Current Goos
Can you solve the goos below? You'll improve your score if you do. Good luck! For more information, see How to Play.
publication date: Thursday, November 21, 2024 - the answer will be revealed on Thursday, November 28
category: 
Literature
clue: The arc of his life—acclaimed 2006 novel about suicidal depression, followed by a 2010 film adaptation, and ending with his 2013 suicide—turned out not to be a funny story at all.
intended difficulty: easy
do-over: This is a "do-over" goo, inspired by incorrect guesses for a recent previous goo.
solved by: Steve West
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This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie replaced the difficulty provided by Steve.
publication date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - the answer will be revealed on Wednesday, November 27
category: 
Television
clue: Her doctor boyfriend couldn't stop being manipulative or deal with his addictions, could he?
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: no one yet
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publication date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - the answer will be revealed on Tuesday, November 26
category: 
Government
clue: This Nigerian economist organizes world trade.
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Aaron Shurtleff
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publication date: Monday, November 18, 2024 - the answer will be revealed on Monday, November 25
category: Television
clue: She won Tonys for Mame and Sweeney Todd, and was nominated for Oscars for Gaslight and The Manchurian Candidate, but the whodunit writer and amateur sleuth that she played on television from 1984 to 1996 brought her a whole new level of worldwide fame, and that's all she wrote.
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Aaron Shurtleff
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publication date: Sunday, November 17, 2024 - the answer will be revealed on Sunday, November 24
category: 
Crime
clue: Their Scottish murder spree changed the culture around medical dissection and cadaver donation, but not enough to keep one of them from being on display to this day in Edinburgh.
intended difficulty: easy
multiple: This goo is of multiple famous people. You must guess all names for the answer to be correct.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Aaron Shurtleff
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This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
publication date: Saturday, November 16, 2024 - the answer will be revealed on Saturday, November 23
category: 
Sports
clue: She put down her didgeridoo and swung more than a boomerang on her way to Wimbledon.
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Aaron Shurtleff, and Scott Hardie
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publication date: Friday, November 15, 2024 - the answer will be revealed on Friday, November 22
category: Sports
clue: This pro wrestler dominated in the 1980s and 1990s with his distinctive raspy voice, flamboyant fashion sense, snappy beef jerky endorsements, and headlining WrestleMania appearances. Oooh yeah!
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Aaron Shurtleff
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Recent Goos
These goos were played a week ago.
Masahiro Hara
Hara led the team that invented the QR code and is widely considered its creator. The QR code reads, "His team's invention, inspired by the black and white pieces on the board in a game of Go, was a leap forward for the barcode." Go »
Dorothy Day
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Edgar Wright
Wright made the "Cornetto Trilogy" of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End. Go »
John Clem
Clem served as a drummer boy during the Civil War and became the county's youngest non-commissioned officer at the age of 12. He retired in 1915 as a brigadier general, but received a special promotion from Congress the following year. Go »
John O'Brien
O'Brien wrote Leaving Las Vegas and took his life two weeks after learning that it would be adapted into a movie that went on to win an Oscar for Nicolas Cage's performance. Go »
Larry King
King, ex-husband of Billie Jean King, organized the first women's pro circuit in tennis, as well as co-founding WomenSports magazine with Billie Jean. Go »
Lenny Lipton
Lipton developed the "RealD" 3-D viewing technology used in movie theaters worldwide. As a college student, he wrote the poem that became the song "Puff the Magic Dragon" by Peter, Paul, and Mary. Go »
