Marriage games

I got married to Sunita Chepuri on July 26, 2025.

Of course, we needed to torment our friends and family with activities.

Crossword

We created a wedding crossword, which you can complete on Crosshare.

We built the crossword using Ingrid, which we found to be very useful.

Trivia

We also designed five rounds of trivia. The first two rounds required specific knowledge of us as a couple, so we’re not sharing them publicly here. But the rest are general trivia rounds, so feel free to give them a go below!

Round 3: Reaching new heights (Zach's round)

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1. How tall is Mt. Rainier? (in feet)

Correct range: 14260 - 14560

Mt. Rainier is 14,410 feet tall. We'll give it to you within 150 feet!

2. How many articles are there in the English-language Wikipedia (as of July 2025)?

2,000,000 7,000,000 13,000,000 20,000,000

Correct answer: 7,000,000
Wikipedia hit 7 million articles in May 2025!

3. Zach has two favorite video games. They both were released in 2017 and are playable on the Nintendo Switch console. Name one.

Accepted answers: Hollow Knight, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild, BOTW, LOZ, Zelda, Legend of Zelda

Zach's two favorite games from 2017 are Hollow Knight and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

4. Rock climbing is full of jargon. What does "crux" mean?

A hitch knot common in climbing The highest point where the rope is attached to the wall Accidentally getting assistance from a hold that's not part of the climb The hardest part of the climb

Correct answer: The hardest part of the climb
The crux is the most difficult section or move on a climbing route.

5. In what year did reigning chess champion Garry Kasparov first lose to the chess computer Deep Blue?

Correct range: 1992 - 2002

Kasparov first lost to Deep Blue in 1997. We'll give it to you within five years.

Round 4: Food science (Sunita's round)

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1. One of Sunita's research areas is cluster algebras. The main process underlying the combinatorial structure of a cluster algebra is named for the process of alteration in a DNA sequence. What is this process called?

Accepted answers: Mutation

No cluster algebras knowledge required!

2. Sunita's favorite berry is the boysenberry: a cross between a raspberry, a blackberry, a dewberry, and a loganberry. Where were boysenberries first created?

Washington Oregon California New Zealand

Correct answer: California
Boysenberries were first created in California. Oregon is the US state that grows the most boysenberries, New Zealand is the country that grows the most boysenberries, and Washington is where Zach and Sunita got married.

3. Sunita has been to all but five states. Two of the states border Colorado and Texas, two of the states border Ohio and Virginia, and two of the states touch each other at exactly one point. What are the five states?

Accepted answers: New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, Utah

The five states are New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Utah. The quiz validation doesn't support this entry, so give yourself a point if you got it right.

4. Popcorn increased in popularity during the Great Depression and WWII. Which of the following was NOT a reason why?

The introduction of popcorn at movie theaters and the rise of "talking pictures" Since popcorn was only 5 to 10 cents a bag, it was a treat most families could still afford People started eating popcorn for breakfast with milk or cream (as we would eat cereal) During WWII, sugar was sent overseas to troops, meaning there was not much candy available in the US

Correct answer: People started eating popcorn for breakfast with milk or cream (as we would eat cereal)
Trick question: it was already being eaten with milk before the Great Depression!

5. One of Sunita's favorite book club books this past year was Remarkably Bright Creatures, which features an octopus as a main character. While human blood is red because of the iron we use to transport oxygen in our blood, octopus blood is blue because they use what other element to transport oxygen in their blood?

Accepted answers: Copper, copper

Think blue-green like the Statue of Liberty.

Round 5: Screen time (Shared media round)

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1. How many countries – not including the US – have made international versions of The Bachelor?

Correct range: 30 - 40

35 countries! That's just excessive.

2. In 2019-2020, Zach, Sunita, and Officiant Greg had a subscription to the Broadway on Hennepin series at the Orpheum. The last show they saw before COVID hit was a Lerner and Loewe musical based on the play Pygmalion. What is this show called?

Accepted answers: My Fair Lady

The show was My Fair Lady.

3. In order to keep the twist of Darth Vader being Luke's father secret, the line "No, I am your father" was left out of the script and only told to the actors in the scene. Instead, what did Vader tell Luke happened to his father in the script?

"Your father abandoned you" "Obi-Wan killed your father" "The Emperor turned him to the Dark Side" "Destroying him was all too easy"

Correct answer: "Obi-Wan killed your father"
According to ScreenRant: "In the fake script, Vader’s line was replaced from 'I am your father,' to 'Obi-Wan killed your father.'

4. Marvel Studios releases its films in groups called "phases". Phase 1 began in 2008 with the release of Iron Man. A new Marvel phase started in July 2025. What number is that phase?

Accepted answers: Phase 6, 6

Phase 6 started on July 25, 2025 with the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

5. The fictional president in The West Wing is named for the second signatory of the Declaration of Independence. What is his name?

Accepted answers: Josiah Bartlett, Jed Bartlett

Josiah "Jed" Bartlett was the second signatory of the Declaration of Independence.

Final Results

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