Celebrity Scholarship Challenge!
Yes, celebrities can win scholarships, too. In fact, a number of well-known personalities won college scholarships before they were famous. Can you match up each celebrity listed below with the specific scholarship they won? Read my full blog post for the answers!
CELEBRITIES
1. Madonna
2. Bill Clinton
3. Cindy Crawford
4. Diane Sawyer
5. Carson Daly
6. Garth Brooks
SCHOLARSHIPS WON
A. Received an academic scholarship to study chemical engineering at Northwestern University.
B. Received a golf scholarship to Loyola Marymount University.
C. Received a dance scholarship to attend the University of Michigan.
D. Received a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford.
E. Received a track scholarship as a javelin thrower.
F. Received an America's Junior Miss national scholarship.
And in case you just can't take it any longer, here are the answers...
ANSWERS
Madonna: C
Bill Clinton: D
Cindy Crawford: A
Diane Sawyer: F
Carson Daly: B
Garth Brooks: E
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