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Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

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►U.S. health secretary changes tone on childhood measles shots

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This week's word in the news: SUREFIRE

DEFINITION:
Certain or likely, especially to succeed.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Kirby taught himself how to count cards, a surefire way to get barred from gambling at a casino, “raking in money on trips to Atlantic City and Las Vegas,” the article stated.
►The Las Vegas Review-Journal -- 05/04/2026