Background
Name the one person in our team that grew up in Baja California
Who is Ernesto?
Name one of the three people that self-identify as extroverts
Who is Dan, Rodrigo, or Ben?
This person is CPR certified
Who is Tiarra?
Two people on the team have worked at other Big 4 - name one of the two
Who is Dan or Peter?
Name one of only three people who self-identify as "morning people"
Who is Krunal, Kate, or Peter?
The rest of us are all night owls!
This person grew up as an only child
Who is Brian?
This person met their significant other in their college accounting class
Who is Peter?
This person was in the same comedy society with John Oliver in college
Who is Dan?
Dan also had the opportunity of once interviewing an ex-Metallica bassist (i.e., Jason Newsted) for a kids newspaper.
As a special talent, this person can pop their hip out of their hip socket
Who is Rachael?
Another noteworthy strange talent:
Eric can crack his left ankle bone/muscle very loudly on command but can't do it w. his right ankle.
People will take very strange things to a deserted island... name the person who would remember to bring a copy of the OECD Guidelines with them
Who is Rodrigo?
Other interesting items people are bringing along:
- Omnibus edition of The Invisibles (Dan)
- Wife (Brian - not suggesting she's an item)
- Cheeto puffs (Kate)
- Computer to play video games, not for work (Ben)
As a child, the person grew up on a farm with lots of animals before moving to the city
Who is Peter?
Compared to everyone else on the team, this person has known their significant other for the longest portion of their life
Who is Brian?
Brian met his wife at Sunday school at the age of 2.
This person once got the chance to attend the Grammy's and accidentally met Taylor Swift in the lobby of the hotel they were both staying at
Who is Kate?
Kate has also met Carrie Underwood and the Jonas Brothers.
This person's hidden talent is their superb flexibility... they can put their foot behind their head - name that person
Who is Matt?
This person was once followed by the not-so-secret secret service
Who is Tyler?
This person's childhood nickname was "Punky"
Who is Eric?
Other interesting nicknames are "Buffalobear" (Matt) and "Bruno" (Brian)
Name the person that met their now spouse at a New Year's Eve celebration
Who is Dan?
Dan met his wife while on holiday with friends for millenium New Year's Eve.
This person is a "closet fan" of Yeezy's (Kanye West) music
Who is Corinna?
Corinna also listens to Christmas music year-round to concentrate while working.
This person's first paying "job" was writing book reviews / summaries for their parents in exchange for cash
Who is Lily?
This person won a US flag that was flown over their state capitol from writing an essay with the title "What Does America Mean to Me?"
Who is Stephanie?
Stephanie also once appeared in Colombian National Television for an interview she did along with her dad for the Copa America match (Colombia vs. Chile). Their pictures was also featured on a major futbol newspaper website.
This person takes the cake as they can speak the most languages out of everyone in the team
Who is Preeti?
1st place - Preeti (English, Oriya, Hindi, Bengali, and Telugu)
2nd place - tie b/w Rodrigo (English, Spanish, Portuguese, and basic Italian) & Krunal (Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, and English)
Long story short, this person met their spouse through a friend who was a professor teaching this student in their university class
Who is Rodrigo?
Rodrigo met his wife through a friend that was her professor at the university in Buenos Aires.
This person's proudest accomplishment is a clean driving record (no tickets or accidents in their entire driving history)
Who is Ben?
Ben is also a talented musician and plays the guitar, drums, piano, and trumpet.
Name the person that wanted to grow up to be Britney Spears as a kid
Who is Rachael?
Rumor has it that Eric is also a "closet fan" of Britney.
Other interesting childhood dreams:
- Ice cream man (Matt)
- Not a doctor (Preeti)
- Apartment security guard (Ben)
- Film producer (Peter)
- Dinosaur scientist (Brian)
This person is holds a green belt in martial arts
Who is Krunal?
Krunal is apparently also a closet fan of the the American singer Akon.