Not Mike+Shreya
Not Mike and Shreya’s older furbaby, this is a Generation III Pokemon game featuring Groudon.
Ruby
This word, first used for a mechanical summation machine in 1784, describes a gift Mike was very excited to receive for Christmas.
Calculator
This word followed by “song” was Mike’s name at naked boy camp. It is famously shown in a Magritte painting that reads “This is not” one of these cylindrical objects.
Pipe
This large turtle, who shares his name with a prominent mayor, is perhaps the most annoying character Mike ever plays as in Smash Bros.
Bowser
War of 1812 Battle winner + 1960’s famous band of family members
Andrew Jackson Five
Not the first name of one of Mike and Shreya’s favorite artists, who they saw on tour in Pittsburgh, this is an intimate place to get married.
Chapel
Mike volunteered to be a test subject in an experiment so he could earn enough money to buy one of these. A homophone of this word was sometimes used in its “royal” form by an important individual.
Wii
Rembrandt’s The Night Watch depicts several men with these. Mike had to learn how to use one to obtain a quirky certificate at MIT.
Gun (or equivalent)
When playing Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2, Mike would often play as this bowl cut-wearing taijutsu master.
Rock Lee
Capital city + busty winged mammal who hunts for treasure in the Sonic series
Baton Rouge the Bat
Not the Long Island vacation destination where Mike and Shreya got engaged, this is how you could refer to a specific hotel chain
Hamptons
This word started being used to describe cakes in the early 1800’s. We use it now as a nickname for Simmons Hall, where Mike lived in college, which is known for its many windows.
Sponge
Mike is known for having a good one of these, which helps him perform music. The “Persistence of” it titles a Salvador Dali painting.
Memory
At Boys’ Night, Mike and his brothers used to talk about their love lives and play “12 x ExciteBike” for “all of the marbles” in this classic party game.
Mario Kart
Krewes organize citywide events in New Orleans after January 6th and before this date + main character of a popular supernatural Netflix series played by Jenna Ortega
Ash Wednesday Addams
Not the company Mike was working for when he and Shreya met, this is a recent Bruno Mars hit
APT
This word, which is possibly derived from the name of an Anglo-Saxon goddess celebrated in the spring, denotes a holiday that inspired Mike to make himself suffer by sleeping on the floor.
Easter
This country was important in the development of postmodern and Brutalist architecture, with Oscar Niemeyer’s works highlighting its contribution. It also is a place that Mike visited for a summer program in college.
Brazil
Joey visited Mike during his spring break so the two could play the “third” installment of this game series, a collaboration between Disney and Square Enix that follows a pair of keyblade wielders.
Kingdom Hearts
This 1896 Supreme Court case about seating on a New Orleans train established separate but equal + midwest suburb made famous from a 2014 shooting
Plessy vs. Ferguson, Missouri
Not the “face” in the title of a book Mike and Shreya both enjoyed about an author who steals the work of an Asian American, this is a Coldplay song.
Yellow
This word, which shares a root with the word black, titles an anime about the substitute soul reaper Ichigo, which Mike and his brothers watched as kids.
Bleach
John Singleton Copley painted a boy Watson getting saved from one of these. Mike was one of these for several years as part of his swim team and even created the team’s website.
shark
Mike played an installment of the Nier series that explores the human-like relationship between two of these.
Androids (or equivalent)
New Orleans road famous for Mardi Gras festivities + Tennessee Williams play made famous by Marlon Brando yelling “Stella!”
Bourbon Streetcar Named Desire