Flora & Fauna
Mari has an severe and illogical fear of this animal and regularly vacuums them up if found in her home
What is a spider?
This is the flavor of cookie Mari made for the 2019 UMAC holiday cookie exchange (they were gross)
What is ube?
Before moving to Seattle, Mari lived in this city
What is Portland?
Mari recently binged and loved this South Korean survival drama television series
What is Squid Game?
Mari recreationally trains in this sport, which evolved from a sport known as "odd lifts"
What is powerlifting?
Tried as she might, Mari is not a fan of this fruit from the cucurbitaceae family
What is a watermelon?
Mari lives in this Seattle neighborhood, home of Geraldine's Counter Restaurant
What is Columbia City?
This is one of Mari's all time favorite shows featuring characters named Benson and Stabler
What is Law & Order: SVU
As a child, Mari played this club and ball sport, until her brother got better than her and she quit
What is golf?
This was Mari's first pet, the carassius auratus
What is a goldfish?
Mari has recently started enjoying this type of beer that shares its name with the French word for "season"
What is saison?
Earlier this month, Mari traveled to this city in the Sonoran Desert
What is Palm Springs?
Mari was a staunch holdout and refused to watch this Canadian television sitcom until the pandemic hit
What is Schitt's Creek?
As a child, Mari fractured her wrist in this sport that originated in Germany in 1978 (way before she was born!)
What is rollerblading?
Mari grew up in this California city that gets its name from the sequoioideae tree family
What is Redwood City?
Mari thinks this ingredient, indigenous to South America, as a pizza topping, is a crime
What is pineapple?
Name one of the countries outside the U.S. where Mari has traveled
What are Mexico, Canada, Thailand and Vietnam?
Mari recently read this popular memoir by Michelle Zauner
What is Crying in H Mart?
Mari grew up watching this professional team whose mascot is Sourdough Sam
What are the San Francisco 49ers?
Mari once had an allergic reaction to this nut from the pinaceae family - everything tasted like metal for the next two weeks
What is a pine nut?
Mari is not a fan of this chewy confectionary, first known to appear in the United States circa 1817
What is salt water taffy?
Mari's father was born in this Japanese internment camp in California
What is Tule Lake?
In 5th grade, Mari delivered a breathless performance as this metallic character from the author L. Frank Baum
Who is the Tin Man?
Mari once tried participating in this paddled watercraft activity on the hottest day of summer and promptly vomited
What is dragon boat racing?