| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| February 21-24- Russian President Vladimir Putin begins a full scale invasion of the country of _______ when missiles strike the capital | Ukraine | 100%
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| October 20- After 45 days in office, Liz Truss announces her resignation as leader of the Conservative Party and her intention to resign as Prime Minister of the ______ ________ | United Kingdom | 100%
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| September 8- Queen ______ II of the United Kingdom dies at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96 | Elizabeth | 94%
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| January 10- The first successful _____ transplant from a pig to a human patient occurs in Baltimore, Maryland, United States | heart | 94%
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| April 25-Elon Musk reaches an agreement to acquire the social media network ______ | 94%
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| March 9- People Power Party candidate Yoon Suk-yeol is narrowly elected President of ____ ____ | South Korea | 91%
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| November 15-The world population reaches _ billion | 8 | 88%
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| December 29-Brazilian football legend ____ dies at the age of 82 | Pele | 85%
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| February 4-20-The 2022 Winter Olympics are held in ______, China, making it the first ever city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics | Beijing | 82%
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| July 8- Former Prime Minister of _____ Shinzo Abe is assassinated while giving a public speech in the city of Nara, ______ | Japan | 82%
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| November 20- December 18-The 2022 World Cup is held in _____ and won by Argentina | Qatar | 82%
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| August 30- The last Soviet leader, Mikhail _______, dies at the age of 91 | Gorbachev | 76%
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| August 8- China conducts its largest ever military exercise around ______ in response to a controversial visit by Nancy Pelosi | Taiwan | 76%
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| May 24- 18 year old Salvador Ramos fatally shoots 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, _____, United States | Texas | 62%
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| April 13- The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases exceeds ___ million worldwide | 500 | 44%
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