Most known for being part Japanese, Matt is actually more than 50 percent this ethnicity ... a fateful nod to his birthday.
Few parents are naming their sons after this infamous traitor, who sold out his homie Jesus Christ for 30 pieces of silver.
Who is Judas Iscariot?
This enterprising young man is Matt's second-highest mastery League of Legends champion and the time-winding true hero of the Netflix show Arcane.
Who is Ekko?
This powerful arcanist rose to broader IRL fame in recent years due to his appearance in Critical Role's first campaign and (sort of) in the popular Netflix show Stranger Things.
Who is Vecna?
This city was the site of P. Sherman's dentist's office on 42 Wallaby Way, where Marlin and Dory hope to find Nemo.
What is Sydney?
Matt played a few sports growing up, but this was his one true love, where he was an All-Star on defense but an absolute scrub at the plate.
What is baseball?
A young Israelite boy and future king felled this giant enemy soldier with a single stone from his sling, creating a moniker for underdog matchups still used today.
Who is Goliath?
The fourth main game from this legendary series — and Matt's #1 title of all time — allowed players to craft buildings and settlements ... a helpful feature to survive post-apocalyptic Massachusetts.
What is Fallout?
The D&D game that Matt considers the greatest ever publicly played opened with this singular word, spoken by the GM, BLM.
What is "Fire"?
For literal millennia, millions have fought and died for control of this city, arguably the holiest place on the planet.
What is Jerusalem?
Matt has two sisters — only one of whom is blood-related — that share this name. (BONUS +200: If you can guess their middle name, which is also the exact same.)
What is Megan? (Elizabeth)
This was Jesus Christ's first public miracle — one which would have made him particularly popular among "classy" alcoholics and housewives at their monthly book club.
What is turning water into wine?
Rather than playing the game as intended, Matt, Brian, and Megan spent much of their time on the Sea of Thieves collecting these from other pirates, much like America's IRS.
What are taxes?
In Matt's homebrewed alternative ruleset, this benefit is granted through flanking in combat.
What is the critical hit range of a melee attack being reduced by two (typically from 20 to 18)?
This capital in Asia ranks among the top-20 most populated cities in the world and is rich with culture, rice, and traffic.
What is Tokyo OR Beijing? (tehe, both are correct)
What is journalism? (Print News)
This body of water, miraculously parted to aid Israel's escape from the bonds of Egyptian slavery, is also a nickname for Arizona Cardinals fans.
What is the Red Sea?
The only time Matt ever made a YouTube gaming highlight reel was for a several-hundred-meter snipe of a player on a moving motorcycle in this battle royale, known by its four-letter acronym.
What is PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)?
This ritual spell that warns of incoming danger was cast every night by early-game Caleb Widogast and by Theodore Ashwing Beckett IV, Matt's owlin artificer in Curse of Strahd.
What is Alarm?
This sovereign city-state — currently "ruled" by a guy named Francis — is commonly recognized as the smallest country in the world.
What is Vatican City?
Matt has a six-inch scar on this part of his body from a significant childhood surgery. (BONUS +500: If you can name the disorder the surgery was intended to fix.)
Doomsayers have proclaimed many public figures — including Hitler, Barack Obama, and most recently Mr. Beast — to be the arrival of this charismatic villain of the end times.
Who is the Antichrist?
This erratic 2D character was Matt's main on Super Smash Bros. Brawl in college, and was created by Nintendo as a mascot for their handheld consoles by the same name.
Who is Mr. Game & Watch?
These are Matt's three favorite Critical Role characters across all three campaigns, in order.
Who are Grog, Jester, and Caduceus?
Kissing this world-famous block of limestone housed in a castle is said to grant you great eloquence ... though a pint of Guinness might do the same with far fewer germs.
What is the Blarney Stone?