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:
Trump orders that Lake Ontario be called ‘Lake America’
Health risk: Insect bites from ticks are more common, and not just after a walk in the wild
A tiny bug poses a serious health risk in many states right now. Emergency room visits for tick bites have increased dramatically this year. The culprit is a crawling insect that's active in warm, humid areas and feeds on the blood of birds and ...
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
⇒ Elementary (K-4)
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Hundreds dead and thousands missing in Himalayan flooding
Millions of tons of ice and rock broke off a Himalayan glacier last week and plunged more than 10,000 feet into a river near the border of Nepal and Tibet, setting off flash flooding that killed at least 800 people. Rescue crews are racing against ti...
This week's word in the news: EXTINGUISH
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Fargo police responded and attempted to put the fire out before the Fargo Fire Department extinguished the fire.
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead -- 08/31/2026
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