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These people are all answers. You're welcome.

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Famous women made some surprise appearances this week. Were you paying attention?

With a Grammys comeback performance, an unannounced 'SNL' visit, and an Olympic un-retirement, women were center stage this week. Sorry, Swifties, this time we're not talking about Taylor.

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What are Taylor and Elon doing *now*, and why is Elmo here? Find out in the quiz

From left: Serial homepage offenders and ... Elmo? Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Noam Galai/Getty Images for Heidi Klum; Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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What are Taylor and Elon doing *now*, and why is Elmo here? Find out in the quiz

Serial newsmakers Taylor Swift and Elon Musk made more headlines this week, but they were also joined by goats, a helicopter and a very intriguing blurry image.

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Hint: These are answer-adjacent.

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From things that suck to stars that shine — it's the weekly news quiz

This week, we saw the Iowa caucuses suck up news coverage, an ancient space entity suck in stars, and low temps suck the charge from Teslas. Were you paying attention?

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From left: Tiger Woods, Ayo Edebiri, Chris Christie.

From left: Tiger Woods, Ayo Edebiri, Chris Christie. Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images; Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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This week's news quiz separates the winners from the losers. Which will you be?

Barbie lost the Golden Globe, a plane lost a door, Tiger Woods and Nike lost each other, and Chris Christie decided not to lose. There were also some winners this week.

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Happy new year! None of the above are correct answers.

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Joseph Prezioso/AFP, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images, Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Hershey's Chocolate World

New year, new quiz. Can you believe stuff has already happened in 2024?!

Who's out to save democracy? Who's good at not drooling? And what do sexy Hershey Kisses have to do with any of it? Try for your first 11/11 of 2024, and possibly find out.

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Senator wants Marines to explain why wounded troops weren't told the truth

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks during a hearing of a Senate Armed Services Committee subcommittee. A combat veteran, Kelly called on the U.S. Marines to explain why wounded troops weren't told the truth about a friendly fire incident in Iraq in 2004. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Taking Cover: An NPR Investigation

Senator wants Marines to explain why wounded troops weren't told the truth

Three people died and nearly a dozen were injured in a deadly accident that the military initially lied about, then buried.

From left: bad boy, bad boy, amoral entity

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News quiz resolutions: What should our favorite newsmakers aim to do in 2024?

Human, animal and artificially intelligent celebrities have New Year's resolutions, too. If you know (or can guess) what those resolutions could be, you might close out the year with an 11/11.

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From left: ghoul, another ghoul

From left: ghoul, another ghoul Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images, Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for ReedPop hide caption

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From killer cats to Christmas classics, this week's quiz is both feral and festive

Do you know the breadth of species a cat can eat? How about which Christmas movies have been added to the National Film Registry? Get these right and you're on your way to a perfect score.

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

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David Livingston/Getty Images, Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images, Noam Galai/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival

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

Do you know your puppets from your politicians? What about the new word of the year and the world of rare crustaceans? Test your knowledge of this week's news.

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From left: 5-inch heels, an owl, a FedEx package

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Escaped owls, mystery shipments and high-heeled politics: It's weekly news quiz time

Wasn't there, like, some elections or something? Or was it a debate? A trial, perhaps? If that sounds familiar — AND you're up on animal doings — you could earn an 11/11 for once.

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From left: a Trump, Idina Menzel, a bird-person

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Trumps in court, celebrities in costume, and SO many birds: It's the weekly news quiz

Plus: Broadway, the year 2003, parasites and gender gaps. What more could you ask for — besides a perfect score?