Pre-College
This dorm building turned temporary office space was used as military housing during WWII.
Hope College
This American Swimmer is the most decorated olympian of all time with 28 total olympic medals (23 of which are gold). He currently holds the world record for the 4 x 100m freestyle relay and is widely considered to be the greatest athlete of all time.
Michael Phelps
This pop megastar recently became the largest independent artist after buying the rights to her songs back from her prior record label. She was at the forefront of the celebrity carbon waste controversy in 2024. She is currently dating NFL superstar, Travis Kelce.
Taylor Swift
This reality television show features contestants known as "islanders" living in a villa while coupling up to avoid elimination. Originating in the UK, its format has been adapted globally, including a viral version in 2025 with U.S. contestants including Ace, Jerimiah, and Huda.
Love Island
This staff member can speak 3 languages fluently including spanish and italian. They lived in italy in 2016 and 2018 and taught middle school science for 4 years. She loves the beaches in Puerto Rico and currently is getting her Master’s from the University of Michigan.
Jo-Ana
During the school year the basement of Andrews is used as a dining hall. From the basement you can access the two adjacent buildings. What are their names?
Miller and Metcalf
This NBA franchise was founded in 1946 and currently plays at TD Garden. This team has had iconic players such as Bill Russell, John Halvlicek, and Larry Bird. This team has the most championship titles,18, after overtaking the Los Angeles Lakers with a finals win in 2024
Boston Celtics
This Disney Channel actress rose to star status after her hit debut album in 2021. She has been touted as Gen Z’s first pop superstar with hits like “Drivers License”, “good 4 u”, and “deja vu”.
Olivia Rodrigo
This film adaptation is based on a video game created by Markus Persson originally known as “Cave Game”. It stars Jason Momoa and is directed by Jared Hess, known for Napoleon Dynamite. Name this movie, set in a blocky world that is infamous for the cinematic quote “Chicken Jockey”
The Minecraft Movie
This staff member played the flute and piccolo for 12 years. They are currently the 20th ranked chess player in Rhode Island. This staff member from Nashville, Tennessee loves Chinatown on Thayer and rock music.
Duncan
A weekly celebration of this food takes place at the V-Dub every Friday.
Chicken Fingers
This historic NFL player was the first player to rush for 2000 yards in a season and was selected as the running back for the all decade team for the 1970s. After his NFL career he became an established actor and appeared in the Naked Gun comedy series. In 1994, he was the center of a police chase in a white Ford Bronco. He later was the star of a controversial televised trial where he was ultimately acquitted of murder.
OJ Simpson
This Atlanta based hip-hop group’s name is inspired from the direct spanish translation of “three friends”. This trio’s breakout single, “Versace”, released in 2013 and repeated the song title 38 times to form a chorus. This caused music critics to discredit them until their 2016 resurgence with their album Culture.
Migos
This rapper and music mogul founded Bad Boy Records and helped launch the careers of The Notorious B.I.G. and Mary J. Blige. He was recently the center of a large 2025 trial where he was found partially guilty and faces 5 years in prison. He is well known for his extravagant parties and his hit songs “I’ll be missing you” and “Shake ya Tailfeather”. He has gone by many names, including Puff Daddy
Diddy
This Staff member is a licensed realtor and professional wedding videographer. They can describe the plot to all 4 Jaws movies and they are well known for their Avalon skills. This staff member is studying physical therapist and was a STEM RA last year.
Elijah
Brown Pre-College launched in this year, which is the same year that ET was released, the first CDs were produced in Germany, the Chicago Tylenol murders occurred, Canada gained political independence from the United Kingdom, and ciabatta bread was invented.
1982
This franchise was the first major league sports team to play in Las Vegas. This franchise has the longest mascot name in American Major League Sports. This NHL team won the Stanley Cup for the 2022-2023 season after being founded during the 2017-2018 season
Las Vegas Golden Knights
This classic rock group from London took over the American airwaves in the 1960s and 70s during the “British Invasion”. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were the leads for this primary Beatles competitor.
Rolling Stones
This singer and actress starred as Maya Hart in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World and was at the center of a 2025 misogyny controversy because of her questionable album cover. She gained mainstream pop success with singles like "Nonsense" and "Espresso." Name this popstar who brought 50s and 60s style lingerie back into vogue during their Short n’ Sweet tour.
Sabrina Carpenter
This staff member is a first-generation American. They are friends with the yakuza members. Also, they were a finalist for the show, Survivor. They lived in 6 states (not including Rhode Island), Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Nebraska, Illinois, and Oregon.
Ryan
The nickname “Ratty” evolved from this moniker for the beloved Sharpe Refectory.
Rat Factory
This MLB franchise’s mascot shares a name with a hit 2013 Lorde song. They won the World Series in 2015 ising the unique “small ball” technique. Name this Kansas City based MLB team.
Kansas City Royals
This Seattle based duo “robbed” the 2014 Best Rap Album grammy from Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and Kanye West with their album “The Heist” featuring the hit song “Can’t Hold Us”
Macklemore + Ryan Lewis
Elected on May 8, 2025, this pontiff was born in Chicago in 1955. His real name is Robert Francis Prevost and he is a self-proclaimed White Sox fan. He was appointed after the tragic death of Pope Francis and he has taken strong stances on unity, social justice, and the ethical challenges posed by AI.
Pope Leo XIV
This staff member is the Area Coordinator for Miller and currently goes to William and Mary where he studies Education and Leadership. He is originally from Ghana and was a geography teacher in the 2021-2022 school year.
Nathaniel