Make It So Evil

Now that Patrick Stewart has reprised the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, some of Star Trek's most famous villains might make a return appearance on television. It's unlikely that they'll be played by these celebrity namesakes. Think you can identify all seven? Engage!

Kim Kardashian

publication date: Saturday, February 15, 2020

category: Controversy

clue: This media personality and hip-hop wife, as well as her famous family, have had no trouble keeping up with changing trends since her sex tape and their reality show first brought them attention. They don't make mistakes.

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Erik Bates

Bobby Breen

publication date: Friday, February 14, 2020

category: Movies

clue: One of the most popular singers in the RKO stable never recovered his career after the war. He may as well have been living on a frozen inhospitable world where no one knew what his face looked like.

explanation: Breen was a popular child star for RKO Radio Pictures, but after World War II, he never established a successful adult career. more…

intended difficulty: very hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Pam Schroeder

player landmarks: This was the first goo solved by Pam Schroeder.

Lev Gorn

publication date: Thursday, February 13, 2020

category: Television

clue: This Russian actor was in an American show, about Russians in America, playing a Russian... Ugh, this clue is not merciful and quick.

explanation: Gorn starred in The Americans. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Chris Lemler

Roger Mudd

publication date: Wednesday, February 12, 2020

category: Journalism

clue: This distinguished TV reporter once derailed Ted Kennedy's presidential campaign with a single question, and it didn't even involve calling him a thief, swindler, con man, liar, and rogue.

explanation: The term "Roger Mudd moment" describes a presidential candidate sinking their own campaign with a disastrous answer to a reporter's question, after Kennedy was unable to articulate an answer to Mudd's question, "Why do you want to be president?" more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Richard Slominsky