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This former Latham paralegal filed all of her UCCs....in the trash 

Who is Maria Vargas

100

With the help of his friend, Jimmy Starter, this Latham associate moonlights as a bread baker and milkshake maker.

Who is Matt Sommer

100

This murder mystery starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant will have you on the edge of your seat!

What is The Undoing on HBO.

100

Real estate in New York City has always been at a premium, so much so that service alleys were never constructed, leaving garbage to fester on sidewalks. But this island in the city has an underground pneumatic trash system that whisks refuse away.

What is Roosevelt Island.

100

When this real estate mogul died in 2007, she left $12 million in her will to her dog, Trouble, making it the richest dog in the world, at that time. 

 Who is Leona Helmsley.

200

This former Latham associate drove down the CA coast in a VW van.

Who is Dan Stewart

200

When this Latham partner is not schmoozing, he can be found getting his zen on in his garden. 

Who is Michael Hass

200

When Clare and Dale got engaged after 6 days, Tayisha arrived at Las Quintas Resort ready to find love.

What is The Bachelorette. Tuesdays 8pm on ABC.

200

I.M. Pei designed NYU’s Silver Towers, two concrete buildings that loom over Greenwich Village and were named city landmarks in 2008. A sculpture by this world-famous artist sits in between those two towers.  

Who is Pablo Picasso.

200

 It is the number of square feet in an acre.

What is 43,560 

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In addition to writing 9,000 articles on NY Mortgage Recording Tax, this former Latham partner wrote a memo on how to write a memo and how to organize emails.

Who is Joshua Stein

300

This Latham associate has managed to keep two bunny rabbits alive.

Who is Daryn Awde

300

The fans went wild when one of the OG stars of this series came back for the season premiere.

What is Grey's Anatomy. Thursdays at 9pm on ABC.

300

This Queens building, described by Robert A.M. Stern as the “Grand Central of the jet age,” recently reopened to the public after nearly 20 years during which it was rarely used.

What is the TWA Terminal.

300

Interest rates reached their highest ever rate in this decade.

What are the 1980s. 

(21.46% peak, 2nd half of 1981) 

400

"Heyyy, how you doin?" was this former Latham partner's go-to catch phrase.

Who is Richard Chadakoff

400

This Latham Dynamic Duo has been spotted doing outdoor Soul Cycle in NYC.

Who are Betsy Jaffe & Michelle Kelban

400

The newest version of the franchise, it's cast includes a hidden social circle made up of successful women who have created their own paradise filled with luxury homes, shopping sprees and multi-million-dollar businesses and brands.

What is The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.  Wednesdays at 10pm on Bravo.

400

New York City is home to hundreds of bridges, many of which are architectural landmarks and beloved icons. This is the oldest bridge in New York City. (Hint: it’s not open to vehicular traffic.)

What is the High Bridge.

400

This was the largest land acquisition in history.

What is the Louisiana Purchase.

Taking place in 1803, and encompassing approximately 827,000 square miles, the Louisiana Purchase comprised all the territory located to the west of the Mississippi River, between New Orleans and what is now known as Montana.

500

Don't mess with this former Latham associate, he was trained in MMA

Who was Richard Hedge

500

When not negotiating construction agreements, this Latham attorney is the acting GC, constructing Victorian style play houses. 

Who is Elizabeth Vinci

500

If you love the Cold War, orphans or chess, tune in to watch this show.

Queens Gambit. Netflix.

500

The architect of this museum, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2019, claimed that his design would make the nearby Metropolitan Museum of Art “look like a Protestant barn.”

What is the Guggenheim.

500

 It was once nicknamed "The Empty Space Building”. 

What is the Empire State Building.

The Empire State Building was completed in 1931, at the height of the Great Depression. Because of the state of the economy at that time, approximately 77% of its office space remained unleased for years, which made New Yorkers start calling it “The Empty Space Building”, a play on its name.