Analog Antenna
Core Comforts
Dinner with a Dynamo
Unlisted Skills
Furry Feedback
100
Allan always carries this portable item, which was originally sold under the patent name "electric hand torch," and has largely evolved from using inefficient incandescent bulbs to modern LED (Light-Emitting Diode) technology.
Flashlight
100
Savithaa's go-to relaxing activity is watching movies. This 2009 James Cameron film about the lush alien world of Pandora is the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide.
Avatar
100
Jeannette would most like to have dinner with this lawyer and writer, who served as the first African American First Lady of the United States and authored the best-selling memoir, Becoming.
Michelle Obama
100
Gina's non-professional skill is playing this sport. Unlike the indoor version, this two-person game played on sand requires players to use hand signals behind their backs before the serve to communicate their defensive strategy to their partner.
Beach volleyball
100
Estevan's dream pet is this mythical creature, known in folklore across the globe as a giant, serpent-like reptile that can typically breathe fire.
Dragon
200
Katie always carries this non-digital item, whose name comes from the Old French word meaning "daily," distinguishing its private, reflective contents from a publicly distributed, specialized, and peer-reviewed document of the same name.
Journal
200
Matt's go-to relaxing activity is sailing this type of boat, distinguished by its two parallel hulls of equal size, making it faster and more stable than a monohull vessel.
Catamaran
200
Mari would most like to have dinner with this classical Greek philosopher who taught Plato and is famous for declaring that "the unexamined life is not worth living."
Socrates
200
Kat's non-professional skill is boxing. The term for the stance where a boxer leads with the right foot and the right fist is forward, opposite to the conventional stance, is this.
Southpaw
200
Brandon's dream pet is this raptor, a medium-sized bird of prey known for its sharp talons, keen eyesight, and its distinctively broad, rounded wings used for soaring.
Hawk
300
Margarita always carries this non-digital item—an over-the-counter medication from the Vicks brand that promises non-drowsy relief from common cold and flu symptoms during the day.
Dayquil
300
Caryn's go-to relaxing activity is hiking. This famous 2,200-mile footpath, designated as a National Scenic Trail, runs continuously from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Mount Katahdin, Maine.
Appalachian Trail
300
Lance would most like to have dinner with this Spanish painter and sculptor, who, along with Georges Braque, co-founded the Cubism art movement and created the famous anti-war work, Guernica.
Pablo Picasso
300
Anindya's non-professional skill is cooking. This term refers to the French culinary technique where equal parts of fat and flour are cooked together to form a thickening base for sauces, often used as the foundation for a béchamel.
Roux
300
Jongwoo's dream pet is this long-haired cat breed, easily recognized by its distinctive round face and extremely short muzzle, which traces its lineage to ancient Mesopotamia.
Persian cat
400
Gerianne always carries this non-digital item, a dense, pre-packaged snack typically consumed to supplement diet, often containing high levels of whey or plant-based compounds to aid in muscle recovery.
Protein Bar
400
John's go-to relaxing activity is playing video games. This specific Sony console, released in 2000, remains the best-selling home console of all time, with over 155 million units sold worldwide.
PlayStation 2 (PS2)
400
Andreas would most like to have dinner with this late English musician, best known as the iconic dancing, punk-styled vocalist for the electronic music group The Prodigy, with hit singles like "Firestarter" and "Breathe."
Keith Flint
400
Estevan's non-professional skill is playing the drums. This fundamental practice pattern for drummers is a specific sequence of four strokes played with the hands: Right-Left-Right-Right or Left-Right-Left-Left.
Paradiddle
400
John's dog, Murphy Danger, is this breed, which originated in Australia in the late 1980s when a breeder intentionally crossed two distinct purebred dogs to create a guide dog with a non-shedding coat.
Labradoodle
500
Tony always carries this non-digital item, which is a traditional Japanese amulet often purchased at Shinto shrines or Buddhist temples to provide luck or protection.
Omamori
500
Theresa's go-to relaxing activity is eating at a park. This park, bordering North Carolina and Tennessee, holds the record for the most annual visits of any national park in the United States.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
500
Reed would most like to have dinner with this famous mid-century modern American architect and designer who, often working with his wife Ray, was a pioneer in using molded plywood to create mass-produced, sculptural furniture.
Charles Eames
500
Laura's non-professional skill is kids' party planning, and she recently threw a party to celebrate the birthday of this cheerful, summer-loving snowman from the Disney film Frozen.
Olaf
500
Matt's Canine Rottweiler shares its name with this famous American family, which produced two presidents, including the leader who guided the US through the Great Depression and World War II.
Roosevelt