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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.


Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:

Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
►Congress considers keeping us on 'spring forward' Daylight Savings Time all year

►Are cartoonists taking a film cue?
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This week's word in the news: CONDUIT
DEFINITION:
A means of transmitting or distributing.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
It’s the only conduit for those without a direct relationship with Banksy to reach out to the artist, whose identity has never been confirmed.
►The Tampa Bay Times -- 08/03/2026