Who uttered the phrase 'the ideological clowns are out' this week? The quiz knows

NPR | By Holly J. Morris

Published October 2, 2026 at 2:01 AM PDT

From left: Jack Smith, a new panda, Beyoncé.

This week in news, the quiz will not cover: Anne Hathaway showed off her baby bump at the Verity premiere, Kate Middleton revealed she loves doing the dishes (and William dries them!) and a former NFL head coach debuted an elaborate Minecraft city.

If you've paid attention to Real News, though, you might just get a 10/10 today.

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Corrected: October 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM PDT

An earlier photo caption incorrectly referred to the panda Fu Shuang as male. Fu Shuang is female.

Previously posted Oct. 2, 2026: A previous version of the quiz incorrectly misidentified Case Western Reserve University as "Case Western."

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