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Trizzia! (Izzy trivia)
100

This edible fruit inspires many of Starbucks’ Seasonal Fall beverages and is best known for “keeping the doctor away.”

What is an apple?

100

This North American country has two officially-recognized languages and more than 10 “semi-offical” languages.

What is Canada?

100

At 8 days old, Jewish babies customarily undergo this controversial process that many purport is “bodily mutilation.” 

What is circumcision? 

100

This starry duet by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone won the Oscar for “Best Orignal Song” in 2017.

What is "City of Stars?"

100

This school extracurricular activity was Izzy’s pride and joy during high school

What is the school newspaper?

200

To make this milk coffee, one combines layers of espresso and milk and in some cases, an added flavored syrup. 

What is a latte?

200

The Pacific Southwest dialect of American English, sometimes referred to as “valleyspeak,” is stereotypical of speakers from this state on the west coast. 

What is California?

200

This Jewish holiday is celebrated with donuts and serves as candle-lit counterprograming to Christmas.

What is Hannukkah?

200

Meryl Streep sings, “The winner takes it all, the loser _____” in the penultimate performance of 2008’s Mamma Mia!

What is "takes it all."

200

Izzy's ancestral blood is from these three countries.

What is Iran, Ukraine, and Israel?

300

A hip beverage consumer will use this igneous phrase to order their drink undiluted, with ice cubes.

What is "on the rocks?"

300

This Semitic language is spoken by over 150 million people in the Middle East, and is just one of three languages commonly spoken by those living in Israel.

What is Arabic?

300

This Jewish event recurs every weekend without exception from Friday’s Sunset to Staturday’s nightfall, and is commonly accompanied by a communal dinner.

What is Shabbat/Sabbath?

300

This impious 2022 collaboration between Sam Smith and Kim Petras was the first song by nonbinary and transgender artists to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

What is "Unholy?"

300

Izzy applied to Cornell with this double-major & minor combination. Hint: he does none of these now!

What is a double major in Psychology & English and a minor in Gender & Sexuality Studies?

400

This grenadine grog is served sweet and is named after a 20th-century Californian child-star turned diplomat.

Who is Shirley Temple?

400

This style guide of American English governs much of what is used in publishing, having originated in the 20th century out of one of the largest metropolitan areas in the midwest.

What is Chicago?

400

Be sure not to pass over this unleavened bread snack, commonly referred to as “poor man’s bread.”

What is Matzah?
400

The followup to Taylor Swift’s self-titled debut album was originally released in 2008 and later re-released in 2021 with these words appended to its name.

What is "Taylor's Version?"

400

What was unique about Izzy’s hair as a little child, up until he was 3 years old?

What is EXTREMELY LONG HAIR (to the hip)

500

This orange-garnished, whiskey-based cocktail is served on the rocks and is not quite “with the times.”

What is an Old Fashioned?
500

Not to be confused with phonetics, this linguistic field studies the interactions between speech sounds that constitute the fundamental components of a language.

What is Phonology?

500

Pregnant women and the ill are exempt from this Jewish obligation that occurs six times per year. 

What is fasting?

500

How low can you go? This song, named after a Trinidian dance that requires flexibility of the spine, was released in 2012 by Daddy Yankee.

What is "Limbo?"

500

During the summer before 8th grade, Izzy got into trouble with his middle school for this snippy mishap.

What is an "inappropriate haircut?"