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Why did the newly refurbished Reflecting Pool turn green? The quiz knows

NPR | By Holly J. Morris

Published Jun 19, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC

Plus, keep an eye out for our World Cup pun, intrigue around a tarp, and the Obama Presidential Center.

Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool/AP; Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty Images; Manny Carabel/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival
From left: Barack Obama, Lionel Messi, California first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom.

This week, the World Cup is afoot, a brilliant pun that, startlingly, Google says hasn't been used hundreds of times! (That can't be right, Google.) Other stuff happened, mostly political. Enjoy the quiz!