Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Philippine senator runs and hides from arrest
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.
Communities Push Back Against Massive AI Data Centers
Across the United States, growing numbers of residents are protesting the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centers. In Utah, hundreds of people gathered at a county meeting to oppose a proposed 40,000-acre AI data center campus ne...
Spain pushes ahead with AI and social media safety rules
Spain vowed to push ahead with artificial intelligence and social media safety rules despite tech industry lobbying, with minister Oscar Lopez citing a “mental health pandemic” among youngsters involving cyberbullying and AI-generated sexual deepfake...
This week's word in the news: BACKLOT
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, who serves the 4th District, makes her way across an empty, unnamed backlot, presenting her case to be the city’s next mayor.
The Los Angeles Times -- 05/18/2026
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