Q
publication date: Thursday, August 20, 2020 (part of Summer 2020)
category: Fads
clue: Quick question: Which quasi-king (or queen?) of 4chan, without qualm, took up the digital quill to quicken a once-quaint, now-quantifiable movement that, for all its quirks and queasy qualities, won't quit trying to quell a global conspiracy between a quite enormous quantity of quarry, even if their quest is quixotic?
explanation: Followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory believe in 4chan posts by "Q," an anonymous person claiming to be a Trump administration official who reports on a global conspiracy of Satan-worshipping child molesters who the president alone can defeat. more…
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates
trivia: Scott struggled with which of more than a half-dozen categories in the game would be most suitable for this goo.