Where in the World Has He Been?
In elementary school, Cooper had the chance to visit Nancy and Rick for a week of camp at UBC. While there, they showed him all the sights of Vancouver, including this famous urban park featuring totem poles, a seawall for walking and biking, and spectacular views of the mountains and ocean.
What is Stanley Park?
This children's TV show featuring Tinky Winky and Po first aired in 1996.
What is Teletubbies?
While living in Halifax, Cooper became a regular at the Lower Deck. This Canadian band was a regular performer while he was in attendance.
What is Signal Hill?
This golfer won the 1996 U.S. Amateur and went on to become one of the most dominant players in golf history.
Who is Tiger Woods?
This fast-food chain, known for its square burgers, is Coop's go-to for a quick meal on the road.
What is Wendy's?
The historic Scottish city of St Andrews, located on the River Tay, is known for its medieval architecture, a 15th-century university, and is widely considered the Home of Golf. It's "Old Course" is well recognized for this iconic landmark.
What is the Swilcan Bridge?
This girl group released a #1 hit in 1996 and popularized "Girl Power".
Who are The Spice Girls?
At Marni's 40th birthday bash, Coop was sent off in a limo to purchase goods for the party-goers. He was specifically instructed to pick up this item from the store.
What is Red Bull?
In 1996, this NBA team won a then-record 72 games in a season.
Who are the Chicago Bulls?
Known for songs like "Something More" and "Your Bones", this American artist is often playing when Coop is on aux.
While traveling in Japan, Cooper was able to use some basic Japanese terms to communicate with the locals. Before digging into a meal in Japan, diners often say this phrase, which expresses gratitude for the food and those who prepared it.
What is Itadakimasu?
This Summer Olympics host city saw record-breaking performances from athletes like Michael Johnson.
What is Atlanta?
This stuffed dog was rarely seen far from a young Cooper.
What is Whitey?
Nicknamed “The Golden Bear,” this golfer holds the record for the most major championship wins.
Who is Jack Nicklaus?
Coop can often be found scrolling on his phone, reading his latest 15,000 page fantasy book. Recently he was encouraged to read a book by this author, known for the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive.
Who is Brandon Sanderson?
While driving down to Florida, we often stopped to stretch our legs, explore the sights, and most importantly, take advantage of the large number of outlet malls in The States. This city on Florida’s Gulf Coast, founded in 1565, is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the continental United States and features a historic district with cobblestone streets and Spanish colonial architecture.
What is St Augustine?
This 1996 sci-fi blockbuster starring Will Smith featured an alien invasion and became one of the year’s highest-grossing films.
What is Independence Day?
In grade 6, Cooper participated in an exchange program, where he was partnered with another family and went to live with them in England, and then this member of that family came and lived with his family in Canada.
Who is Chris?
This NBA coach led the San Antonio Spurs to five championships and is the all-time leader in wins as a head coach.
Who is Gregg Popovich?
Though the 533 puzzlers are not picky on brand, this German puzzle and toy company is widely considered the most popular and high-quality puzzle maker.
What is Ravensburger?
While Cooper visited a couple of these islands during his visit, the Philippines is one of the largest archipelagos in the world. This country is made up of more than this many thousand islands.
What is 7000?
In a historic 1996 match, this IBM supercomputer defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov.
What is Deep Blue?
As a player on DKUT and Red Circus, Cooper explored much of the East Coast by playing in various frisbee tournaments. This popular east coast tournament is named after a kind of bowl.
What is a Fruit Bowl?
Often considered the greatest disc golf player of all time, this American dominated the sport with multiple world titles in the 2010s.
Who is Paul McBeth?
While Coop typically prefers a pale ale when cracking open a cold one, this style of beer was invented in Canada and is characterized by cold fermentation for a crispier finish.
What is Ice Beer?