| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Who famously tweeted support for the storming of the US Capitol Building? | Donald Trump | 91%
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| What member of the UK royal family died on the 9th April? | Prince Philip | 79%
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| Which country topped the medal table at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (postponed due to COVID)? | United States | 79%
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| Joe Biden became president on the 20th January, what number president is he? | 46 | 74%
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| What became Netflix's most watched series after its release on 17th September? | Squid Game | 53%
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| Which team won the Formula 1 Constructors Championship? | Mercedes | 49%
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| How many weeks did it take for the Taliban to regain control of Afghanistan after the initial withdrawal of US troops? | 15 | 47%
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| Which South East Asian country experienced a coup d'état on the 1st February? | Myanmar | 45%
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| Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest? | Italy | 43%
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| What controversial football competition was abandoned by all 12 permanent members just days after it was announced? | Super League | 40%
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| Who performed the half time show at the Super Bowl? | The Weeknd | 40%
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| What was the highest grossing film of the year? | Spider-Man: No Way Home | 38%
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| Russian coastguard ships fired warning shots at the British HMS Defender on the 23rd June. Which country were the ships sailing past at the time? | Ukraine | 38%
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| Which cryptocurrency increased significantly in value after a series of tweets from Elon Musk? | Doge coin | 36%
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| Who became the eldest person in space after experiencing a sub-orbital flight courtesy of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin? | William Shatner | 34%
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| Who won the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in November? | Australia | 28%
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| Which film won Best Picture at the 93rd Academy Awards? | Nomadland | 23%
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| Who succeeded Angela Merkel as Chancellor of Germany on the 8th Decemeber? | Olaf Scholz | 13%
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| What, according to Spotify, was the most streamed song of the year? | Drivers license | 9%
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| Which British organisation changed its logo on the 20th October but faced backlash about the new logo being almost identical to the previous? | BBC | 6%
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