Fabrizio Moretti
This goo was worth a point in April 2024.
publication date: Thursday, April 4, 2024 (part of April 2024)
category: 
Music
clue: This drummer and visual artist is the only South American member of the band that scored an early-2010s streaming hit with a song about a desire to go mountaineering.
explanation: Moretti is the drummer of the Strokes, whose 2011 song "Machu Picchu" was a hit on streaming despite not charting on radio. Its chorus makes a metaphorical reference to "trying to find a mountain I can climb." more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Samir Mehta
Machu Picchu Week: Among the most famous ruins in the world, the mountain-top site known today as Machu Picchu is what remains of an Incan city constructed in the fifteenth century at 8000 feet above sea level, in modern-day Peru. Its remoteness, grandeur, and mystery (owing to a lack of any written records as to its purpose) have captivated archeologists and the public alike since its rediscovery. Can you identify these seven figures who are all associated with the Lost City of the Incas?Similar Goos
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