Music
This band, formed in the early '90s, recorded such hits as "Hash Pipe," "Island in the Sun," and "Getchoo."
What is Weezer
This American legend served as an ambulance driver on the Italian front during WWI and based some of his war novels such as "For Whom the Bell Tolls" off of his experiences
Who is Fyodor Dostoyevsky
This iconic director's mafia movies have been criticized for their condescending portrayal of women.
Martin Scorsese
In 2019, I published a newspaper about butts in order to avoid taking the final exam for a public speaking class at UVU. What was the title of the newspaper?
What is The Gigantic Gluteus Times
What generic location best describes my "happy place?"
What is The Beach
This alternative singer/songwriter, raised in a strict evangelical household, played the drums for the band Fleet Foxes before launching his solo career in 2012
Who is Father John Misty
This Russian author wrote "Crime and Punishment" and "The Brothers Karamazov"
Who is Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Quentin Tarantino directed this two-part movie franchise in which Uma Thurman portrays a hitwoman set on assassinating her former mentor (HINT: think SZA).
What is Kill Bill
In which Delaware city was I born?
What is Newark
(Also acceptable: What is Wilmington)
What is the name of the company that my dad works for?
This Japanese-American artist implored an ex-lover to "meet [her] at blue diner" in the song "Old Friend" from her album Be the Cowboy
Who is Mitski
This iconic Parisian bookstore, named after one of history's greatest playwrights, is located across the Seine from the Notre Dame Cathedral
What is Shakespeare & Co.
Carey Mulligan portrays a distraught mother in this dramatic film directed by Paul Dano
What is Wildlife
What major did I originally declare when I started classes at BYU Hawaii?
What is Finance
What otherwise repulsive condiment do I find delicious on cheesesteaks?
What is Cheese Whiz
This alt-rock group was formed in 1981 but didn't see much commercial success until the 1990 release of Goo, which quickly became their best-selling album. In 2006, the band released "Incinerate" as the leading single for their album Rather Ripped.
What is Sonic Youth
This pioneering Irishman penned the controversial "Ulysses," first published in 1922
Who is James Joyce
Paul Thomas Anderson directed this ensemble film with roles played by Julianne Moore, Tom Cruise, and Philip Seymour Hoffman among others. Released in 2000, the movie has a runtime of 3 hours and 8 minutes and ends with frogs raining from the sky.
What is Magnolia
In what community theater production did I take the lead role in 2012? (HINT: I played a frightening, bearded midget)
What is Rumplestiltsken
Growing up, Max Fennimore and I were known as the ministers of what?
What is misinformation
This alt-rock group, which derives its name from the fact that frontman Will Toledo recorded the vocals for early releases in the back of his car, released the song "Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales" in 2016.
What is Carseat Headrest
This legendary tragicomedy was written by John Kennedy Toole, a struggling American novelist who committed suicide in 1969.
A Confederacy of Dunces
This mind-bending, gut-wrenching sci-fi drama in which ex-lovers have their memories of each other medically erased, stars Cate Winslet and Jim Carrey.
What is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
What was the name of the band for which I played guitar and keyboards for several years while living in Switzerland?
What is Blindsky
Which type of mortgage was heavily involved in creating the precarious economic conditions preceding the 2008 financial crisis?
What is a subprime mortgage