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Which US president was inaugurated on January 20?
Donald Trump
What major global event opened in Osaka, Japan, in April?
World Expo 2025
What international climate conference was hosted by Brazil in November?
COP30
What Blue Origin rocket successfully reached orbit for the first time?
New Glenn
Which country hosted the 2025 G20 Summit?
South Africa
Which popular social media app was temporarily unavailable in the United States in mid-January?
TikTok
Who was elected pope in May following the death of Pope Francis?
Pope Leo XIV
What is the name of the collectible toys that went viral?
Labubus
Which “country” won the Women’s Euros?
England
Which world-famous art gallery was robbed in October?
The Louvre
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Who was elected as the mayor of New York City on 5 November?
Zohran Mamdani
What did the Oxford University Press name as their word of the year?
Rage bait
Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture?
Anora
An American social media influencer travelling in Australia attracted a storm of controversy after capturing and posing with what animal?
A wombat
A start-up claimed it had "de-extincted" what animal?
Dire-wolves
In April, a TikTok trend encouraged moviegoers to trash cinemas at screenings of which film?
A Minecraft Movie
Millions attended more than 2,600 planned protests against the Trump administration in October. What were the record-breaking events called?
No Kings
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
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
Rome gave the green light to build the world’s biggest suspension bridge between Sicily and mainland Italy. What was the price tag?