Thirsty Thursday Board IIII - Sloane

Colleges

100

"Roll Tide Roll"

The University of Alabama

200

THIS is the nickname for The University of Mississippi

Ole Miss

300

This is where you will find The Wharton School of Business

The University of Pennsylvania

400

My mascot is "The Fighting Irish"

The University of Notre Dame

500

You can go punting down The River Cam at this University where Stephen Hawking worked up until his death

Cambridge

Worldly Cuisine

100

This food is made of ground maize dough that is often filled with meat and or cheese. It is very popular in Venezuela and Colombia

Arepa

200

This sweet dessert made of layers of filo dough, chopped nuts, and syrup or honey originated in the Ottoman Empire

Baklava

300

This popular Puerto Rican dish is made from fried plantains that are mashed and seasoned in a wooden pilón 

Mofongo

400

THIS is the traditional first course of a formal Italian meal

Antipasto

500

Ghanaians and Nigerians often argue about who makes the best of THIS type of rice

Jollof

Divas

100

I passed away in 2018 but my legacy will live on forever as "The Queen of Soul"

Aretha Franklin

200

"Diva" by Beyonce was a hit single off of which album?

I am... Sasha Fierce

300

These three women were widely referred to in the 90s as "The Vocal Trinity"

Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, & Mariah Carey

400

I am the best-selling female artist in country music history

Shania Twain

500

The life of the fictional character "Deena Jones" was based on my real life

Diana Ross 

Famous Authors

100

I wrote "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings"

J.R.R. Tolkien

200

You know me as J.K. Rowling. My real first name is THIS

Joanne

300

I wrote "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"

Maya Angelou

400

I wrote "If Beale Street Could Talk"

James Baldwin

500

My pen name is "Mark Twain." What is my real name?

Samuel Clemens

Olympics

100

I am the most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals

Michael Phelps

200

I am the first-ever American woman to win the All-Around Artistic Gymnastics Gold medal

Mary Lou Retton

300

I shattered the world record at the 1996 Olympics for the 200m sprint in Track & Field. I held this world record until Usain Bolt broke it in 2008.

Michael Johnson

400

After winning the Decathlon at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, I graced the front of Wheaties boxes all over America

Bruce (Caitlyn) Jenner

500

How many Olympic gold medals does Usain Bolt currently have? 

8 (Jamaica was stripped of their 4x1 2008 gold medal due to Nesta Carter's doping)