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Over what does the Trump admin want to unleash 'dominance'? Find out in the quiz

From left: Jeanine Pirro, NFL player Matt Prater sniffing … something, and a famous ambulatory robot.
Steven Ferdman/Getty Images; Mike Mulholland/Getty Images; Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images
From left: Jeanine Pirro, NFL player Matt Prater sniffing … something, and a famous ambulatory robot.

This week we learned about several new-to-us topics, such as what substance NFL players sniff for alertness and the history of the Presidential Fitness Test. If you're acquainted with both of those, you'll get at least two questions right this week.

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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.
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