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What question stumped a Trump cabinet pick? Find out in the news quiz!

NPR | By Holly J. Morris
Published January 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM EST
From left: Future queen, past first lady, maybe-future defense secretary.
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From left: Future queen, past first lady, maybe-future defense secretary.

This week featured contentious confirmation hearings, which caused the news media to inadvertently alliterate over and over. ("Contentious confirmation" is also an example of assonance. Thank you, high school English!) If you were glued to C-SPAN, you'll get at least a 1 out of 11 this 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.