Minds Matter
What time is reporting time for students & mentors? (Hint: I need an answer for each group.)
Students - By 8:55am
Mentors - By 12:20pm
This university's mascot is a leprechaun, fitting for a school whose athletic teams are known as the "Fighting Irish."
The University of Notre Dame
Definition for "Abjure" (verb)
to reject, renounce
(To prove his honesty, the President abjured the evil
policies of his wicked predecessor.)
The host of the 2026 Winter Olympics
Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
In 2023 and 2024, this singer's "Eras Tour" became the first tour in history to gross over $1 billion, featuring sets from albums like Reputation and Midnights.
Taylor Swift
When are juniors delivering their College Fair Presentations to sophomores?
March 21st, 2026
While their rivals at UNC are Tar Heels, this university in Durham, NC, is represented by the "Blue Devils.
Duke University
Definition for "Ebullient" (adjective)
extremely lively, enthusiastic
(She became ebullient upon receiving an acceptance letter from her first-choice college.)
Name all of the colors of the Olympics Rings.
Blue, Yellow, Black, Green, and Red
In 2023, Greta Gerwig directed this pink-filled blockbuster starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
Barbie
Because it is "nature's engineer," the beaver was chosen as the mascot for this prestigious Cambridge institute known for technology and science.
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Definition for "Inchoate" (adjective)
unformed or formless, in a beginning stage
(The country’s government is still inchoate and, because it has no great tradition, quite unstable.)
With a total of 28 medals (23 of them gold), this American swimmer holds the record for the most decorated Olympian of all time.
Michael Phelps
With over 200 million subscribers, this YouTuber is famous for high-budget challenges, philanthropy, and recreating Squid Game in real life.
MrBeast (or Jimmy Donaldson)
Where was the first chapter of Minds Matter (the national organization) founded?
New York
P.T. Barnum was an early trustee of this university, which explains why their mascot is "Jumbo" the Elephant.
Tufts University
Definition for "insolent" (adjective)
rude, arrogant, overbearing
(That celebrity is so insolent, making fun of his fans right to their faces.)
The Ancient Olympic Games, which began in 776 B.C., were held in Olympia, Greece, in honor of this "King of the Gods."
Zeus
Before she released her sophomore album Guts and hit #1 with "Driver's License," this pop star acted in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Olivia Rodrigo
What year our chapter of Minds Matter founded? (Now "Minds Matter SoCal, f.k.a. Minds Matter Los Angleles)
2010
Chosen to honor alumnus Robert Peary, who led the first expedition to the North Pole, the mascot of this Maine college is the Polar Bear.
Bowdoin College
Definition for "platitude" (noun)
an uninspired remark, cliché
(After reading over her paper, Helene concluded that what she thought were profound insights were actually
just platitudes.)
Throughout modern history, the Olympics have been cancelled only three times—in 1916, 1940, and 1944—due to this specific global cause.
War (WW I, WWII)
In 2022, season 4 of this 1980s-set Netflix sci-fi series propelled Kate Bush's song "Running Up That Hill" to #1 on the charts, 37 years after it was released.
Stranger Things