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:
U.S. bars Costa Rican newspaper executives
Script handwriting comeback: 2 more states now require school penmanship lessons
Pennsylvania and New Jersey join 25 other states that see the value of cursive script lessons in early grades. Educators and elected officials see the return as a way to combat tech-aided forms of cheating, such as using artificial intell...
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.
Passengers evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
Passengers evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak began flying home to more than 20 countries Sunday aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands, off Africa’s west coast. The travele...
This week's word in the news: JEOPARDIZE
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“Pursuing the primary further would only jeopardize the likelihood of defeating Maura Healey in November.”
The Boston Herald -- 05/11/2026
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