Fall 2011
Justin Woods won this round on December 2, 2011. There were 65 goos.
Players this round: Justin Woods (63 goos solved), Steve West (63 goos solved), Joanna Woods (62 goos solved), Russ Wilhelm (62 goos solved), Steve Dunn (62 goos solved), Mike Rothstein (59 goos solved), Chris Lemler (58 goos solved), LaVonne Lemler (57 goos solved), Samir Mehta (57 goos solved), Erik Bates (52 goos solved), Denise Sawicki (51 goos solved), Ryan Dunn (51 goos solved), Richard Slominsky (50 goos solved), Matthew Preston (22 goos solved), Sarah Kyle (22 goos solved), Tony Peters (10 goos solved), Aaron Shurtleff (3 goos solved), Lori Lancaster (2 goos solved), and Laurie Laczkowski (1 goo solved).
Osama bin Laden
terrorist leader who got justice, ten years later Go »
Todd Beamer
like his fellow passengers on United 93, he knew when it was time to roll Go »
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
the Kuwaiti architect of 9/11 and other plots might consider Cuba a permanent residence Go »
Betty Ong
Chinatown remembers the contributions its daughter made in the air on 9/11 Go »
James Zadroga
New York's finest served their city in its hour of need, but it took ten years to give thanks in his name Go »
Lisa Kudrow
the child-like female Friend, not the Fox morning show host Go »
Edmund Hillary
the first climber to top Mount Everest, not the author of inexpensive travel guides Go »
Roger Bacon
the otheray ethodicalmay ientistscay Go »
Jodie Foster
she was too young for her relationship with a taxi driver to be love Go »
Henry Molaison
did you forget already? Go »
Muammar Gaddafi
after the Battle of Tripoli, Libya became free of its decades-long dictator at last Go »
Hosni Mubarak
once the surveyor of all of Egypt, he can now only see it through the bars of his courtroom cage Go »
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
as Tunisia was the birthplace of the Arab Spring revolution, it's fitting that her leader was the first to fall Go »
Manal al-Sharif
is four-wheeled mobility a right for all? not in Saudi Arabia Go »
Mohamed Bouazizi
set the world afire Go »
Hank Williams, Jr.
It's Monday! Are you ready for some football?! Go »
Mitch Albom
Tuesdays with his dying professor taught him what people to expect in Heaven. Go »
Christina Ricci
Wednesday gave this former child star her breakthrough role and a permanent goth-girl persona. Go »
Chris Hemsworth
It must feel super to play the man that Thursday was named after. Go »
Rebecca Black
"Friday" might be the worst song of all time, but it launched a career for its young singer. Go »
Humphrey Bogart
The star of the first film noir, soon to be the highest-paid star in the world, didn't mind calling his detective character a spade. Go »
Dashiell Hammett
The master of hard-boiled detective fiction eventually grew as thin as the title of one of his most famous works. Go »
Lauren Bacall
Marrying a co-star twice your age isn't unheard of in Hollywood, whether you have or have not slept with him. Go »
Raymond Chandler
He started writing so late that it's strange to remember him for his extended farewell. Go »
Barbara Stanwyck
Her famous turn as a femme fatale was no accident, regardless of what the contract said. Go »
Chuck Berry
This iconic early rock star is so closely linked to rock and roll music that it's the title of one of his biggest hits. Go »
Tennessee Williams
Named for a state to the southeast of St. Louis, this playwright desired to see his most famous works on the screen. Go »
Jim Lee
This former best-selling Marvel artist mutated into the head of DC Comics. Go »
Vincent Price
You can't assign a value to the spooky voice employed by this thrilling actor in his many horror roles. Go »
Nelly
This #1-selling rapper is known for dressing up and dressing down at the same time. Go »
Jared Fogle
Losing 250 pounds by eating fast-food sandwiches is hard, but he showed the way it could be done with healthier choices. Go »
Wendy Thomas
Her father turned her face into an international hamburger icon, and she's taken his place in commercials. Go »
Lorraine Collett
California maidens are not usually known for being tiny and shriveled. Go »
Arthur Treacher
How did a British actor from Mary Poppins wind up selling fish? Go »
John Gilchrist
A willingness to try anything is the key to enjoying life. Go »
Anna Paquin
Besides loving a vampire, she joined a team of mutant superheroes. Go »
Elsa Lanchester
Besides loving Frankenstein, she created nativity scenes. Go »
Emily Blunt
Besides loving a wolfman, she became the queen of England. Go »
Ellen Burstyn
Besides loving a demon, she hallucinated that she was on a game show. Go »
Emmy Rossum
Besides loving a singing ghost, she sailed on a sinking ship. Go »
Allie Brosh
The praise for her drawings in Microsoft Paint has been hyperbolic. Go »
Charlie Todd
Fans of his brand of mass improvisational comedy are everywhere. Go »
Matthew Inman
His surreally-drawn commentary on life makes for good reading over breakfast. Go »
Jessica Hagy
Comedy is hard to diagram, especially in a 3" by 5" space. Go »
Maru
Some YouTube stars really throw themselves into their work. Go »
Patrick Stewart
Before he was Charles Xavier, he was Jean-Luc Picard. Go »
Pierce Brosnan
Before he was James Bond, he was Remington Steele. Go »
Johnny Depp
Before he was Jack Sparrow, he was Tom Hanson. Go »
Bruce Willis
Before he was John McClane, he was David Addison. Go »
Jennifer Garner
Before she was Elektra Natchios, she was Sydney Bristow. Go »
Cheryl Burke
Can one become a star by osmosis? Go »
Neil Simon
There's nothing odd about a Brooklyn Jew writing about life in the Deep South. Go »
William Cottrell
Some people just don't like SUVs. Go »
Navid Khonsari
Tehran police had more to worry about in 1979 than stolen cars. Go »
Michael Buffer
When men hear the rumbling start, they put their hands in the air. Go »
Terry Fox
May your hope not run short like his did. Go »
Eva Braun
Her marriage was a lot shorter than Kim Kardashian's, and her taste in men a lot more questionable. Go »
Shari Lewis
Not everybody on TV can talk to "you," but she could. Go »
Suzanne Collins
Even on Thanksgiving, young readers are famished for good adventure stories. Go »
Henry Winkler
This leather fetishist has two prominent digits. Go »
W.E.B. Du Bois
Not many Ghanians made history at Niagara Falls. Go »
Isaac Mizrahi
He tried telling Liz what to do, but the results didn't last long. Go »
George R.R. Martin
This fantasy author's relationship with HBO runs hot and cold. Go »
Chris Thomas King
Oh brother, another blues musician from New Orleans? (Who's the king?) Go »
