Current Goos
Can you solve the goos below? You'll improve your score if you do. Good luck! For more information, see How to Play.
publication date: Friday, May 7, 2021 - the answer will be revealed on Friday, May 14
category: 
Music
clue: Hello! It is him you're looking for? Truly, you could stay up all night long looking for the answer, so don't get stuck on him.
difficulty: very easy (30 points)
solved by: Richard Slominsky and Erik Bates
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publication date: Thursday, May 6, 2021 - the answer will be revealed on Thursday, May 13
category: 
Movies
clue: After adopting horror as a genre, this actress conjured up success in iconic parts like Mrs. Bates.
difficulty: medium (90 points)
solved by: no one yet
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publication date: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - the answer will be revealed on Wednesday, May 12
category: 
Family
clue: This Midwestern first lady nearly married her husband's famous debate partner instead.
difficulty: very easy (30 points)
solved by: Richard Slominsky and Erik Bates
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Chairo is stealing half of all points earned on this goo, for Erik Bates.
This celebrity goo was created by player Erik Bates.
Scott Hardie made minor changes to the explanation provided by Erik.
publication date: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - the answer will be revealed on Tuesday, May 11
category: 
Literature
clue: A nursery rhyme inspired the title of this British author's smiling spy novel.
difficulty: medium (90 points)
solved by: Scott Hardie
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This celebrity goo was created by player Chris Lemler.
Scott Hardie replaced the difficulty, made major changes to the clue, and made major changes to the explanation provided by Chris.
publication date: Monday, May 3, 2021 - the answer will be revealed on Monday, May 10
category: 
Sports
clue: Den här svenskan tror inte att du kommer att få den här rätten. åh! Tror du att du kommer att vinna som han gjorde två gånger i Chicago?
difficulty: hard (120 points)
solved by: no one yet
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publication date: Sunday, May 2, 2021 - the answer will be revealed on Sunday, May 9
category: 
Television
clue: An early career as a prop comic prepared him for his most famous role, trapped on a satellite with his homemade "robot friends" and riffing bad movies together.
difficulty: medium (90 points)
solved by: Denise Sawicki and Erik Bates
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Chairo is stealing half of all points earned on this goo, for Samir Mehta.
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie replaced the difficulty, made major changes to the clue, and made major changes to the explanation provided by Steve.
publication date: Saturday, May 1, 2021 - the answer will be revealed on Saturday, May 8
category: 
Hoaxes
clue: This medical huckster was successful enough to buy his own hotel.
difficulty: hard (120 points)
solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Denise Sawicki
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Recent Goos
These goos were played a week ago.
Naomi Parker
Parker is the subject of the famous "We Can Do It!" painting, based on a photograph of her working at a factory. Until 2015, the model was widely understood to be Geraldine Doyle, who had claimed without evidence to be the model. Her claim was widely circulated, with each unverified claim citing another as the source, in what became a famous "woozle effect," when a false "fact" spreads via frequent repeating without a verified original source. Go »
Ashley Graham
Graham was the first size-16 model on either cover, and has advocated for body positivity. Go »
Alex Smith
Smith suffered a broken leg in 2018 that mirrored the injury that ended Theismann's career 33 years earlier to the day. Theismann was present at the game and witnessed it. Smith developed a life-threatening infection and his leg was nearly amputated, but he made a full recovery and returned in 2020, in what has been called one of the NFL's best-ever comebacks. Go »
Noel Fielding
Fielding is co-founded the Mighty Boosh comedy troupe. Since 2017, he has co-hosted The Great British Bake Off. Go »
Haystacks Calhoun
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Kamaru Usman
UFC champion Usman is nicknamed the Nigerian Nightmare. Go »
Aldrich Ames
Ames was a CIA agent who provided intelligence to Russia in exchange for millions of dollars. He had been investigated for living far beyond his means for almost a decade before his 1994 arrest, and the CIA was criticized for not acting faster against him. Go »
