The shutdown continues, but politics persists. That gives this quiz a lot of fodder

NPR | By Holly J. Morris

Published November 7, 2025 at 5:01 AM EST

From left: a young(er) Nancy Pelosi, a young(er) Dick Cheney, a still-young Zohran Mamdani.

This week, elections were had and all kinds of claims were made about What It All Means. The quiz sure doesn't know! Here are a bunch of questions about politics and one about bears.

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Holly J. Morris

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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