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Potpourri
100

PQ was inspired to get this pet based on his teenage experience on a ranch in Wyoming. 

What is a horse? Also accepting Blondie or Blue J?

100

PQ biked 1,968 kms to the 50th reunion of this boarding school (where he met classmate, Doug), and later Jack attended. 

What is Phillips Academy or Andover?

100

PQ spent his 34th birthday in this famed Italian city when CQ turned 1 and ate pasta for the first time.  

What is Florence? And it was star pasta.

100

This 2012 film (and best picture nominee) reminded Deb and Peter of leaving (escaping) this country which they lived in during a revolution in the 70s. 

What is Argo? And leaving Iran.

Tell all the stories. 

100

PQ shares his birthday with his family member which lead to father/daughter olympic birthday celebrations for several years.

Who is CAITLIN?!!!! (me)

200

PQ's father's family lived in this Massachusetts town where there is a baseball field with a plaque honoring the Quinlan family name. 

What is Scituate?

200

Also during the college break hippy road travels, PQ worked construction in this state which Easten is also from.

What is Colorado?

200

PQ hitchhiked all the way to this country from Paris (think furthest versus just any destination) where he spent his 21st birthday? 

What is Afghanistan? 

PQ to also mention getting stopped by airport security to inspect a wheel of brie.

200

These are 2 of the foreign languages PQ speaks at least conversationally. 

What are Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Polish, Spanish, French, or...? (only need to get 2)

PQ to tell the story about answering a midnight call; half asleep and responding in Russian.

200

PQ spilled this on Matt that was also a gift from him their first meeting.  

What is red wine? Deb got the stain out! (but did make Matt remove the shirt immediately at the table)

300

PQ ate this dessert at every restaurant he and his mom, June, stopped at on their move to Tucson.

What is cherry pie?

300

PQ studied abroad in this country where Deb and Peter later lived. 

What is Egypt?

300

This Slavic plum brandy has proven too strong for both PQ on a train, and Christine/Caitlin during Slava at Natalie's house.  And even Matt despite being Croatian.

What is slivovits?

300

"Boghalmon" is the Farsi word for this bird that PQ managed to save Thanksgiving by getting.  

What is a turkey?

Obviously, tell the story.

300

This was one of PQ's jobs when he lived in New York City?

What is NYC taxi driver. 


Will also accept any other answers PQ confirms are accurate. At this point we must also compare neighbors that everyone who lived in NYC was in (PQ, Doug, Josh, Matt, Christine). 

400

Peter's dad, Jack, held this role while stationed in the Soloman Islands during WW2. 

What is dive bomber or pilot.  I can't remember if it's Naval Aviation or the Air Force!
400

PQ did his thesis on this (sadly still relevant) topic.

What is climate change/global warming?

400

PQ arrived to this European country's islands and decided to stay for a month and casually pick up the language and totally different alphabet. 

What is Greece? I couldn't remember if it was Paros, Naxos, or Mykonos.

400

PQ did a fellowship for the State Department (like Lou Stamberg!) in this country.

What is Tunisia?

400

Doug, Barb, and the Quinlans sat at the table next to this celebrity at lunch before/after going to the Broad for a cool LA day -- while Doug and Barb were living in Santa Monica (and Doug was working at Crossroads where many of Christine and Easten's friends/family attended!).

Who is Angelica Houston?

500

In 2016, 23 and Me accidentally revealed that PQ had this many siblings on his biological mom's side.

What is 7 siblings or oldest of 8?

And later 1 on his dad's side - with quite the scandal!

500

During his break from Columbia before UofA, PQ did a US roadtrip during which he worked in canneries of these foods.

What are peas and crabs? 

500

PQ and Doug travelled to see Doug's family in this South American country during a school break. 

What is Venezuela? I'm pretty sure.. if not, Doug can tell the story! haha

500

In a chance encounter with some Bedouin men using his field instrument as a tent pole, PQ creatively found a way to avoid eating this body part of a roasted goat.

What is the eye ball? 

The entire story must be told.

500

This fish bit PQ during one of his lunch time swims in Encinitas while training for The La Jolla Rough Water Swim. 

What is sea bass?