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Atlantic Trivia for March 23, 2026: March Madness

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

By Drew Goins

Basketball, memes, and sex—what more could you ask for to start your week?

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From a story by Sally Jenkins

In 2022, Jon Scheyer took over as head coach of a basketball program helmed for the previous 42 seasons by what man with a much harder-to-spell last name?

The school is Duke.

And by the way, did you know that there are more possible bracket combinations for the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments than there are grains of sand on Earth? The number of combos for one tourney is about 9.2 quintillion—nearly 2 quintillion more than the best estimate for sand.

Indeed, the NCAA reckons that if every person in the United States filled out a unique bracket every year (assuming that each person has average game-prediction skills), we would probably still be waiting deep into the 2300s for a perfect entry. And if Duke’s men are still winning then, I swear to God …

See you tomorrow!

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About the Author

Drew Goins is a senior editor focused on trivia and other creative projects. Before joining The Atlantic in 2025, Drew was a newsletter writer and editor for The Washington Post’s Opinions section—as well as a 10-game player on the quiz show Jeopardy.
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