publication date: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 (part of Summer 2015)

category: Controversy

clue: Having seventeen kids is abnormal. Having four kids who will graduate high school when you're in your eighties is beyond that.

explanation: Raunigk, a German woman who was already a mother to 13 children, gave birth to quadruplets in May 2015 at the age of 65. more…

intended difficulty: hard

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


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