Current Goos
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publication date: Saturday, May 24, 2025 - the answer will be revealed on Saturday, May 31
category: 
Government
clue: His walk across Tennessee in his signature flannel led to a governorship, a presidential cabinet position, a presidential candidacy, and a long tenure as a senator.
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
Up the Long Ladder: Climbing the longest ladder that's ever been is the same as climbing a short one: Just take it one step at a time. It only makes sense to take them in order, right?Know the answer? Please log in or create an account in order to guess.
publication date: Friday, May 23, 2025 - the answer will be revealed on Friday, May 30
category: 
Music
clue: Feuding with Drake is apparently good for your career: It can lead to tying a record for Grammy wins and playing the Super Bowl halftime show.
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
Up the Long Ladder: Climbing the longest ladder that's ever been is the same as climbing a short one: Just take it one step at a time. It only makes sense to take them in order, right?Know the answer? Please log in or create an account in order to guess.
publication date: Thursday, May 22, 2025 - the answer will be revealed on Thursday, May 29
category: 
Movies
clue: Her lead vocal performance in the Trolls films has been pitch-perfect, even if online trolls didn't like her acting or singing in the Pitch Perfect films.
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
Up the Long Ladder: Climbing the longest ladder that's ever been is the same as climbing a short one: Just take it one step at a time. It only makes sense to take them in order, right?Know the answer? Please log in or create an account in order to guess.
publication date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - the answer will be revealed on Wednesday, May 28
category: Government
clue: He won battles at the Alamo and Goliad, but due to his corruption and incompetence, he has come to be regarded as several of Mexico's worst presidents.
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Samir Mehta
Up the Long Ladder: Climbing the longest ladder that's ever been is the same as climbing a short one: Just take it one step at a time. It only makes sense to take them in order, right?Know the answer? Please log in or create an account in order to guess.
publication date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - the answer will be revealed on Tuesday, May 27
category: Movies
clue: This girl's golden breakthrough role led to a cannonball run in theaters, a series of cliffhangers on television, and a couple of white chicks on stage.
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Samir Mehta
Up the Long Ladder: Climbing the longest ladder that's ever been is the same as climbing a short one: Just take it one step at a time. It only makes sense to take them in order, right?Know the answer? Please log in or create an account in order to guess.
publication date: Monday, May 19, 2025 - the answer will be revealed on Monday, May 26
category: 
Literature
clue: A quarter-century of acting gave her the life experience (and promotional connections) to write a best-selling book about a valley of drug-addicted plastic young women working in show business.
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
Up the Long Ladder: Climbing the longest ladder that's ever been is the same as climbing a short one: Just take it one step at a time. It only makes sense to take them in order, right?Know the answer? Please log in or create an account in order to guess.
publication date: Sunday, May 18, 2025 - the answer will be revealed on Sunday, May 25
category: Movies
clue: He taught Kevin Costner how to sound British, Daniel Day-Lewis how to sound Mohican, and Robert Downey Jr. how to sound silent.
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Samir Mehta
Up the Long Ladder: Climbing the longest ladder that's ever been is the same as climbing a short one: Just take it one step at a time. It only makes sense to take them in order, right?Know the answer? Please log in or create an account in order to guess.
Recent Goos
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Bo Derek
Derek co-starred in Orca: The Killer Whale in 1977 and Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! in 2015. Go »
Alisha Boe
Boe is known for the TV shows 13 Reasons Why and The Buccaneers. Go »
Mahershala Ali
Ali played "Cottonmouth" Stokes in season 1 of Luke Cage, Prowler in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel, and Wayne Hays in season 3 of True Detective. Go »
Adriana Lima
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Nathan Adrian
Competitive swimmer Adrian's mother immigrated from Hong Kong. Alone or as part of a relay team, he won one gold medal in 2008, and two each in 2012 and 2016. Go »
Tonie Nathan
As the Libertarian Party's vice-presidential nominee, Nathan received one electoral vote from a faithless Republican elector, making her the first woman (and first Jew) to receive any electoral vote in a national election in the United States. The year is better remembered for Shirley Chisholm's candidacy for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, making her the first black candidate to run for president via a major party and the first female candidate to run via the Democratic Party. Go »
