US Events
This media mogul and founder of CNN died this week
Ted Turner
The United States says it has temporarily halted airstrikes against this Iranian capital city.
Tehran
This canal, which runs through a portion of Egypt, connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas
Suez Canal
This is the capital city of the United States
Washington DC
He was the president who signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in the US
Abraham Lincoln
A United Airlines passenger jet recently struck a truck on the freeway while coming in for a landing in this New Jersey city.
Newark
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is a member of this political party.
Labour
This massive expanse of dry land takes up a huge area of Northern Africa
Sahara Desert
This is the capital city of California
Sacramento
This was the first state colonized by England in 1607
Virginia
This is the name of the current Pope, who has recently criticized US President Donald Trump for starting a war against Iran
Pope Leo XIV
Luis Ignacio Lula Da Silva is the president of this Portuguese - speaking South American country
Brazil
The majority of people living in this vast subcontinent are Hindu
India
This mountain range lies near the East Coast and runs from Maine to Georgia
Appalachian Mountain Range
This state was the center of an environmental catastrophe in the 1930s called the Dust Bowl
Oklahoma
Unless Congress acts soon, funding will run out for this government agency, which is tasked with deporting illegal immigrants
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
A cruise ship is currently stranded off the coast of Africa after an outbreak of this rare rodent-born disease killed three people on board.
Hantavirus
This is the largest peninsula on earth
Arabian Peninsula
This Mountain Range runs from Montana to New Mexico
Rocky Mountains
This state was the center of a Gold Rush in the 1840s
California
This is the nickname for House redistricting - which has seen a recent dramatic increase in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections
Gerrymandering
Protests against illegal immigrants have exploded across parts of this African nation
South Africa
This is the tallest mountain in the world.
Mount Everest
This Mountain Range separates Northern California from Nevada
Sierra Nevada Mountain Range
This is the city where both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were written and signed
Philadelphia