NBC Palm Springs Pop Quiz Celebrates National Onion Ring Day and Local Office Feline Shenanigans

PALM DESERT, California — The start of the workweek on Monday, June 22, 2026, brought a heavy dose of pop culture trivia, workplace humor, and savory snack cravings to the Coachella Valley. The morning broadcast took a detour from hard news to explore a delightfully strange lineup of national calendar holidays, testing the wits of the studio crew and control room with a pair of layered, onion-themed trivia questions.

A Quirky Trifecta: From "Stupid Guy Things" to Office Felines

The morning kicked off with a breakdown of National Stupid Guy Thing Day, a satirical holiday dedicated to celebrating the stubborn, overconfident, and wildly improvised choices that some men are famously known for executing. The hosts traded laughs over classic archetypes, such as:

• The "I absolutely do not need to look up directions" road-tripper.

• The weekend warrior who uses heavy-duty duct tape as a universal mechanical fix for everything.

• The stubbornly unyielding political voter who refuses to alter their perspective regardless of overwhelming new evidence.

The conversation quickly shifted to a more chaotic concept: National Take Your Cat to Work Day. While dogs have increasingly become a staple of modern pet-friendly office spaces, the hosts weighed the unique logistical hazards of introducing felines to a fast-paced news environment. Potential office disruptions included cats intentionally stepping across active computer keyboards during critical deadlines, plopping down for a deep midday nap on top of active paperwork, or exploring the building's tightest nooks and crannies—leaving owners stranded at the end of the shift trying to locate their missing pets.

The Onion-Themed Pop Quiz

To honor National Onion Ring Day and its crispy, deep-fried glory, the broadcast transitioned into a rapid-fire, two-part pop quiz centered entirely around the word "onion."

Question 1: Satire vs. Reality with The Onion

The first question centered on the legendary satirical newspaper The Onion, which was originally founded by students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1988. The studio crew was asked to identify which of the following bizarre headlines was actually pulled from the current front page of the publication's June 2026 edition:

• A) Department of Interior grills up nation's remaining endangered species

• B) Living extraterrestrials discovered at Area 51 promptly arrested by ICE

• C) Trump invites January 6 insurrectionists to party at DC's Reflecting Pool

The studio and control room teams split their votes between options B and C, but the host ultimately stumped the entire room. Option A proved to be the genuine, darkly comedic headline running on the publication's current layout, leaving the co-hosts laughing at their collective lack of satirical intuition.

Question 2: A Masterclass in 1960s Soul

For the second half of the quiz, the broadcast turned up the studio volume to highlight a classic 1962 instrumental track spinning in the background. Recorded by Booker T. & the M.G.'s—a legendary, Memphis-based R&B and jazz ensemble that successfully placed a half-dozen tracks into the Billboard Top 40 charts during their 1960s peak—the organ-driven groove serves as one of the most recognizable instrumental pieces in American music history.

The panel was asked to name the iconic tune from three choices:

The Options: (A) Glass Onion, (B) Green Onions, or (C) The Onion Song.

While multiple studio members incorrectly guessed option A, Rico in the control room successfully locked in the correct answer: "Green Onions." The host wrapped up the musical segment by clearing up the alternative choices for the audience, noting that "Glass Onion" is a famous 1968 track by The Beatles, while "The Onion Song" was recorded by Motown icons Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1969. With the trivia concluded, the anchors encouraged viewers to grab a basket of fresh onion rings before heading back to work.

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