Stand with Ukraine

Donate to Nova Ukraine to provide humanitarian relief to the Ukrainian people. And pray for Ukrainians everywhere, including these seven famous people.
Milla Jovovich
publication date: Saturday, March 12, 2022
category: Movies
clue: Her movies about elements, zombies, and Joan of Arc have not always been well-received by critics, but none were as widely reviled as her early sequel about a colorful lagoon.
explanation: Jovovich starred in Return to the Blue Lagoon, The Fifth Element, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, and the Resident Evil films. more…
difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Chris Lemler
Oksana Baiul
publication date: Friday, March 11, 2022
category: Sports
clue: Ukraine's first Olympic champion retired in the mid-1990s to play Clara and Dorothy Gale on ice.
explanation: Baiul won a gold medal in figure skating in 1994, then left the sport and performed in TV specials like The Nutcracker on Ice and The Wizard of Oz on Ice. more…
difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Richard Slominsky
Denis Stoff
publication date: Thursday, March 10, 2022
category: Music
clue: This YouTube star spent years asking to be made famous. He got a down attitude about it but lately that's been dragged out of him.
explanation: Stoff began singing on YouTube before performing in the rock bands Asking Alexandria, Make Me Famous, Down & Dirty, and Drag Me Out. more…
difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Chris Lemler
Olga Kurylenko
publication date: Wednesday, March 9, 2022
category: Movies
clue: After her breakthrough as a model in the French fashion industry, she found a measure of peace in the arms of James Bond and appeared as a Marvel villain last year.
explanation: Kurylenko starred in A Quantum of Solace and Black Widow. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Chris Lemler
Sergey Bubka
publication date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022
category: Sports
clue: Setting world records that lasted for decades was not too high of a bar to cross for this celebrated athlete, gold medalist, and inaugural member of the six meters club.
explanation: Bubka earned one Olympic gold medal and numerous world records in his pole vaulting career, including being the first person to clear six meters in height. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, and Richard Slominsky
Mila Kunis
publication date: Monday, March 7, 2022
category: Television
clue: She got so into retro nostalgia from her 1970s sitcom that she went back and married her former co-star.
explanation: Kunis married Ashton Kutcher, her co-star in That 70's Show. more…
difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, and Richard Slominsky
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
publication date: Sunday, March 6, 2022
category: Government
clue: Nobody's laughing at this former comedian any longer.
explanation: Zelenskyy left professional comedy to become the president of Ukraine in 2019. more…
difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, and Erik Bates
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