NPR Top Stories

June 12, 20261 min read

Which billionaire said they learned a 'significant lesson' this week? The quiz knows

This week, Knicks fans had a big win after a big loss; fans of inflation were delighted and World Cup fans went broke. How will quiz fans fare?

NPR | By Holly J. Morris

From left: Elon Musk, a person in a musical that there's a question about; Nithya Raman. — Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images; Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions; JC Olivera/Getty Images for the National Wildlife Federation's #SaveLACougars Campaign
From left: Elon Musk, a person in a musical that there's a question about; Nithya Raman.

This week, Knicks fans had a big win after a big loss; fans of inflation were delighted and World Cup fans went broke. How will quiz fans fare?

Loading...

A Flourish data visualization

energy drinks bees Apple Spencer Pratt Bill Gates World Cup New York Knicks SpaceX

More News

A tarp covers signage on the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C, on June 15, 2026, after a judge ordered the removal of President Donald Trump's name.

Judge blocks plan to return Trump's name to the Kennedy Center

By Anastasia Tsioulcas

Sep 15, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC

Nick Reiner in court in February.

Prosecutors won't seek the death penalty for Nick Reiner

By Chloe Veltman

Sep 15, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, moved to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday over the Iran war.

Republican Rep. Massie moves to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth over Iran war

By Eric McDaniel

Sep 15, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC

Antarctic krill, a shrimp-like crustacean that holds up the food web at the South Pole, were found at a hydrothermal vent off the Antarctic Peninsula during the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Southern Ocean Expedition in collaboration with the Schmidt Ocean Institute.

Tiny krill are turning up in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Scientists want to know why

Sep 15, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC