Song #1
What is Survivor?
In the mockumentary short "Beginner's Luck", a rag-tag group of underdogs rises to the challenge of taking on their simple town's most infamous team of athletes, competing in *this* sport (one of David's new passions).
What is Bowling?
Every year, Concrete Canoe decides on a name for the boat to base the project's theme around. In 2024, we placed fourth with *this* canoe.
What is the Concrete Crustacean?
Over the past year, David experimented with homebrewing content for his new character, the rootin' tootin' cowboy, Buck Buckaroo. To do so, David mainly customized a new subclass for *this* standard D&D character class.
What is the Ranger?
Ever since arbitrarily admiring a kangaroo handler's jacket in preschool, *this* has been David's favorite color. He's never been motivated to re-examine this choice.
What is orange?
Song #2
What is Game of Thrones?
In the animated short, "Spice Frontier" (full series now in production), struggling chef Kentucky Williams leads a band of space adventurers to discover the culinary secrets of his ancestors. In the demo pilot episode, Kent explores an abandoned space aquarium in search of *this* rare earth substance.
What is Sea Salt?
In all three years that David was an officer for UConn's Concrete Canoe Association, his role was *this* position of office.
What is the Treasurer?
David's first time playing Dungeons & Dragons was in a campaign using *this* pre-written module, one of the most popular adventures published by Wizards of the Coast.
What is Curse of Strahd?
David enjoys many ice cream flavors, but he usually identifies *this* is his favorite, which sometimes gets him called an old man.
What is Maple Walnut?
Song #3
In the comedy short, "Sam Did It", forensic pathologist Sam emotionally grapples with the autopsy of his celebrity idol, *this* Hollywood star better known for other roles in Spider-Man 2 and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Who is Alfred Molina?
In addition to the men's, women's and coed sprints, the full agenda of races for the Concrete Canoe Competition includes men's and women's *these*, which were skipped in the 2024 ASCE Northeast Symposium for time.
What are slaloms?
One of David's first TTRPG campaigns was run in the Call of Cthulhu system alongside two other adventuring parties at UConn. To participate, David created his favorite character yet, *this* action-hero cop with a questionable history.
Who is Joe Justice?
David wavers on labeling a single favorite Pokemon, but his top three are consistently Houndour, Spheal, and *this* Pokemon, who according to the Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Pokedex, may share a diet Jackie Kennedy is teased for.
What is Aron?
Song #4
What is the Sopranos?
The short film 'ADMAN' portrays the story of one man's life and love through the medium of commercial advertisements. His romantic relationship first turns intimate in an advertisement for *this* kind of product.
What is Ice Cream?
On pour day, one of the more challenging tasks for achieving aesthetic success is completely filling in the gap along the bottom of the mold. Doing so ensures that the upper rim of the canoe, called *this*, comes out smooth and consistent.
What is the Gunwale?
David was recently involved in a Cyberpunk Red campaign, in which he revealed that his mysterious brooding character was actually a robot controlled by a hyperintelligent member of *this* animal species.
What is a manatee (or dugong)?
If forced to provide an answer, David would probably say that his favorite song is the true American Anthem, "Tour the States". However, his 2023 Spotify Wrapped claims that his most played song was a jazz cover of *this* video game track.
What is "Coconut Mall"?
Song #5
What is Westworld?
In the mockumentary/prank short, "WAX [HIM] NOW", high school friends Sophie, Rebecca, and Val embark on an urgent mission to honor *this* Oscar-nominee with a long-overdue wax statue at Madame Tussaud's. The movement to serve this justice has a real online presence.
Who is Paul Giamatti?
When handling certain materials, laborers must wear proper protective equipment, for instance a respirator mask. The most hazardous ingredient in UConn's concrete mix is *this* particularly lightweight aggregate.
What is K1 (Glass Bubbles)?
David's first Dungeons & Dragons character was Horace Trelorus, a snobbish rogue who attempted (and often failed) to recruit good party members into his criminal plots. Horace accidentally developed *this* condition after bitterly refusing the help and attention of his party members.
What is lycanthropy?
Despite his terminally indecisive personality, David must admit that his favorite movie is *this* suspenseful indie film about 8 friends at a dinner party on the night of a mysterious comet. (After all, he's seen it like 12 times).
What is Coherence?