This goo was worth a point in December 2024.

publication date: Sunday, December 22, 2024 (part of December 2024)

category: Business

clue: This WWII cook didn't have to make a run for the border to establish his famous musical restaurant chain: He founded it in his native California and named it after himself.

explanation: Bell, who had been a cook in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, founded Taco Bell. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky


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