Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
60,000 migrants overrun border between Morocco and Spanish city
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.
Congress considers keeping us on 'spring forward' Daylight Savings Time all year
Federal legislation with an inviting name -- the Sunshine Protection Act -- has support from more than 300 House members and the president It would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, eliminating the "fall back" drill of resetting clocks by an...
Teen lifeguard braves massive waves to rescue young boy
A 16-year-old rookie lifeguard charged into hazardous surf to save a young boy at Seabright Beach in California’s Santa Monica County. Lifeguard Ryder Williams tightly clung to the struggling boy as they were repeatedly submerged and tossed by massiv...
This week's word in the news: CONDUIT
DEFINITION:
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
CREATE YOUR OWN VOCABULARY QUIZ
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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
⇒ Elementary (K-4)⇒ Middle (5-8)
⇒ Secondary (9-12)
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
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