Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Australian bug bust nets 100,000 giant cockroaches
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.
Scientists fear impact of ocean monitoring retreat by Trump administration
There's a new setback for oceans, already affected by warming temperatures, pollution, over-fishing and other factors. Now the Trump administration is ending a deep-ocean observation system in the Atlantic and Pacific that monitors coastal envir...
Mystery ‘mole people’ haunt New York’s sewers
New York City police said they are working to identify men seen in videos opening manholes and climbing into and out of sewers. They have been called “mole people” by the local press, which theorized the men might be scavenging for valuables washed i...
This week's word in the news: RENDERING
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The replay booth has been working overtime in the Stanley Cup Final, and the officials charged with rendering the final verdicts probably won’t be getting any comped dinners in Las Vegas anytime soon.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal -- 06/08/2026
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