What's in a Name?
This Nobel Prize-winning economist is the sole author of a paper that “extends interplanetary trade theory to an interstellar setting.”
Who is Paul Krugman?
This OCE staffer is the lead singer of a local band.
Who is Olivia?
This fruit, native to Southeast Asia, is famous for its pungent aroma.
What is durian?
The English word “cookie” comes from a word in this language that means “little cake.”
What is Dutch?
This actor may have been Bourne to increase access to WASH services, as he co-founded Water.org in 2009.
Who is Matt Damon?
This economist wrote about “Candy We Can Believe In” in 2008, and “Candy We Still Believe In” in 2012.
Who is Dean Karlan?
This OCE staffer spent four weeks working as a copy editor for TIME.
Who is Anastasia?
The name of this fruit, which is similar to lychee, means “dragon’s eye” in Chinese.
What is Longan?
Ruth Graves Wakefield is credited with inventing the first chocolate chip cookie in 1937. She ran the Toll House Restaurant in this state.
What is Massachusetts?
...Bono founded this brand, which partners with companies like Apple, Nike, Armani, and Beats, in 2006 to help raise awareness and funds to eliminate HIV/AIDS.
What is (RED)?
The number of co-authors, all of whom share the last name Goodman, for the paper “A Few Goodmen” in Economic Inquiry, the purpose of which was “showing that such a collaboration is feasible.”
This OCE staffer collects antique postcards, movies on VHS, and View-Master reels.
This fruit, native to South America, is nicknamed “custard apple.”
What is cherimoya?
The cookies consumed on this beloved children’s show are made of pancake mix, puffed rice, grape nuts, instant coffee, and water.
What is Sesame Street?
Ben Stiller, Cate Blanchett, and Neil Gaiman share this honorific title as a result of their commitment to use their fame to advocate for refugees.
What is UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador?
In 1974, Dennis Upper published a paper with zero words, reporting on “The Unsuccessful Self-Treatment of” this authorial ailment.
What is writer's block?
This OCE staffer didn’t try Ethiopian food until their 30s - what a waste of three decades!
Who is Caitlin?
Before it can be eaten, this fruit is “bletted,” or left to ripen in a cool, dry place for a few weeks.
What is the medlar?
This vending machine brand of cookies originated when its founder, a talent agent at the time, sent home-baked chocolate chip cookies to celebrities to entice them to consider signing with his agency.
What is Famous Amos?
Lupita Nyong’o starred as Ayira in this MTV show that reduced risky sexual behavior and and increased the likelihood of getting tested for HIV among young adults in Nigeria.
What is Shuga?
The Phillips curve for a given country shows the relationship between its unemployment rate and its inflation rate. Based on data from 1980 to 2005, this country’s Phillips curve looks like the country itself.
What is Japan?
This OCE staffer has a twin and speaks 4 languages
Who is Sneha?
The leaves of this fruit (which is surprisingly not a berry) are the sole food source of the silkworm.
What is the mulberry?
PETA claims credit for a redesign of this classic cookie’s boxes, which previously featured lions, gorillas, elephants, and other animals caged in a circus boxcar and now feature them roaming free.
(Nabisco’s) Barnum’s Animal Crackers
Sam Carter met this singer and businesswoman when she visited MIT during a visit with her former boyfriend’s family.
Who is Rihanna?