Spring 2011 Tournament
Many have played, but only one will win. All players from the season will compete in an elimination tournament to decide which of them is the top competitor, deserving of a prize. Good luck!
Ina Garten
publication date: Friday, May 27, 2011
category: 
Cuisine
clue: where you grow healthy ingredients
explanation: Garten was a cookbook author and host of the cooking series Barefoot Contessa. The clue was a play on her name. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Justin Woods, and Joanna Woods
Clara Barton
publication date: Thursday, May 26, 2011
category: 
Medicine
clue: war + peace
explanation: Barton was a nurse in the American Civil War who eventually oversaw the hospitalization of an entire army. After the war, she founded the American Red Cross ("+"), ensuring that it would provide relief and medical care to Americans in all crises, war and otherwise. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, and Joanna Woods
Owen Honors
publication date: Wednesday, May 25, 2011
category: 
Controversy
clue: unlikely to get an honorable discharge
explanation: Honors was a Navy captain who faced controversy in 2011 when it came to light that he had produced a series of embarrassing videos on board his ship. He was subsequently censured but not discharged. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Justin Woods, and Joanna Woods
Robert Scoble
publication date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
category: 
Internet
clue: big blogger for a tiny company
explanation: Scoble's technology blogging gained fame in the mid-2000s while he was employed by Microsoft and was sometimes criticized for being too much of an evangelist for them. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, and Jon Berry
Alberto Cutié
publication date: Monday, May 23, 2011
category: Controversy
clue: I'm too sexy for my cassock
explanation: Cutié was a handsome priest well-known for his television appearances, who left the Catholic Church in 2009 over his desire to marry. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, and Jon Berry
Steve Prefontaine
publication date: Friday, May 20, 2011
category: 
Sports
clue: premature quietus
explanation: Prefontaine, nicknamed "Pre," was a popular runner who died at age 24 in a car accident. more…
solved by: Justin Woods and Joanna Woods
Freeman Dyson
publication date: Thursday, May 19, 2011
category: 
Science
clue: comet sweet comet
explanation: Among astrophysicist Dyson's many contributions to scientific theory is his notion that comets could be adapted to host organic life through genetically-engineered plants later nicknamed "Dyson trees." more…
solved by: Justin Woods
Gia Carangi
publication date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011
category: 
Modeling
clue: died after gaining assistance
explanation: Carangi was a famous beauty, often considered the first supermodel, who died of AIDS ("assistance") in 1986. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, and Jon Berry
Angeles Duran
publication date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
category: Controversy
clue: legally liable for global warming, according to Al Gore
explanation: In 2010, Duran made headlines when she claimed that a notarized document proved her ownership of the Sun. Al Gore subsequently filed a lawsuit against her for damages caused by global warming, as a publicity stunt. more…
solved by: Steve West, Justin Woods, and Joanna Woods
trivia: Incorrect guesses included Laurie David, Leslie Chilcott, Sarah Palin, Osama Bin Laden, and Jesus.
Blair Brown
publication date: Monday, May 16, 2011
category: 
Television
clue: two British prime ministers
explanation: Brown was best known for her roles on Fringe and The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd. She shared her name with British prime ministers Tony Blair (1997-2007) and Gordon Brown (2007-2010). more…
solved by: Steve West
trivia: Incorrect guesses included two for Lindsay Duncan, two for Paul Eddington, and one each for David Cameron, Diane Fletcher, Helen Mirren, Janet Brown, Michael Sheen, Patricia Hodge, Peggy Ashcroft, Penelope Wilson, Peter Cook, Phyllis Logan, Vanessa Redgrave, and Scott Hardie's British prime minister mom.
Other Themes in Spring 2011
I'm Not a Doctor, but I Play One on TV
Grab your remote, stat, because you'll need to know your fictional doctors to recognize these five stars of the television screen. Break a leg! Go »
Feeling Minnesota
The Gopher State is best known for its sprawling forests and quiet streams, but these five Minnesotans from different walks of life illustrate how dynamic the state really is. Go »
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Our jurassic predecessors have fueled our imaginations since their bones were first discovered. They'll roam the earth again this week, in the form of five goos inspired by dinosaurs. Go »
The Other Guys
Even in the age of blogs and reality shows, we still can't all be famous. These five people have done their best, but they'll never outshine their better-known namesakes. Go »
Peculiar Pathology
The human body can suffer such strange and tragic fates. These five people became famous for their unusual medical conditions. Even five TV doctors couldn't help them. Go »
Down at the Disco
How do you roll? Get down and boogie with these groovy stars of the disco era, who became synonymous with the culture that captivated the 1970s and danced away with eternal fame. Go »
Kai's Power Goos
The classic software that creates all these goos was released in 1996 with a gallery of famous faces to practice with. These photos come directly from Kai's Power Goo, a time capsule of fame in the mid-nineties. Go »
Do Overs
These five celebrities were common incorrect guesses for recent goos. Here's your second chance to get each one right. Go »
Famous Thetans
For half a century, the Church of Scientology has struggled to be taken seriously as a bona fide religion. These five celebrity adherents all share this uncommon faith. Go »
Celebrity Limerick
This poetic form has given rhyme and rhythm to dirty jokes for generations. Can you decode each line of this celebrity limerick to recognize the famous figures it describes? Go »
