Carissa Moore
publication date: Thursday, August 5, 2021 (part of Summer 2021)
category: 
Sports
clue: Hawaii is the birthplace of modern surfing, so it's no surprise that a native daughter won the sport's first Olympic gold medal.
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, Mike Eberhart, and Aaron Shurtleff
United by Emotion: The 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo may have been delayed for a year by the pandemic, but they're still a remarkable display of athleticism and achievement, perhaps made even more dramatic by these trying times. This week, guess seven people closely associated with the event.Similar Goos
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Rayssa Leal
A little bit of fairy dust helped to propel her from Internet fame to winning a silver medal as Brazil's youngest ever Olympian. Go »
Eliud Kipchoge
This Kenyan runner is heavily favored to win the marathon competition on the final day of the Olympics, given that he's the only person in the world known to have completed a marathon in under two hours. Go »
Caeleb Dressel
Growing up in a peninsular state may have helped him become a giant in his sport. Go »
Max Verstappen
You won't find a faster Bull on the planet. Go »
