Sweet Treats & Sandwiches
The alternative french name for one of Lauren's favorite morning pastries, the chocolate croissant.
Pain au chocolat
This Frenchman is Arsenal's all time leading goal scorer. He is also Lauren's favorite footballer of all time.
Thierry Henry
This Broadway musical rose to fame in 2015 for its unique story telling.
Hint: it is one of Lauren's favorite pieces of art ever made.
Hamilton
This word, mispronounced with confidence, caused Lauren to go viral on TikTok.
Note: To earn the right answer, please also pronounce the word wrong.
Challah
Affectionately referred to as "European New York" (by Lauren), this is one of her favorite cities in the entire world.
London
This sports team, with 13 league champions, are considered the most successful sports team across all Midwest teams in all leagues.
The Green Bay Packers
The variety of this particular fermented food item will ruin Lauren's day if found on a burger.
Sweet pickle (or bread and butter pickle)
This portion of the game occurs after the initial 45 minutes of each half, and is determined based on the events within.
This classic novel attempts to capture the essence and extravagance of the Jazz age, filled with yearning characters.
Hint: this is one of Lauren's favorite books.
The Great Gatsby
This former Chicago establishment, known for vivacious darties, was the site of Lauren's infamous 25th birthday meltdown.
Bottled Blonde
This country in Africa is known for it's rich cuisine, a staple of which is food made in a clay pot called a Tagine.
Hint: Lauren's dad was born there.
Morocco
This French sandwich is made with ham and cheese, often topped with béchamel sauce and grilled. Lauren will order it for brunch often is offered.
Croque Monsieur
This first ever world cup in 1930 was hosted in this South American country.
Uraguay
A member of the rap group Griselda, this artist is known for his signature adlibs, such as BOOM BOOM BOOOMMMMMMM.
Hint: this is Lauren's favorite member of the conglomerate.
Westside Gunn
An easily extinguishable problem that often has Lauren returning home earlier than expected.
According to the Sleep Foundation organization, Jet lag is worse when you travel in this direction.
West to East
This midwestern city is home to the world's largest Mardi Gras celebration, outside of New Orleans.
St. Louis
Behind the USA, this southern-hemisphere country consumes the most Ice Cream (one of Lauren's favorite desserts).
Australia
Soccer's historical origins can be traced to back to this modern country.
Hint: Lauren played soccer here the summer of 2010.
China.
The earliest game resembling soccer was the Chinese game cuju, dating back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD)
This sports journalist, who's column could be found once upon a time in the very back of Sport's Illustrated, originally inspired Lauren to pursue Journalism.
Rick Reilly
Lauren's former twitter handle @casually_allure was inspired by this absolute banger of a record.
Devil in a New Dress
This eastern European country was the first Soviet republic to declare independence from the USSR in 1990, and is home to one of the world's oldest languages. Hint: Lauren's great grandma was born here.
Lithuania
This famous landmark, made famous by a sports movie, is located right in Lauren's homestate -- Dyersville, specifcially.
The Field of Dreams
The iconic cheeseburger gets its name from it's cousin -- hamburger, which was developed in this European city.
Hamburg, Germany
This legendary soccer coach went nine years without losing a home game. Hint: Lauren hates this guy.
Jose Mourinho
This author has the most works on the most frequently banned books list. Among one of her best-known works is Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Judy Blume
After completion of a research paper, Lauren's dad procured two of these animals for Lauren's safekeeping in fifth grade.
Goats
Often referred to as the "younger brother" of Barolo, Barbaresco (one of Lauren's favorite red wines) is made exclusively from the Nebbiolo grape, found only in three villages of this specific region in Europe.
Piedmont; or Northwest Italy
This president is the only one to be born in Lauren's home state of Iowa.
Hebert Hoover
A court in this east coast state ruled that a sandwich must contain two slices of bread, legally excluding tacos, burritos and quesadillas from the list.
This Spanish footballer led Spain to two Euro victories, earning player of the tournament in 2012, and helped Spain achieve their first world cup in 2010 (scoring the winning goal in the final). His play inspired Lauren to play this position.
Andres Iniesta
This fearful foursome counts as the original founding members of Lauren's book club, Bad B*tches Read Books.
Amanda, Mahagani, Sam, Lauren
Lauren rallied an angry mob of conservatives on twitter after accidentally going viral for creating a (supposedly) fake news tweet about this abhorrent alt-right figure.
Tami Lahren
This west side London neighborhood, known for being home of famous mathematician Alan Turning and once-upon-a-time hosting a significant Jewish community, was Lauren's home in the summer on 2014.
Maida Vale
The number of states technically in the Midwest.
12