US Politics
Last Tuesday, May 5th, the White House was filled with decorations and music to celebrate this Mexican-American holiday.
What is Cinco de Mayo?
This major musical competition, held in Switzerland this past weekend, saw over 30 countries compete for the glass microphone trophy.
What is Eurovision?
The "Second Round" of the playoffs for this professional basketball league officially kicked off last week with the Knicks and Celtics leading the charge.
What is the NBA?
On Sunday night, May 10th, people as far south as Florida were able to see these "Northern Lights" due to a massive solar storm.
What are Auroras (or Aurora Borealis)?
This annual "Fashion Oscars" took place last Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with the theme "The Garden of Time."
What is the Met Gala?
Last Wednesday, May 6, was this national event encouraging students to use "pedal power" to get to school safely.
What is National Bike to School Day?
On May 7th, President Biden gave a major speech at the Capitol to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and address recent tension on college campuses.
What is Days of Remembrance?
Last Friday, May 8th, countries across Europe celebrated VE Day, which marks the end of this global conflict in 1945.
What is World War II?
After winning his first-ever race in Miami the week before, this British driver for McLaren became the most talked-about name in Formula 1 last week.
Who is Lando Norris?
After years of delays, the Starliner spacecraft, built by this company, finally prepared for its first crewed mission to the International Space Station last week.
What is Boeing?
Released last Friday, May 8th, this movie is the latest chapter in the sci-fi franchise where talking primates rule the world.
What is Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes?
Last Monday, May 4, these prestigious awards for journalism, literature, and music were announced in New York, honoring the best stories of the year.
What are the Pulitzer Prizes?
This social media giant officially filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government last week, arguing that the new law forcing its sale is unconstitutional.
What is TikTok?
Thousands of people were evacuated last week due to record-breaking flooding in the southern part of this South American country, specifically the Rio Grande do Sul region.
What is Brazil?
This "King" of basketball and current Lakers star made headlines last week when his son, Bronny, officially entered the NBA Draft process.
Who is LeBron James?
Scientists announced last week that they have successfully decoded the "alphabet" of this giant sea mammal, discovering they use complex clicks to talk to each other.
What is a Sperm Whale?
This pop star, currently on her Eras Tour in Europe, added several brand-new songs to her setlist last week from her latest album.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This international holiday on May 9th celebrates peace and unity in Europe and commemorates the historic "Schuman Declaration."
What is Europe Day?
A new report released Friday showed that the U.S. economy added 175,000 of these last month, a number that was slightly lower than experts predicted.
What are Jobs?
This 75-year-old British monarch returned to his first full week of public duties last week, including hosting a garden party at Buckingham Palace.
Who is King Charles III?
In professional hockey, the race for this famous silver trophy heated up last week as the Stanley Cup Playoffs entered the Quarterfinals.
What is the Stanley Cup?
NASA’s Voyager 1 probe, which is currently 15 billion miles away, successfully sent back data about its "health" for the first time in months last Wednesday.
What is Engineering Data?
A "rap battle" between these two superstar artists (one from Canada, one from California) dominated social media all last week with multiple "diss tracks."
Who are Drake and Kendrick Lamar?
Celebrated last Friday, May 8th, this specific day honors the husbands and wives of those serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
What is Military Spouse Appreciation Day?
Last week, the Governor of this "Sunshine State" signed a controversial bill that limits the use of smartphones in middle and high school classrooms.
What is Florida?
On May 6th, this country’s "Great" reef was declared to be in its most extreme "heat stress" event ever recorded by scientists.
What is Australia?
This 152nd annual horse race, known as the "Run for the Roses," had its photo-finish winner, Mystik Dan, making guest appearances on talk shows all last week.
What is the Kentucky Derby?
This "Red Planet" was in the news last week after the Perseverance Rover found a strange, light-colored boulder that doesn't match any other rocks nearby.
What is Mars?
This star of The Fall Guy and Barbie hosted a special event last week where he officially broke the world record for the most "cannon rolls" in a car stunt.
Who is Ryan Gosling?
This is the colorful name given to the full moon that appears in May, named after the many plants that are in full bloom during this month.
What is the Flower Moon?