publication date: Friday, December 19, 2014 (part of Winter 2015)

category: Government

clue: Germany is stolz darauf to have their Mutti once again be their Bundeskanzler.

explanation: Merkel, nicknamed Mutti ("mother"), was re-elected Chancellor ("Bundeskanzler") of Germany in 2013. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, and Mike Rothstein


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