U.S. presidents
Barack Obama was born in this state.
What is Hawaii?
This is the natural, microbial process of recycling organic waste like food scraps.
What is composting?
A plant under which to share a Christmas kiss
What is mistletoe?
This word is used to say “hello” in Nepali.
What is namaste?
Playwright of Hamilton + procedural protections read to suspects before interrogation.
What are Lin-Manuel Miranda rights?
This president served two non-consecutive terms in the 19th century.
Who was Grover Cleveland?
This flowering plant is a key ingredient in giving beer its classic bitterness.
What are hops?
Formulated in 1879, this is a classic American antiseptic mouthwash brand.
What is Listerine?
As calculated in 2021, this is the population of Nepal.
What is 29 million?
Professional American women’s snowboarder + low-lint non-abrasive tissues often used in labs.
What are Chloe Kim wipes?
This president was in office at the time of my birth.
Who is George W. Bush?
Humans have been fermenting foods for this many years.
What is 9,000 years?
This is any type of eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, land plant, or fungus.
What is a protist?
People travel to the Himalayas hoping to trek with a guide who is a member of this ethnic group.
What is Sherpa?
Ancient Greek king known for conquering large swathes of land + most-visited National Park in the United States.
What is Alexander the Great Smoky Mountains?
This is former president Harry S. Truman's middle name.
You should heat your milk to this temperature for at least 15 seconds in order to pasteurize it.
What is 161 degrees Fahrenheit or 72 degrees Celsius?
One of only two doubly-landlocked countries in the world (+100 if you can get both).
What is Uzbekistan (and Liechtenstein)?
Nepal’s cultural calendar operates this many years ahead of the Gregorian calendar.
67 years.
Samin Nosrat’s cookbook with a focus on elemental components + gay hockey romance blockbuster.
What is Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat-ed Rivalry?
Set in Williamsburg during Woodrow Wilson's presidency, this is my favorite book.
What is a Tree Grows in Brooklyn?
These words, referring to a rubbery cellulose mat used for brewing kombucha, are represented by the acronym SCOBY.
What is a Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast?
This is the theory of knowledge, often asking how we know what we know.
What is epistemology?
This religious teacher was born in present-day Lumbini, Nepal about 2500 years ago.
Who is the Buddha?
The full name of Wesleyan’s main dining hall + First Amendment metaphor on free, uncensored debate.
What is Usdan Marketplace of Ideas?