VOLCANOES
About its eruption in 79 A.D., an observer wrote that "broad sheets of fire and leaping flames blazed at several points"
Vesuvius
"Nimble" & "spry" are synonyms for this 5-letter adjective
Agile
You can find our favorite teammate at this National Park pulling these yellow flowering weeds
Ryan Zion dandelion
(submitted by Disha)
This organization will benefit from our loss.
USA Facts
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The number of years since Ryan's first day working at IHME (round up!)
5
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This lake lies in a caldera formed when Oregon's Mount Mazama volcano collapsed 7,000 years ago
Crater lake
In 2008 the fine for fare evasion on New York subways went up to $100, so don't jump this structure on your trip to NY
Turnstile
A departing team member's large, predatory cat from a Pacific archipelago
Ryan's Hawaiian Lion
(submitted by Ben)
Who can reach great heights as well as reach back in time (at least when visiting a certain significant canyon)?
Ryan!
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Ryan's first officemate at IHME
Disha!
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At least 57 people died as a result of this U.S. volcano's May 18, 1980 eruption
Mt. St Helens
The liver secretes this greenish stuff
Bile
What the viz team will be doing because Ryan is leavin'
Ryan flyin' cryin'
(submitted by Melissa)
He may be a little king with 2000lb chains...but we'll still miss him.
Ryan Shackleton
Ryan (little king) Shackle (chains) ton (2000lb)
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Ryan had t-shirts created with an image of a donkey and this hashtag.
#keepcodweird
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This youngest surface volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has distinctive lava formations like Pele's Hair
Kilauea
We call it a cell phone, but our friends in Britain call it this
Mobile
Long time friend of river erosion
Eon companion (Grand) Canyon
(submitted by Kat)
A Ryan Shackleton hobby that has a technique known as “Boof”
Whitewater kayaking
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Ryan Shackleton's first name
John
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Bonus question (for 200 add'l points)
In 1908 members of Ernest Shackleton's expedition became the first to climb this continent's Mount Erebus
Antarctica
Cunning or duplicity
Guile
A constellation seen by both this Mesoamerican civilization and our favorite teammate.
Orion Mayan Ryan
(submitted by Disha)
A common article of clothing that Ryan does not own
Jeans
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Ryan's first project he worked on at IHME
Country Profiles
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