This week's news quiz has skeletons (though sadly not the political kind)

By Holly J. Morris

Published October 18, 2024 at 5:00 AM EDT

From left: Charlamagne tha God, Tyra Banks, Tom Brady

In a news cycle dominated by the presidential election, Washington, D.C., was briefly distracted by some emissaries from abroad. Qing Bao and Bao Li arrived on a Boeing 777 cargo jet Tuesday to join the National Zoo.

If you've paid attention to both things — incoming presidents and incoming pandas — you can ace at least half of this week's quiz.

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This week's news quiz has skeletons (though sadly not the political kind)

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