Cory Booker

Cory BookerCory Booker

date: December 20, 2009 (part of Round XLI)

category: Government

clue: Defending yourself from attacks by other mayoral candidates is normal, but defending against barbs from a late-night talk show host is not.

explanation: Booker was the mayor of Newark whose September 2009 feud with Conan O'Brien landed him a guest appearance on The Tonight Show. more…

solved by: Steve West, Russ Wilhelm, Denise Sawicki, Amy Austin, Steve Dunn, Mike Rothstein, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Chris Lemler, LaVonne Lemler, Dave Mitzman, Aaron Shurtleff, Scott Horowitz, and Walter Chesser

player landmarks: This was the last goo solved by Dave Mitzman.

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