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.
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
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Congo fighting flares within hours of peace deal ceremony
U.S. actions at sea against suspected drug smugglers raise military law issues
An obscure topic – military law – is the focus of front-page coverage. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his department are under scrutiny over U.S. Navy strikes since September on 23 suspected drug-running boats in international waters, partic...
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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Deforestation fuels Indonesia floods
Indonesia is recovering from deadly floods that killed more than 700 people, with experts blaming widespread deforestation for worsening the disaster. Forest loss, driven by timber extraction and palm oil farming, left the land unstable and prone to ...
This week's word in the news: REALLOCATE
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Carey said she would be “concerned with stocking the food pantries, but perhaps there is a better way to help for folks that had reallocate those funds somehow and then are either facing eviction or other things like that.”
The Key West Citizen -- 12/08/2025
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