This celebrity goo was created by player Russ Wilhelm.
Scott Hardie made major changes to the explanation provided by Russ.

publication date: Friday, February 19, 2021 (part of Winter 2021)

category: Royalty

clue: He ruled for three days and zero hours.

explanation: Dipendra killed his parents, the king and queen of Nepal, and then attempted suicide by gunshot. He was thus pronounced king three days before he died because he was technically next in line of succession, although he was comatose for the entire period. The movie Zero Hour was made from witness accounts of the massacre. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Steve West, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Denise Sawicki, Scott Hardie, and Ruth Cichoski


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