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Puppets, politicians and a queen's property: It's the weekly news quiz

NPR | By Holly J. Morris

Published December 1, 2023 at 5:00 AM EST

From left: a possible answer, a black-and-white photo, someone who left wills in her furniture.

The quiz is back from a short break, sparing everyone questions like "What breed is Stache?" and "What car-sized wad of plant matter disrupted traffic on a California highway?" and "Where did my luggage go?" and "At this exact moment, who is CEO of OpenAI?" and ... OK, we should have just done a quiz last week.

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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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