publication date: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 (part of Winter 2017)

category: Movies

clue: He's been a test pilot, a climatologist, Jerry Lee Lewis, an aging quarterback and aging pitcher, a poisoning victim, and Doc Holliday.

explanation: Quaid starred in The Right Stuff, The Day After Tomorrow, Great Balls of Fire, Any Given Sunday, The Rookie, D.O.A., and Wyatt Earp. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, and Jesse King


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