NPR's latest news quiz: a Trump question, midterms and the week's silliest stories
NPR's weekly quiz rounds up a week it calls "packed with pre-midterm drama," posing a question about Trump and noting that other countries held elections too.
At a glance
- NPR published its weekly news quiz on Oct. 30, 2026, covering a week the outlet calls "packed with pre-midterm drama."
- The quiz headline asks on what anatomical feature Trump was fixated this week; NPR does not explain the story behind it.
- NPR says other countries held elections too, and the story's URL lists AI, China, Star Trek and DHS among the quiz topics.
NPR published its weekly news quiz on Oct. 30, 2026, rounding up a week the outlet describes as "packed with pre-midterm drama" — while adding that only the silliest of that drama made it into the quiz.
The headline over the quiz asks a single, deliberately broad question: "On what anatomical feature was Trump fixated this week?" The accompanying text does not name the story behind the question, leaving it for readers to answer inside the quiz itself.
What the quiz covers
NPR notes that "the rest of the world had elections, too," an aside signalling that the quiz ranges beyond U.S. politics. The story's own web address lists Trump, the midterms, AI, China, Star Trek and DHS among its subjects.
The outlet sets a low bar for readers: anyone who has been paying attention, it says, will get at least three questions right. "Good luck!" it adds.
Who appears in the picture
A composite photograph at the top of the page shows three public figures, left to right: Nicki Minaj; Sarah J. Maas, whom the caption identifies as the author of the ACOTAR series; and Flávio Bolsonaro. The image credits name Alex Wong of Getty Images, Cindy Ord of Getty Images for Tory Burch, and Mauro Pimentel of AFP via Getty Images. The caption does not explain what connects the three figures or which stories they appear in.
What the text leaves out
The quiz's introduction is short. It does not summarise the individual stories, list the questions in advance, or reveal any answers, and it gives no detail about the events behind the headline question or about the other elections it alludes to.
What the piece does make clear is its format: a recurring, informal test of how closely readers followed the news, published against a week NPR characterises as heavy with pre-midterm politics. Readers who want the questions themselves, and the answers, have to go to NPR.
Source: NPR News.
Questions and answers
- What does NPR's latest news quiz ask about Donald Trump?
- The quiz headline asks, "On what anatomical feature was Trump fixated this week?" NPR's accompanying text does not name the story behind the question or provide an answer.
- Who is pictured in NPR's news quiz story?
- The composite image shows Nicki Minaj, ACOTAR author Sarah J. Maas and Flávio Bolsonaro. Credits name Alex Wong, Cindy Ord for Tory Burch and Mauro Pimentel of AFP.
- How many questions do you need to get right?
- NPR says readers who have been paying attention will get at least three questions correct. The quiz does not publish its questions or answers in the accompanying text.
