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This actress, known for her association with Manolo Blahniks and Cosmopolitans, starred in the 1996 Broadway revival of Once Upon A Mattress

Who is SARAH JESSICA PARKER

200

This country pop superstar released an album titled 1989 referencing the year of her (and my) birth

Who is TAYLOR SWIFT
200

Before winning an Oscar for CAPOTE, this late actor graduated from Tisch in 1989

Who is PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN

200

Before he became president, Donald Trump tweeted multiple times about the romantic relationship between these two "Twilight" stars

Who are KRISTEN STEWART AND ROBERT PATTINSON

200

I'm careful not to eat these around Colleen - she's deathly allergic!

What are PEANUTS

400

The writer of Godspell - Stephen Schwartz - later achieve success in the 2000s with this POPULAR musical starring Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel

What is WICKED

400

This serial rapist and murderer was executed in Florida the day I was born. 

Who is TED BUNDY

400

I attended Tisch at the same time as Ali Stroker, who made history as the first disabled performer to win a Tony Award for her role in this musical

What is OKLAHOMA

400

This controversial hip hop mogul may regret tweeting BILL COSBY INNOCENT!!!!!! back in 2016

Who is KANYE WEST

400

I was devastated when these friends moved to LA. Thankfully, they're back in New York now!

Who are SARAH and ALEX

600

Yul Brynner - famous for originating the role of The King in "The King and I" - is not of southeast Asian descent. He actually comes from this country.

What is RUSSIA

600

This Oscar-winning film was number one at the box office the week of my birth...the week of my birth...the week of my birth.

What is RAIN MAN

600

Both brothers in the Fisher family from this HBO drama received degrees from Tisch

What is SIX FEET UNDER

600

This billionaire has actually caused his company's stock to plummet due to his erratic behavior on Twitter

Who is ELON MUSK

600

When this friend got married, I had to take planes, trains, and automobiles to get to the Texan desert.

Who is CHADD

800

This Broadway Icon wrote the lyrics to West Side Story when he was only 27 years old.

Who is STEPHEN SONDHEIM

800

A famous photo taken as part of this 1989 protest shows a man standing defiantly in front of a large military tank.

What is TIANANMEN SQUARE

800

These two Oscar-winning directors were in the same class at NYU and share the same last name (no relation)

Who are SPIKE LEE and ANG LEE

800

Before she passed away, this legendary actress and writer would often tweet only using emojis

Who is CARRIE FISHER

800

This friend has lived in Kenya, Maine, and now Denver since graduating from NYU.

Who is CAROLINE

1000

This actor played Captain Hook in the disastrous live television version of Peter Pan on ABC in 2014

Who is CHRISTOPHER WALKEN

1000

1989 saw the premiere of Seinfeld. In the famous episode "The Contest", Elaine runs into which famous real-life heartthrob at the gym?

Who is JFK JR

1000

Before he achieved success in film, television, and the music industry, this talented Tisch alum was part of the NYU sketch comedy group Hammerkatz

Who is DONALD GLOVER

1000

He almost became mayor of New York until his salacious private direct messages went public by mistake.

Who is ANTHONY WEINER

1000

David Ehrlich is famous on social media for repeatedly singing the praises of this 2015 lesbian romantic drama

What is CAROL