Taekwon-do
Esmé’s belt in Taekwon-do
What is Black Belt? (1st Dan for extra love from Esmé, but no extra points)
The demonic little sister from Evil Dead that Esmé played the role of for the 2025 School Show (extra credit for last name)
Who is Cheryl Williams?
Esmé’s least favorite subject this year
What is English?
The passport that Esmé has in addition to her New Zealand one
What is a Dutch passport?
Esmé’s favourite colour
What is blue?
A friendly ginger (though he would call his hair more coppery) who trains with Esmé in Dunedin and also represented NZ in Croatia (last name not necessary)
Who is Cody Thomson?
Esmé’s first Musical Theatre Show
What is Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat?
This friendly teacher oversees a department, is a deputy house dean, and is also Esmé’s tutor teacher
Who is Ms Darling?
The musical that Esmé played so many times in Holland (and spammed on Instagram Notes) that it made the composer her top Spotify Wrapped Artist, despite her mother’s hatred of his music, and this musical in particular
What is Jesus Christ Superstar?
Esmé’s favourite number
What is 5?
The name of the injury that Esmé (and 4 other girls on the team) acquired while training for Croatia and is getting surgery for in a week(ish)
From a musical involving homicide, this blue-clothed protagonist is one of Esmé’s dream musical theatre roles
Who is Veronica Sawyer (Heathers)?
The subjects Esmé got first in this year
What are Art, Music, Biology, and Statistics?
The country that we stopped over in, also the host of a FIFA World Cup where Jungkook performed
What is Qatar?
The length of time since Esmé first drove a car
This city is far older than any in New Zealand, is on the Istrian Peninsula in Croatia, and was also the host of the 2025 ITF Taekwondo-do World Championships
What is Poreč, Croatia?
The character Esmé got a callback for in Taieri Musical’s “the Lion King”
Who is Rafiki?
The number of sports Esmé has played for Arthur Street and Bayfield (name them if you wish) (not including junior have-a-go week) (specific athletics events are grouped under one category, ‘athletics’)
What is 8? (netball, volleyball, soccer, basketball, cross country, triathlon, athletics, futsal)
The Greek Island Esmé stayed at before going to Athens, where she swam and had pizza
What is Syros?
Esmé’s favourite number
What is 5?
Esmé’s Black belt grading date from 2024
When is the 15th of December?
Esmé’s Number One Musical Theatre song to sing while Crashing Out
What is World Burn (Mean Girls)?
One of the two option subjects Esmé had in term one of year 9 (the ones that rotated every term)
What is metalworking (Mr Cummings) or performing arts (Mrs Tate)?
The country that we passed through on the way to Italy in a bus that we never set foot in but still had to show passports to border control
What is Slovenia?
The name of one of Esmé’s first two pet cats
What is Elvis or Baldrick?