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Opening Day, tariffs and ice storms: Take the Detroit Free Press News Quiz

Opening Day, tariffs and ice storms: Take the Detroit Free Press News Quiz

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The Detroit Free Press News Quiz is in its sixth week, testing your knowledge of the week's headlines of news in Michigan and metro Detroit. This week, we're trying something different.
We're posting our news quiz on Friday instead of Sunday each week, starting now. This week's quiz covers stories and topics from March 30-April 3; a shorter week this time, but no shortage of news. Next week's quiz will cover events from April 4-10.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Free Press News Quiz for April 4, 2025

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