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Why did the newly refurbished Reflecting Pool turn green? The quiz knows

By Holly J. Morris
Published June 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM PDT
From left: Barack Obama, Lionel Messi, California first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool/AP; Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty Images; Manny Carabel/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival
From left: Barack Obama, Lionel Messi, California first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom.

This week, the World Cup is afoot, a brilliant pun that, startlingly, Google says hasn't been used hundreds of times! (That can't be right, Google.) Other stuff happened, mostly political. Enjoy the quiz!

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Holly J. Morris works on NPR's Training team. She was an editor at The Washington Post Express, National Geographic and U.S. News and World Report, and a college teacher.

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