| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Which US president was inaugurated on January 20? | Donald Trump | 99%
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| Which world-famous art gallery was robbed in October? | The Louvre | 85%
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| Which popular social media app was temporarily unavailable in the United States in mid-January? | TikTok | 79%
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| Who was elected pope in May following the death of Pope Francis? | Pope Leo XIV | 68%
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| What is the name of the collectible toys that went viral? | Labubus | 61%
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| Who was elected as the mayor of New York City on 5 November? | Zohran Mamdani | 60%
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| Which “country” won the Women’s Euros? | England | 59%
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| Which disease spread to more than 1,900 Americans this year—the most since it was declared eradicated in the U.S. in 2000—and killed two unvaccinated children? | Measles | 52%
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| Millions attended more than 2,600 planned protests against the Trump administration in October. What were the record-breaking events called? | No Kings | 49%
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| In April, a TikTok trend encouraged moviegoers to trash cinemas at screenings of which film? | A Minecraft Movie | 41%
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| Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture? | Anora | 19%
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| An American social media influencer travelling in Australia attracted a storm of controversy after capturing and posing with what animal? | A wombat | 18%
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| What international climate conference was hosted by Brazil in November? | COP30 | 17%
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| EU plans to ban the use of words such as ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’ for plant-based foods were opposed by which famous musician? | Paul McCartney | 14%
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| Which country hosted the 2025 G20 Summit? | South Africa | 14%
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| A start-up claimed it had "de-extincted" what animal? | Dire-wolves | 11%
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| What did the Oxford University Press name as their word of the year? | Rage bait | 11%
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| What major global event opened in Osaka, Japan, in April? | World Expo 2025 | 8%
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| What Blue Origin rocket successfully reached orbit for the first time? | New Glenn | 2%
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| Rome gave the green light to build the world’s biggest suspension bridge between Sicily and mainland Italy. What was the price tag? | 13.5 billion | 1%
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