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.
This Week's lesson:
German bus driver knocks down an explosive drone
Measles revival across country reinforces importance of childhood vaccines
U.S. measles cases have hit a 35-year high as vaccination rates fall. The federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) received reports of nearly 2,500 confirmed cases from January through early August, more than in all of 2025. Outbreaks are in 45...
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Shrinking Danube grounds ships and reveals wrecks
Old shipwrecks and prehistoric bones are being exposed as the Danube River drops to record-low levels amid drought and extreme heat plaguing Europe. Cargo and cruise ships also have run aground on the continent’s second-longest river. Many of the Dan...
This week's word in the news: FOOTHOLD
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Growing national anxiety over the impact of massive data centers on communities has found a foothold in Greater Boston in the form of Markley’s Lowell location.
The Boston Herald -- 08/10/2026
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