Philip Humber Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:26:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg Philip Humber Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 Top Stories From 2012 – Take Our Fun Quiz! https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/01/06/1-how-much-do-you-remember-about-the-news-in-2012/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/01/06/1-how-much-do-you-remember-about-the-news-in-2012/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:07:21 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=8609 Now that it's 2013, it's a good time to look back on some of the biggest news stories of the year.

Take our quiz and see how much you remember about these stories from the past year. The link beside each question will take you to the TKN article that will give you the answer.

1) A famous scientist turned 70 on Jan. 8, 2012. Name him. (Article.)

2) Something happened to the Costa Concordia in January. What? (Article.)

3) Where did two teens send a "Legonaut"? (Article.)

4) Why did some Canadian Little Leaguers travel to Africa for a baseball game? Who did they play? (Article.)

5) Who won the 2012 Super Bowl? (Article.)

6) Name the northern Ontario city that declared a "state of emergency" in February. Bonus points if you can spell it correctly. (Article.)

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Relatively Unknown Pitcher Pitches A Perfect Game https://teachingkidsnews.com/2012/04/24/relatively-unknown-pitcher-pitches-a-perfect-game/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2012/04/24/relatively-unknown-pitcher-pitches-a-perfect-game/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:27:41 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=6378 Last Saturday, a relatively unknown pitcher did something that's only been done 20 times before in the whole history of Major League Baseball.

The last time it happened, was in 2010. And it's only happened for the White Sox twice before, in their 112-year history.

Last Saturday, Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber threw a perfect game.

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