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What has 11 questions and makes you feel smart? Our news quiz!

By Holly J. Morris

Published October 31, 2025 at 4:01 AM CDT

From left: A Jack Skellington fan, a statue, Jacob Elordi.

Boo! Need a last-minute costume? Just print out the quiz, staple it to your clothing, and copy the below score feedback options onto slips of paper. Make trick-or-treaters take the quiz, then give them a score slip instead of candy. Be the most popular house on the block!

Too bad so sad.
Barely passable.
Mediocre.
Middling at best.
Medium-bad.
Yay.
Not too shabby.
Decent!
Competent!
Almost perfect!
Perfection!

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Holly J. Morris

Holly J. Morris works on NPR's Training team. She was an editor at The Washington Post Express, National Geographic and U.S. News and World Report, and a college teacher.