From NPR · · 1m 20s
No $5,000 for the news quiz, but it might still be fun
NPR's weekly news quiz pays nothing, but it tells you fast how closely you actually watched the week.
In brief
NPR's weekly news quiz pays nothing, but it tells you fast how closely you actually watched the week. There is no prize money. Play for the fun of testing the week, and treat any offer of cash for coverage as a fake. Originally reported by NPR.
Five grand? Not happening
The quiz hands out no money at all. What you get is bragging rights and, if the week cooperated, a few laughs.
“Will you get $5,000 to do the news quiz? No. But will it be fun? Maybe”
Start with Trump's offer
One question hangs on a dubious offer the president made this week. If you already know which one, you have banked a point before you begin.
“This week, President Trump made a dubious offer.”
Play it in the page
Holly J. Morris runs this week's edition, and the quiz loads right in the story as an interactive chart. No signup, no app, just answers.
TSA to Renoir to Uhura
The week's questions jump from air travel and TSA to the UN, a Renoir, the Smithsonian, Apple and Star Trek. Range is the whole game.
NPR pays for nothing
The quiz comes with a standing reminder about how the newsroom works: money never buys a story or an interview, in either direction.
“NPR does not offer or accept money for coverage or interviews.”
If someone offers, it's fake
Anyone promising cash for coverage, or asking you for it, is not with NPR. That line sits under the quiz because people keep trying it.
“Anyone who makes such an offer or request is not an NPR employee and does not represent NPR.”
Here's the gist
There is no prize money. Play for the fun of testing the week, and treat any offer of cash for coverage as a fake.
