This or that (Suj/Vin)
(Suj) A whole romantic day with Charles Leclerc or an hour with Rajnikanth
(Vin) Dinner with Roger or a an interview with Sir Alex Ferguson at OT
Suj - 30 mins with Rajni is like eternal bliss so Rajni
Vin - Roger that
Babies can smell their mother from birth.
Fact. Scent recognition is one of their strongest early senses.
This British East India Company fort (begun in the 1600s) became the nucleus around which “Madras” grew.
Fort St. George
Seattle sits on this large saltwater inlet of the Pacific, famous for its islands and fjord-like geography.
Puget Sound
Who is more likely to start a new show and finish it in two days?
Vineeth says 2 days is when I don't like the show
(Suj) - Free business class flights for the rest of her life or a michelin star chef for one day of the week for the rest of her life
(Vin) - Japan or New Zealand
Suj - Flights duh
Vin - New Zealand
Holding a baby too much can spoil them
Myth. Responsiveness builds security, babies can't manipulate outcomes yet.
wo old place-names show up in early Chennai history: the British used “Madraspatnam,” while locals used this name that later shaped “Chennai.”
Chennapatnam
Seattle was named after Siʔaɬ (Sealth), a leader tied to these two peoples of the region
Duwamish and Suquamish
Who will likely find the cheapest flight or the best deal?
Suj duh
Suj - Dosa or Thair sadam?
Vin -
Suj - Thair sadam is life
Vin -
Babies are born with more bones than adults
Fact. Many bones fuse as babies grow about (300 to 206)
The Carnatic music season in Chennai, called the "December Season" or Margazhi, is considered one of the world's largest cultural events. Approximately how many concerts are held across the city during this period? (+ or - 200 accepted)
~1000 across ~100 venues
Seattle passed the country's first $15 minimum wage law in 2014, but which specific neighborhood/city within the greater Seattle area actually passed it first, triggering the citywide movement?
SeaTac (the city surrounding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport)
Who misses India more?
Suj
Alternate career - - Let's assume they'll be equally good at both
Vin - Football manager or spy
Suj - Vocalist / singer or event manager
Vin - Football manager
Suj - singer
Babies can fee pain less intensely than adults
Myth. Babies may feel pain more intensely due to immature regulation
Kollywood (Tamil cinema) releases a movie and within 24 hours, a full pirated HD copy is online. Chennai has a specific website notorious for this that the Indian government has blocked and unblocked more times than anyone can count. Name it.
Tamilrockers — the piracy site that's become so culturally embedded that movies advertise "don't Tamilrockers this"
The Great Seattle Fire of 1889 destroyed 25 city blocks — but led to a fascinating urban quirk. What is that?
Underground Seattle. After the fire, the city raised street levels by one story, leaving original storefronts underground — now a tourist attraction
Which month did Sujani and Vineeth start dating? And how many years have they dated for?
(+ or minus 1 is okay)
September
Favorite characters:
Suj - David from Schitts Creek or Hermoine Granger from Harry Potter
Vin - Tomas Shelby from Peaky Blinders or Walter White from Breaking Bad
Suj - Hermoine?
Vin - Shelby?
Babies are color-blind at birth
Partially Myth. They see contrasts first, full color vision develops slowly
Chennai hosted a FIFA World Cup qualifying match in 2023 that became a landmark moment for Indian football. What made it historically significant, and what was the result?
India beat Kuwait 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier — one of India's most significant international football wins in decades, and Chepauk's atmosphere for a football match shocked even cricket-mad Chennai
Seattle has a deeply complicated relationship with its own sports teams. Name the NBA team that Seattle had, loved deeply, then lost in 2008 in what locals still consider one of the greatest betrayals in sports history — and where did they go?
The Seattle SuperSonics — moved to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder. Seattle has been trying to get an NBA team back ever since and locals will bring this up unprompted to this day
Name all the countries each of them have travelled to (excluding India and US)
Turkey, New Zealand, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Chile