Pop Culture
This annual festival in the California desert which is known for its flower crowns, wide spanning musical performances, and massive ferris wheel was headlined by this classic hip hop duo in 2012 - the first of Neal’s five trips to the dessert.
Who are Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre?
This popular race distance, covers the span of 42.195 kilometers, and is the feature race of 6 World Majors across the following cities: Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, New York, Tokyo, and Sydney.
What is the marathon?
Neal’s first dog growing up, was a mix of this widely popular American breed, and in dating can be used to describe a partner that is eager to please, slightly goofy, and endlessly loyal (Neal is one of these things to a fault and trying to get better at it).
What is a golden retriever?
This espresso-based drink, popular in Australia, New Zealand, and amongst people named Neal, typically uses a 1:3 ratio of espresso to steamed milk, with a very thin layer of microfoam.
What is a flat white?
As someone who tends to show love to friends and family through acts of service, Neal has planned three of these types of events, where the planning takes place entirely unbeknownst to the celebrant.
What are surprise parties?
One of Neal’s favorite SitComs, this TV show, fictionally based in New York City, ran from 2005 to 2014, and was a well-known for it’s non-linear storytelling and series of flashbacks and flash-forwards.
What is How I Met Your Mother?
Palisades Tahoe one of the largest ski resorts in the U.S. and host of the 1960 Winter Olympics, is located in this U.S. state that Neal grew up in.
What is California?
Neal’s love for dogs probably originated with this Disney classic film, originally released in 1961, where the antagonist of the film had purchased 101 of this specific breed.
What is a dalmatian?
Neal keeps a running list of good bakeries that sell this Scandinavian pastry, which leverages a spice that comes from the seeds of plants in the ginger family.
What is a cardamom bun?
While outwardly adventurous and flexible, Neal has an innate preference for structure, planning, and making key decisions in advance, as described by which letter in his MBTI?
What is J?
Neal, who keeps a running list of his celebrity encounters, met this musician turned award winning actor that was issued a 10-year ban from the Academy following the 94th Oscars, while working at a golf-course in 2013.
Who is Will Smith?
Alex Honnold, an athlete that has helped popularize the sport of bouldering and outdoor rock climbing, gained international fame for his dangerous free-solo ascent of El Capitan, a 900-meter granite wall in which California-based national park? In this same Park, is another well-known rock formation that Neal would like to one day hike up, like a normal person.
What is Yosemite?
Neal’s dog, Opie, a Siberian husky mix, is notorious for his preference to walk in front rather than at your side, likely due to the essential task his Arctic-bred ancestors were trained to perform over long distances.
What is pulling sleds?
When electing to not be adventurous, Neal’s top ordered flavor at Cafe Panna, shares the name of this warning sign, usually in the dating context.
What is red flag?
One of Neal’s favorite holidays, has its name derived from the phrase meaning ‘holy evening’, which marks the night before a Christian feast day, which aims to honor all saints.
What is halloween?
This early social media platform, referenced in the 2024 coming-of-age film, Didi, was the most visited website in the U.S. from 2005 to 2008. Neal spent an exorbitant amount of his early-teen years on this site, customizing his page, choosing profile songs, and waiting for his crush to leave a message in the comment section.
What is MySpace?
This globally popular sport, which Neal has played since the age of 3 (with middling success), saw its American professional league split in 2022 when a rival, Saudi-backed league formed, luring top talent and sparking major controversy.
What is golf?
In kindergarten, Neal had a backpack featuring this famous black-and-white cartoon dog, known for sleeping on top of his doghouse rather than inside it, communicating using a typewriter, and being close friends with a yellow bird named Woodstock.
Who is Snoopy?
This simple Italian dish is a go-to for Neal, and contains two primary ingredients which are featured in the dish’s name.
What is cacio e pepe?
As someone who embraces the duality of being both a night owl and a morning person, Neal’s friends joke that he has this neurological condition (Neal would argue superpower) where he is prone to sudden sleep at unnatural times of day.
What is narcolepsy?
Frequently featured in Neal's Spotify Wrapped, this rap artist made history in 2018 as the only non-classical, non-jazz artist to ever be awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Neal has seen this artist perform live six times including once in the past month.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This European capital city, one of Neal’s favorite destinations traveled, is bisected by the Danube river, and known for its thermal baths, historic castles, and an iconic chain bridge.
What is Budapest?
Using the classic 7-to-1 ratio, in which one year for humans is equivalent to seven years for dogs, Opie would be considered this in relation to Neal, who was born in 1993.
What is older?
This icy dessert, made by freezing and scraping a mixture of sugar, water, and flavoring, originated in the Italian region of Sicily. A smoother, creamier variation of this dessert contains dairy.
What is granita?
In the whimsical, hypothetical game, of F*ck, Marry, K*ll, where the options are food groups, Neal would put a ring on this chewy carb, because of its characteristics of being playful yet consistent and reliable - traits that he looks for in a partner.
What are noodles?