Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Iran and U.S. clash again over the Strait of Hormuz
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.
Courts and governors resist White House challenges to how states run elections
The president is trying to change U.S. voting policies, which he calls "rigged" against Republicans running for the U.S. House and Senate this November. His goals include eliminating most mail ballots and gathering states' voter files to verify ...
'Count Binface' challenges far-right party leader in the UK
Nigel Farage, the leader of the United Kingdom’s far-right Reform party, is facing an election challenge by "Count Binface," a comic character who wears a garbage can on his head. Farage forced a by-election when he quit the British parliament to del...
This week's word in the news: WRANGLING
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The location in Alexandria, Louisiana, would remove logistical headaches caused by wrangling children from foster homes and shelters across the country and not having anywhere to put them during final preparations for flight.
The Boston Herald -- 07/13/2026
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