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April 8, 2006

Welcome to Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's weekly news quiz program. Find out how well you know your news by playing the interactive online version below. You can also listen to this week's show with host Peter Sagal.

Who's Carl This Time?

Quote 1

CARL: "It's time to shut her down and get governing."

That's President Bush this past week telling a bunch of people to stop fighting, and "get governing"... where?

• Answer 1

Quote 2

CARL: "The most controversial, disliked, scandalized, mistrusted figure in all of sports chases the most hallowed, historic record in all of sports, to the awful tune of a season-long soundtrack of booing and derision if not outright hatred."

That's Greg Cote of The Miami Herald celebrating the new baseball season... specifically, the season debut of what player?

• Answer 2

Quote 3

Carl: "It is like a fish that can do a push-up."

That's paleontologist Neil H. Shubin talking about his big archaeological find... an ancient fish that, not only could do a push-up, but could do it where?

• Answer 3

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