Dwarf Planet
With a remake of the Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs about to open in theaters, here's taking inspiration from some of the quirkiest roommates in cinema history. Will you solve all of these goos and live happily ever after? Or will you struggle and wonder which is fairest of them all?
Dave Manheim
publication date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
category: 
Podcasts
clue: The sole surviving host of a call-in podcast about drug addiction has lost more than his share of regular callers, but not his determination to help however he can.
explanation: Manheim is the sole host of Dopey. Former co-host Chris and numerous regular callers have passed away from substance abuse and addiction over the course of the series. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
Trevor Smith
publication date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
category: 
Controversy
clue: Being Sneezy was instrumental in this Londoner's viral fame a decade ago.
explanation: Smith was a trombonist with the London Central Fellowship Band in 2014 when, during a concert in Essex, he sneezed into his trombone, causing a sudden, loud, discordant note. A recording of the moment went viral. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
Jools Lebron
publication date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
category: 
Internet
clue: This TikToker went viral in August 2024 not for being very Bashful, but a synonym that led her to a trademark battle.
explanation: Lebron made a short lifestyle video about being "very demure, very modest" at work, which went viral and led to unrelated parties attempting to trademark the phrase. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
Tiffani Adams
publication date: Monday, February 24, 2025
category: 
Accidents
clue: Feeling Sleepy during a flight is normal. Waking up in a dark, freezing airplane in Toronto with a dead cell phone is not.
explanation: Adams sued Air Canada after flying from Quebec City to Toronto in 2019, falling asleep mid-flight, and waking up trapped inside the locked plane. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
NF
publication date: Sunday, February 23, 2025
category: 
Music
clue: For an artist who uses rapping as a kind of therapy session and has never stopped searching for hope, it's entirely appropriate that one of his most recent hits was "Happy."
explanation: NF's albums include Therapy Session, The Search, and Hope. more…
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
Walter Matthau
publication date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
category: 
Movies
clue: He made a career out of playing Grumpy men, in Hello Dolly!, The Bad News Bears, House Calls, The Odd Couple, Dennis the Menace, and, yes, Grumpy Old Men.
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
Vivek Murthy
publication date: Friday, February 21, 2025
category: 
Government
clue: The foremost Doc in the Obama and Biden administrations focused his efforts on combating loneliness, especially during and after an international health crisis in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic.
explanation: Murthy served as Surgeon General of the United States from 2015-2017 and 2021-2025. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
