publication date: Friday, May 9, 2014 (part of Spring 2014)

category: Business

clue: You can't make money or children in Minecraft, but this Swiss-born miner eventually had lots of both.

explanation: Guggenheim was the patriarch of a very successful mining family. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Justin Woods

The Game Masters: These ten celebrities would be instant masters at certain games if they ever got to play, judging from their previous life experience. The first week of this theme features celebrities who would dominate at modern board and card games, and the second week switches to modern video games.

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