| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| This French monument experiences a devastating fire | Notre Dame | 91%
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| The U.S House of Representatives vote to do this to Donald Trump | Impeach | 90%
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| Britain votes to leave the European Union, a vote which is commonly referred to by this name | Brexit | 84%
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| This actress marries Prince Harry | Meghan Markle | 84%
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| Donald Trump meets with this world-leader in Singapore | Kim Jong Un | 80%
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| This world famous theoretical physicist dies | Stephen Hawking | 77%
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| An outbreak of this diseases in western Africa kills over 10,000 people | Ebola | 76%
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| This leader of Al-Qaeda is killed by U.S forces | Osama Bin Laden | 75%
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| This world leader and nobel prize winner dies in Johannesburg | Nelson Mandela | 73%
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| Russia annexes this peninsula | Crimea | 69%
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| Millions of people try to "catch em' all" when this app is released | Pokemon Go | 68%
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| The United States legalizes this in all fifty states, becoming the 16th country to do so | Same-Sex Marriage | 67%
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| This nation wins the world cup against Argentina | Germany | 66%
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| 12 soccer players and their coach are rescued from a flooded cave in this country | Thailand | 66%
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| This musician, known for "Starman" and "Under Pressure", dies | David Bowie | 65%
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| This movie, highest grossing of all time, is released | Avengers: Endgame | 64%
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| An agreement is made in Paris regarding this issue | Climate Change | 64%
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| This man becomes president of China when there is only one vote against him | Xi Jinping | 63%
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| Uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, and other nations occur, collectively known by this name | Arab Spring | 62%
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| This new tallest building in the world is finished | Burj Khalifa | 62%
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| This movie franchise is brought back with its seventh major film | Star Wars | 59%
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| An earthquake in this island country kills over 200,000 | Haiti | 55%
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| This song's music video becomes the most watched video on Youtube | Gangnam Style | 54%
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| This type of disaster occurs in Iceland, stalling trans-atlantic flights for months | Volcano | 54%
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| This video game, the most popular game of all time, is released by Mojang | Minecraft | 52%
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| Two bombs are set off during this 116 year old sporting event | Boston Marathon | 51%
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| Thirty-three miners are successfully saved from a cave-in after 69 days underground in this country | Chile | 51%
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| Milllions are raised to help find a cure for this disease when everyone on the internet does the ice bucket challenge | ALS | 50%
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| The first photo of this celestial object was taken | Black Hole | 50%
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| Dilma Rouseff, president of this country, is impeached | Brazil | 50%
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| A tsunami and earthquake strike Japan, causing a nuclear disaster at this plant | Fukushima Daiichi Plant | 50%
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| The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explodes, releasing millions of gallons of oil into this body of water | Gulf of Mexico | 47%
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| This 85 year old pope resigns | Benedict XVI | 46%
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| A plane flying out of this city disappears without a trace | Kuala Lumpur | 46%
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| This celestial event occurs across much of North America | Solar Eclipse | 45%
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| This song by Mark Ronson, ranked Billboard's hottest song of the decade, is released | Uptown Funk | 43%
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| The Syrian Government captures this city | Aleppo | 42%
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| This TV show, the most popular of the 2010s, begins | Game of Thrones | 41%
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| This mosquito borne virus spreads throughout the Americas | Zika | 41%
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| An extradition bill sparks massive protests in this city | Hong Kong | 40%
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| A coup ousts this African leader after 37 years in power | Robert Mugabe | 35%
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| Typhoon Haiyan makes landfall in this country | Philippines | 34%
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| The Winter Olympics are hosted in this city | Pyeongchang | 32%
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| The spacecraft Cassini reaches the end of its life as it crashes into this celestial body | Saturn | 32%
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| This company debuts on the stock market with one of the most anticipated IPOs in history | 29%
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| Hundreds of thousands of people of this Muslim group flee Myanmar | Rohingya | 26%
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| Despite many people's beliefs, the world does not end on this day | December 21 | 22%
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| Puerto Rico is devastated by this hurricane | Hurricane Maria | 19%
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| This ship capsizes off the coast of Italy | Costa Concordia | 16%
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| This rover lands on Mars | Curiosity | 15%
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