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

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Published June 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT

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!

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