| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hundreds die from this disease that first breaks out in Guinea | Ebola | 79%
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| This is the group trying to establish a caliphate in the Middle East | ISIS | 79%
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| Argentina lost to this country in the World Cup finals | Germany | 68%
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| This country voted against independence in September | Scotland | 57%
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| This city is host of the 2014 Winter Olympics | Sochi | 56%
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| Israel launches air strikes in this Palestinian territory in July | Gaza | 54%
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| This region expresses its intention to join Russia in a referendum | Crimea | 52%
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| In Nigeria, this terrorist group kidnaps hundreds of school girls | Boko Haram | 47%
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| Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was flying to this city when it disappeared | Beijing | 35%
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| This comedienne and former talk show host died in September | Joan Rivers | 31%
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| Juan Carlos of Spain abdicates in favour of this son | Felipe | 30%
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| Flight number of downed airliner in Ukraine | MH17 | 30%
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| The first major Iraqi city to fall under this group's control | Mosul | 24%
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| Boonsongpaisan is ousted as leader of this country in a coup | Thailand | 23%
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| An Air Algerie flight crashes in this African country | Mali | 20%
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| Pope Francis made a visit to this Asian country in August | South Korea | 17%
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| Venezuela cuts its diplomatic ties with this neighbour | Panama | 16%
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| This arm of government is sought to be restored by the Japanese PM | Military | 14%
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| Protests in Kiev ousts this Ukrainian leader | Viktor Yanukovych | 9%
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| He is the new Iraqi Prime Minster | Haider Al-Abadi | 7%
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