Tunes & Goons
During his 7th grade debut in the John H. Walker Middle School Concert Choir, what section did Matthew sing?
Bass
Matt's go-to position during his long career as a Nutley Raider soccer star was...
striker/forward
You don’t have to be in Philadelphia or a Founding Father to participate in this legislative body, all you need is a supermajority of Flash Boys in attendance.
Continental Congress
Running in circles isn’t all Matt did at NJIT, after 5 years Matt completed his baccalaureate and master’s degrees in what discipline of engineering?
Biomedical Engineering
Not to be confused with the Middle Eastern dessert that sounds alike, this salty culinary component is a staple of Portuguese cuisine.
Bacalao
This 1997 retrospective album cover may be a bit too riske for some tweens wall art, but not our boy Matthew...
The early days of Matt's soccer career began in all red uniforms, on this Nutley Recreational Soccer team.
Cassie Limousine
Stored in an unassuming Mandarin Orange seltzer bottle in the famous DaSilva basement, this liqueur with matching flavor made its way into the hands of unassuming tweens for their first dive into the world of alcohol.
Triple Sec
Some ladies shake what their mama gave them, others shake what Johnson & Johnson gives them, which might have also passed through Matt’s hands during his job there testing these products.
Breast Implants
Living in the shadow of THE Portuguese futbol icon Cristiano Ronaldo, this player was also part of the famous Galacticos squad of Real Madrid.
Luis Figo
This song, made popular by the FIFA 11 soundtrack, comes from a female recording artist who's style is influenced by her bi-national identity from two OTHER former European colonial powers.
1977 - Ana Tijoux
If pesky COVID hadn't put the kaibosh on his trip, Matt would have shred the gnar on the slopes with the DaSilva brothers in this Canadian province. Now he'll have to go some other time since he's already seen the slopes of Alberta and Quebec.
British Columbia
Tom and Matt, in their NHS Financial Literacy class, were tasked with budgeting a party for what cultural holiday that celebrates the harvest and includes 7 symbolic candles? This class task ended up causing quite a ruckus in the NHS administrative circle.
Kwanzaa
In his career at Stryker, Matt has exemplified his commitment to social justice by serving on a voluntary committee championing what American minority group?
AAPI
Tempura
If something had gone awry on Matt's proposal day, he may have found himself traveling home listening to this distinctly Portuguese genre of music.
Fado (fah-doo)
Matt's 400m personal record time fell within this 5 second range
50 to 55 seconds
This short noir film, starring former Flash Boy's member Evan Williamson, is titled...
"Where in the World is Frederick Crane"
Being the caring boy we know him as, Matt volunteered his time annually at a summer camp dedicated to children with desling with this group of genetic diseases?
Muscular Dystrophy
This country, responsible for the cannibalization of Portugal's Magellan and his crew, is also famous for their traditional delicacy named Balut.
Phillipines
Topping Matt's 2023 Spotify Wrapped was this artist - a Bay Area musician who has described their music as "psychedelic bedroom-pop"
Still Woozy
During his last season as a Nutley Raider soccer player, Matt received a red card and 2-game suspension after being punched in the head by this positional player of the opposing team?
Goalkeeper / Goalie
In the shadow of MeToo’s cultural upheaval in 2017, which provocative Village People character was Matt dressed as when he was publicly groped on stage by an NHS mother during the Senior Fashion Show.
The Biker
Matt’s introduction to bureaucratic hellscape began at Boys State- a subtly conservative grooming event for teens later exposèd by an A24 film- where he held what mock-government city position?
Councilman
Flash Boy's very own, Willem and Matthew, found themselves as close friends in New Jersey, despite being over 3,000 miles from their ancestral town of....
Murtosa