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Atlantic Trivia for May 8, 2026: Agencies and Amendments

Test your knowledge—and read our stories for a little extra help.

By Drew Goins

You have the right to get these questions wrong—free country—but just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

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From a story (opens in new tab) by Josh Tyrangiel

Since its creation, in 1862, what frequently maligned federal agency has been visited by only one sitting president, John F. Kennedy?

And by the way, did you know that no sitting president has visited Madagascar? Or Monaco? Or Bhutan? Or Paraguay (which is a particularly wild one, considering that the third-largest of the country’s 17 geographic departments is named after Rutherford B. Hayes—long story)?

Suriname has been visited by just one—Lyndon B. Johnson—but before you excite yourself imagining LBJ’s Surinamese getaway, note the description on the website of the State Department historian: “Refueling stop en route from Uruguay.”

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About the Author

Drew Goins is a senior editor and the creator of The Atlantic’s daily trivia game, Rabbithole. Before joining The Atlantic in 2025, Drew was a newsletter writer and editor for The Washington Post’s Opinions section. He is a 12-game player on the quiz show Jeopardy.
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