each other (therefore, this is debatable).
This is the year that America won its independence from England.
What is 1776?
America won independence from British rule in 1776. This was more than 80 years before India was colonized (which ended in 1947 after World War II).
The city in India where the popular street food “Pav Bhaji” originated.
What is Mumbai?
Pav Bhaji is a sandwich bun topped with a buttery mixture featuring potato, tomato, carrots, peas, onions, and savory spices.
This is the most abundant element in the universe.
What is hydrogen?
Hydrogen makes up approximately 75% of the universe, Helium makes up approximately 24%, and the rest of all the elements combined make up the remaining 1%.
This is what RISE stands for.
What is Risk Integration Support Environment?
RISE officially went into production in 2018.
This person has family in Pinehurst, NC – a famous town known for golf.
Who is Renee?
Renee frequently travels to Pinehurst during her time off work and plays golf with her dad.
This is the year that India landed a craft on the South Pole of Earth’s moon, a previously unexplored location.
What is 2023?
India achieved this historic moon landing with its Chandrayaan-3 mission on August 23, 2023, becoming the first nation to land near the lunar south pole.
This state in Southwestern-most part of India is known for dishes featuring coconuts and seafood.
What is Kerala?
Kerala is a major tourist destination known for its beautiful backwaters, lagoons, rivers, and famous houseboats.
This is the most common element in the human body, by mass.
What is oxygen?
While we often think of ourselves as “carbon-based life forms,” the mass of the human body is comprised of 65% oxygen atoms, whereas carbon is closer to 18%.
This is what DMTEA stands for.
What is Data Management Technology and Enterprise Architecture?
BPR is working with DMTEA on the RDA project.
Both Renee and Brian spent some time living in California – but this person lived there longer.
Who is Renee?
Renee’s family lived in California through her childhood years, whereas Brian lived there for only 2 years shortly after college.
Which country has a taller mountain, India or America?
What is India?
India's tallest mountain is Kanchenjunga, at 28,169 ft, on the border with Nepal. The tallest mountain in America is Mt. McKinley, in Alaska, at 20,310 ft.
This is a popular river fish, also the official “state fish” of West Bengal.
What is Hilsa?
Hilsa can be difficult to eat – known for its many sharp bones, but delicious flavor.
This is the largest desert in the world.
What is Antarctica?
Despite being a desert because its lack of precipitation, Antarctica contains over 70% of Earth’s fresh water (mostly in the form of ice).
This is what FIDL stands for.
What is Federated Integrated Data Layer?
FIDL is a long term project intended to be the central hub for all GT data transfer.
This person was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Who is Brian?
His family moved to Syracuse, NY two months later.
This country is second behind China in consumption of the most chicken for food annually.
What is America?
Despite India having nearly five times the population size, and chicken being the most commonly consumed meat in India, Americans still consume a total of over three times as much chicken annually compared to India.