| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| The U.S. Capitol is attacked by rioters on January 6, in an attempt to disrupt this man's inevitable election defeat. | Donald Trump | 97%
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| This man becomes the richest in the world. | Elon Musk | 95%
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| A large cargo ship becomes lodged in this major waterway, causing billions in revenue loss. | Suez Canal | 77%
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| The threat of war looms in Eastern Europe as a Russian military build-up lines the border with this country. | Ukraine | 76%
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| This militant organisation regains power of Afghanistan following U.S. withdrawal from the country. | Taliban | 68%
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| This company projects $36 billion in vaccine revenue for 2021. | Pfizer Inc. | 59%
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| A climate change conference is held in this Scottish city, aimed at reducing methane emissions among other climate threats. | Glasgow | 52%
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| This new and highly contagious strain of COVID-19 spreads from South Africa to much of the world. | Omicron | 50%
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| 243 people die in extreme flooding across Europe, with 239 of those in these two countries. | Germany | 48%
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| Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh dies in this castle, aged 99. | Windsor Castle | 46%
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| Jovenel Moise, the president of this nation, is assassinated, causing an influx of illegal immigrants to the U.S. | Haiti | 40%
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| 243 people die in extreme flooding across Europe, with 239 of those in these two countries. | Belgium | 35%
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| A dispute over water access triggers a clash on the border of these two Central Asian countries (name either one). | Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan | 34%
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| This Belarusian president encourages refugees from the Middle East to enter the EU through its borders. | Alexander Lukashenko | 30%
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| The president of this country survives an assassination attempt in the form of a drone strike. | Iraq | 28%
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| This Marvel Studios movie rockets to sixth highest ever in lifetime gross at the box office. | Spider-Man: No Way Home | 26%
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| Forces from this Ethiopian province see success in the country's civil war, causing speculation of the country's collapse. | Tigray | 12%
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| This trilateral security partnership is announced by the leaders of Australia, the UK, and the U.S. | AUKUS | 10%
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| Russian criminal hackers launch a major cyberattack on this U.S. gasoline pipeline. | {Colonial} Pipeline | 3%
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