Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Iran and U.S. clash again over the Strait of Hormuz
How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.
Election echo: President revives voting security issues with an eye on 2026 congressional contests
Returning to a familiar theme, President Donald Trump claims that China interfered in the 2020 election that he lost to Joe Biden, and that some votes were cast illegally. In a prime-time address televised from the White House late last week, he...
'Count Binface' challenges far-right party leader in the UK
Nigel Farage, the leader of the United Kingdom’s far-right Reform party, is facing an election challenge by "Count Binface," a comic character who wears a garbage can on his head. Farage forced a by-election when he quit the British parliament to del...
This week's word in the news: WRANGLING
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The location in Alexandria, Louisiana, would remove logistical headaches caused by wrangling children from foster homes and shelters across the country and not having anywhere to put them during final preparations for flight.
The Boston Herald -- 07/13/2026
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