Nigel Farage
publication date: Saturday, July 16, 2016 (part of Summer 2016)
category: 
Government
clue: Nobody should be more excited about the Brexit than the guy who has, off and on over the last decade, led a political party founded on the notion of independence.
explanation: Farage led the United Kingdom Independence Party from 2006-2009 and again from 2010-2016. He was a major figure in the successful Brexit vote in June 2016. more…
difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, and Richard Slominsky
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