| Category | Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Events | This provocative billionaire purchases Twitter after months of indecision | Elon Musk | 91%
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| Politics | For the first time since the 1950s Britain crowns this new monarch | King Charles III | 82%
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| Politics | After celebrating her Diamond Jubilee earlier in the year for 70 years on the throne, this British monarch passes away | Queen Elizabeth II | 82%
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| Politics | This country builds up its troops on Ukraine's border and ultimately invades the nation on February 24th | Russia | 82%
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| Politics | The United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, no longer guaranteeing women the right to this federally | Abortion | 77%
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| Politics | This British Prime Minister resigns amid scandal and governmental crisis | Boris Johnson | 77%
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| Music | Billboard Year-End #1 Song: 'Heat Waves' by __________ | Glass Animals | 77%
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| Music | Billboard Year-End #2 Song: 'As It Was' by __________ | Harry Styles | 77%
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| Politics | Mahsa 'Zhina' Amini, a 22-year-old woman is beaten to death by this country's 'morality police' for wearing her hijab too loosely | Iran | 77%
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| Music | Billboard Year-End #4 Song: 'Easy on Me' by __________ | Adele | 68%
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| Science | The Australian government changes the convesation status of this native animal from 'vulnerable' to 'endangered' | Koala | 64%
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| Politics | This man is elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party for the third time | Xi Jinping | 64%
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| Sports | The 2022 Winter Olympics were held in this city | Beijing, China | 59%
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| Film & TV | Will Smith slaps this comedian on-stage at the Oscars after he cracks a joke about Smith's wife | Chris Rock | 59%
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| Science | The supermassive Sagittarius A, one of these, is imaged for the first time | Black Hole | 55%
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| Science | This revolutionary AI chabot developed by OpenAI is launched in November | ChatGPT | 55%
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| Sports | This country won the most medals (37) in the 2022 Winter Olympics | Norway | 55%
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| Science | The first successful xenogeneic heart transplant, from this genetically modified animal to a human patient, is reported in the United States | Pig | 55%
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| Religion | This former pope of the Catholic Church (2005-2013) dies at the age of 95 | Pope Benedict XVI | 55%
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| Politics | The FBI executes a search warrant on this home of former U.S. President Donald Trump, seeking boxes of classified documents | Mar-a-Lago | 50%
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| Politics | This former Japanese Prime Minister is assassinated while giving a public speech | Shinzo Abe | 50%
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| Music | Billboard Year-End #3 Song: 'Stay' by __________ | The Kid LAROI / Justin Bieber | 50%
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| Music | This R&B icon released her first studio album in six years titled 'Renaissance' | BeyoncΓ© | 45%
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| Politics | This WNBA star is apprehended in Russia and held on drug charges, later exchanged for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout | Brittney Griner | 45%
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| Politics | Florida governor Ron DeSantis signs the controversial Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, also know as this, into law | Don't Say Gay Bill | 45%
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| Weather | This Atlantic hurricane becomes the third-deadliest weather disaster on record | Hurricane Ian | 45%
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| Politics | This British Prime Minster becomes the shortest serving one ever | Liz Truss | 45%
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| Politics | This British Prime Minister becomes the third of the year | Rishi Sunak | 45%
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| Music | Billboard Year-End #5 Song: 'Shivers' by __________ | Ed Sheeran | 41%
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| Sports | NBA Champions: | Golden State Warriors | 41%
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| Sports | Super Bowl winners: | Los Angeles Rams | 41%
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| Other Events | This conspiracy-theorist and radio host is ordered to pay hundred of millions of dollars to the families of the victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting | Alex Jones | 36%
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| Religion | Pope Francis visits this country and apologizes for the Catholic Church's historical involvement in the mistreatment of indigenous people | Canada | 36%
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| Music | This acclaimed rapper released his first album in five years, titled 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers' | Kendrick Lamar | 36%
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| Politics | Gov. Ron DeSantis sends around 50 asylum seekers from Texas to to this Massachusetts island | Martha's Vineyard | 36%
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| Sports | This New York Yankee slugger breaks the record for most American League home runs in a season (62) | Aaron Judge | 32%
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| Film & TV | Oscars - Best Picture: | CODA | 32%
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| Sports | NCAA Football National Champions: | Georgia Bulldogs | 32%
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| Sports | World Series winners: | Houston Astros | 32%
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| Music | This Migos rapper is shot dead in Houston, Texas | Takeoff | 32%
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| Other Events | 19 children and 2 adults are killed in one of the deadliest school shootings in American history at Robb Elementary School in this city | Uvalde, Texas | 32%
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| Politics | The CIA conducts a drone strike killing Ayman al-Zawahri, the leader of this terrorist group | al-Qaeda | 27%
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| Film & TV | #1 highest-grossing film ($2,311,060,014) | Avatar: The Way of Water | 27%
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| Politics | This woman becomes the first African-American woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court | Ketanji Brown Jackson | 27%
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| Film & TV | Oscars - Best Actor: | Will Smith - King Richard | 27%
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| Sports | Stanley Cup winners: | Colorado Avalanche | 23%
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| Politics | This former police officer becomes the 110th Mayor of New York City | Eric Adams | 23%
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| Science | The WHO announces an unprecedented outbreak of this viral disease in non-endemic countries | Mpox | 23%
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| Film & TV | #2 highest-grossing film ($1,493,491,858) | Top Gun: Maverick | 23%
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| Film & TV | #4 highest-grossing film ($955,755,804) | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | 18%
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| Science | The U.S. Department of Energy announces scientists have made the first net-gain of energy from this type of experiment | Fusion Power | 18%
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| Science | NASA releases the first suite of images from this high-resolution telescope | James Webb Space Telescope | 18%
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| Film & TV | Oscars - Best Actress: | Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye | 18%
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| Film & TV | #3 highest-grossing film ($1,001,978,080) | Jurassic World: Dominion | 14%
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| Sports | NCAA Basketball National Champions: | Kansas Jayhawks | 14%
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| Politics | This former White House Chief Strategist is found guilty of contempt of Congress after defying subpoenas by the January 6 Committee | Steve Bannon | 14%
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| Film & TV | Emmys - Outstanding Drama Series: | Succession | 14%
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| Film & TV | Emmys - Outstanding Comedy Series: | Ted Lasso | 14%
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| Film & TV | #5 highest-grossing film ($939,628,210) | Minions: The Rise of Gru | 9%
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| Film & TV | Emmys - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: | Zendaya - Euphoria | 9%
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| Weather | This Atlantic hurricane becomes the costliest and most intense tropical or post-tropical cyclone to hit Canada on record | Hurricane Fiona | 5%
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| Film & TV | Emmys - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: | Jason Sudeikis - Ted Lasso | 5%
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| Film & TV | Emmys - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: | Jean Smart - Hacks | 5%
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| Music | This Louisiana-born musician wins the most awards at the Grammy's, including Album of the Year for 'We Are' | Jon Batiste | 5%
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| Film & TV | Emmys - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: | Lee Jung-jae - Squid Game | 5%
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| Politics | This man becomes the first African-American lawmaker to lead a party in the U.S. Congress | Hakeem Jeffries | 0%
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| Music | This country music legend dies at 90 | Loretta Lynn | 0%
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