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Where's Chris?
Music Before and After
100
"The shot heard round the world" is a phrase that refers to the opening shot of the first battle of the Revolutionary War, which took place in this town where Chris grew up.
What is Lexington?
100
Congee, kimchi-jjigae, and tuscan bean and kale are some of Chris's favorite types of this dish.
What is soup?
100
Much like Chris, this fictional character from a hit romance series is also Wasian and from Montreal (but much better at hockey).
Who is Shane Hollander (of Heated Rivalry)?
100
Here, Chris is washing his hands at a Chōzuya before approaching a Shinto shrine in this country.
Where is Japan?
100
A Chappell Roan hit about wanting to keep on dancing at this gay bar in Back Bay.
What is "Pink Pony Club Café?"
200
On the maternal side, Chris is distantly descended from this classical Chinese philosopher and politician, whose teachings are famously compiled in the Analects.
Who is Confucius?
200
Chris learned how to ski at Sugarbush Resort in Vermont. A "sugarbush" refers to a collection of trees whose sap produces this sticky specialty.
What is maple syrup?
200
The horror-comedy series Widow's Bay just netted 19 Emmy nominations. It was partially filmed in this North Shore town where Chris grew up sailing, which includes places like Bearskin Neck, Pigeon Cove, and T-Wharf.
What is Rockport?
200
Chris stands outside of the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge in this mountain range, which covers a quarter of the state of New Hampshire and a small portion of western Maine.
Where are the White Mountains?
200
Shania Twain remains unmoved by a man's accomplishments in this Shakespeare comedy about the romantic scheming and wacky mix-ups between Beatrice, Benedick, Claudio, and Hero.
What is "That Don't Impress Me Much Ado About Nothing?"
300
Chris's middle name, Carroll, comes from the surname of a Charles Carroll known for signing this 1776 document famously stolen in the 2004 film National Treasure.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
300
Chris's favorite fruit is this citrus, a cross between the sweet orange and pomelo that is sadly off-limits to many due to potential reactions with various medications.
What is grapefruit?
300
Chris shares a birthday with this American female singer-songwriter whose breakout single was "Criminal" in 1997. Her last studio album won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album in 2021, though she boycotted the ceremony.
Who is Fiona Apple?
300
Chris overlooks this city, known as the birthplace of the Renaissance and once ruled by Cosimo de' Medici, who funded the building of its Duomo di Firenze—still the largest masonry dome in the world!
Where is Florence?
300
A chart-topping 2010 Far East Movement song about getting slizzered with this nonsensical meme phrase popularized by Gen Alpha.
What is "Like a G6-7?"
400
Much of Chris's extended family now lives in Hong Kong. This area in Hong Kong was also once home to a notoriously dense walled city—and lends its name to a restaurant in Saugus off Rt. 1 that is an equally iconic place.
What is Kowloon?
400
Chris's most-eaten meal this summer is lettuce wraps with đồ chua, bánh hỏi, and bún chả, all foods that originate in this Southeast Asian country.
What is Vietnam?
400
When Chris was a freshman at Carnegie Mellon University, he once had to go to the ER after unwittingly eating pad thai. He was treated at the UPMC—but in an alternate universe, maybe he was seen by Dr. Robby or one of the residents from this hit HBO medical drama.
What is The Pitt?
400
Chris at the zoo within this most visited urban park in the United States, also featured in the 2005 animated comedy Madagascar. While the film features lions, the real zoo only has sea lions.
Where is Central Park?
400
A Weezer song about yearning for a tropical vacation with this ancient Chinese general who wrote The Art of War.
What is "Island in the Sun Tzu?"
500
Chris's paternal grandmother was born in this South American country, the birthplace of Pope Francis and Jorge Luis Borges—and a source of great evil that was ultimately thwarted in this year's World Cup.
What is Argentina?
500
This coffee drink—whose name is derived from a double diminutive named for the color of hooded robes worn by Italian monks—is Chris's go-to and frequently paired with a little pastry.
What is a cappuccino?
500
As a child visiting Italy, Chris once swam in a pool that appears prominently in the third season of this HBO series, in which Kendall Roy is seen floating face-down and intoxicated on an inflatable raft.
What is Succession?
500
Chris stands outside the ruins of a Portuguese fortress that was expanded by the Dutch East India Company and later destroyed by the British during their occupation of Malacca in this Southeast Asian country.
Where is Malaysia?
500
Take this cinnamon-flavored shot or Pitbull beginner line dance (but nobody likes either) with this Tumblr-infamous centerpiece of DashCon.
What is "Fireball pit?"