Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Canada might ‘join’ the European Union
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.
Judge blocks Trump ban on White House access for three media outlets he calls 'fake news'
A new faceoff between the news media and the president, a persistent critic of forceful journalism, lasted six days before a federal judge sided with journalists whose White House access had been banned. The ban applied to reporters from two cab...
6-year-old girl breaks the Rubik's Cube world record
Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi first broke the record earlier this month with an average time of 4.52 seconds at a World Cube Association-certified competition in the central Chinese city of Wuhan and improved to 4.27 seconds at another race in the souther...
This week's word in the news: ACCOST
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
As their identities became more public, the operators were even accosted in their off hours.
The Anchorage Daily News -- 09/21/2026
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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
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