Each week, NPR's news quiz holds up a small mirror to the culture, asking listeners what they noticed and what they let slip by. This week, that mirror reflected Dolly Parton twice — a quiet acknowledgment that her presence across music, film, and philanthropy has grown too large to ignore in any honest accounting of American life. When a figure earns not one but two questions in a general-knowledge snapshot of the week, it is less a trivia choice than a cultural verdict.
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· Aug 28, 2026
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NPR's Weekly Quiz Celebrates Dolly Parton With Two Questions
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