Robert Burns
publication date: Sunday, December 31, 2017 (part of Winter 2018)
category: 
Literature
clue: This fiery Scottish poet gave us the words to the first song we sing every year.
explanation: Burns wrote "Auld Lang Syne" as a poem that was later set to a Scottish folk melody and became a tradition to sing just after the stroke of midnight at New Years Eve parties. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, and Erik Bates
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