Nelson Mandela
publication date: Thursday, March 29, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)
category: 
Government
clue: The nation's first black president once made Matthew Preston victorious.
explanation: Mandela was the first black president of South Africa, portrayed in the movie Invictus. The clue references the goo that ended the very first season of Celebrity Goo Game back in 1998, which Matthew Preston solved to become the game's first winner. That goo also made reference to Mandela as the "first black president." more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Aaron Shurtleff
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