Dennis Hof
publication date: Friday, November 9, 2018 (part of Fall 2018)
category: 
Controversy
clue: Not being a trashy reality TV star, not owning a brothel, not accusations of rape, and not even death itself would stop Nevadans from electing this man.
explanation: Hof was elected to the Nevada State Assembly in 2018, two months after he died in his own brothel that made him a star on HBO. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, and Erik Bates
Similar Goos
W.W. Denslow
This children's book illustrator, best remembered for drawings of frightened lions and foolish scarecrows, earned enough money to buy an island and declare himself a king, even though he shared his name with a Scottish warrior who famously opposed a king. Go »
David Alfaro Siqueiros
This Mexican painter might paint a picture of you and maybe paint a mural of you, but this painter might bury you next to a worker. Go »
Vince McMahon
If this brash CEO had succeeded at doing in his extreme football league what he had already accomplished for professional wrestling, would that have meant suiting up and playing the sport himself? Go »
Alison Ettel
Solving goos without a permit can get you a visit from the police if this alliterative Internet meme gets her way. Go »
Omran Daqneesh
A boy in an ambulance might finally open the world's eyes to the suffering and misery in Syria. Go »
