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…
intended 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…
intended 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…
intended 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…
intended 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…
intended 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…
intended 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…
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, and Erik Bates