2021 Firsts
Scientists at Brown University successfully connected this human organ to a computer for the first time
What is a brain?
This Odyssey team member was forever scarred after his Christmas tree suddenly died last year
Who is Trev?
“This place reminds me of Santa’s Workshop. Except it smells like mushrooms and everyone looks like they want to hurt me.”
What is Elf?/Who is Buddy the Elf?
This man/mop jokingly commented that Margaret Thatcher's mass closure of coal mines across the country in the 1980s gave the UK a 'head start' in their transition to renewable energy
Who is BoJo?
In an interview, Mariah was asked about this singer/actress (who recently reignited her romance with Ben Affleck)—Mariah’s response? “I don’t know her”
Who is JLo?
In 2021, the first one of these digital items sold at a Christie’s auction for $69.3 million USD
What is an artwork?
Around 8 million of these popular Christmas-coloured house plants are sold every year in the UK
What are poinsettias?
“You boy! What day is it?”
What is A Christmas Carol?/Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?
In an interview meant to be about the 20th anniversary of 9/11, this former New York mayor went on a rant about his own legal troubles, saying "I'm more than willing to go to jail if they want to put me in jail... And if they do, they’re going to suffer the consequences in heaven" (???)
Who is Rudy Giuliani?
Mariah’s 2009 single “Obsessed” was written about one of her many sworn enemies, this Detroit rapper who was discovered by Dr. Dre in 1997
Who is Eminem?
This museum in Amsterdam hung three paintings by female artists in its permanent collection for the first time in its two-century history
What is the Rijksmuseum
This plant, often used in wreaths, has some dark Christian symbolism attached to it—its leaves are meant to represent a crown of thorns, and its berries Christ’s blood
What is holly?
“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings”
What is It's a Wonderful Life?/Who is Zuzu Bailey?
This Odyssey team member still doesn't know how to use the grouping tool on Miro :(
Who is Giulia?
Mariah got into such an intense feud with fellow judge Nicki Minaj on this popular American talent show, that she reportedly had to hire extra security
What is American Idol?