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1
Water levels along several sections of what river fell last month to their lowest level on record?
Danube
Mississippi
Nile
Amazon
2
What country announced that its trade surplus reached $1 trillion dollars last year, surpassing any other country?
Germany
China
United States
Japan
3
Who won "Best actor in supporting role" during the 96th Academy Awards?
Robert Downey Jr.
MArk Ruffalo
Sterling K. Brown
Robert De Niro
4
The United States Surgeon General called for what type of product to carry a cancer warning label?
Processed meat
Alcohol
Ice cream
Diet soda
5
What airline was allegedly struck by gunfire on its way to Haiti in 2024?
Delta
Emirates
Spirit
United Airlines
6
Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on five federal charges. Mr. Adams is the Mayor of what city?
Dallas
New York
Raleigh
Las Vegas
7
What is the date that South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached?
November 1st 2024
December 14th 2024
November 19th 2024
December 19th 2024
8
On Feb. 1, President Trump signed an order to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. What is a tariff?
A restriction on financial transactions between two countries
An extra surcharge on goods as they enter the United States
An order prohibiting commercial ships leaving from a country's port
Money charged to another country preventing trade from said country
9
The 2024 McDonalds ____ outbreak involved contaminated slivered onions on Quarter Pounders sold there.
E. coli
Salmonella
Hepatitis A
Listeria
10
Rebels backed Rwanda have been seizing huge tracts of which central African country?
Uganda
Chad
Democratic Republic of Congo
Gabon
11
What directive did the Trump administration issue and then rescind after it led to mass confusion and legal challenges?
A freeze on trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans
a cap on the price of eggs
a cap on the price of milk
a ban on women in the military
12
Who was the first American woman to have done the first spacewalk?
Kathryn Sullivan
Jenny Rutherman
Margaret Collins
Barbara Adams
13
What former U.S. President recently passed away at the age of 100?
Jimmy Carter
Barrack Obama
George H. W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
14
Why was Batman, who debuted in 1939, in the news?
A new PS5 game will be released for the Holiday Season.
New movie with Penguin and Joker entitled "My New Best Friends".
DC comics announced retiring the character at the end of the year.
He became the first superhero with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
15
Yahya Sinwar, the brains of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, was killed by Israeli soldiers. What organization did he lead?
Haqqani
Hezbollah
Hamas
Houthis
16
What city in Spain experienced a flash flood with a casualty count of 250+?
Seville
Madrid
Barcelona
Valencia
17
What actor from the series Harry Potter died in 2024?
Maggie Smith
Gary Oldman
Ralph Fiennes
Rupert Grant
18
The FDA banned the use of which additive found in hundreds of foods?
Red Dye No. 3
High fructose corn syrup
MSG
Sugar
19
Who shot President elect Donald Trump in Butler, PA?
Sam Matthew Cooke
Thomas Matthew Crooks
David Allen Coe
Michael Anthony Hall
20
What hurricanes hit the state of Florida this hurricane season?
Denise, Hanna and Martha
Debby, Helene and Milton
Dianne, Helen and Martha
Christine, Hanna and Mary
21
What did Israel and Hamas agree to after more than a year of fighting?
End the war
A plan to send UN peacekeepers to maintain peace and security in the region
A six week ceasefire
The creation of a sovereign Palestinian state
22
What AI breakthrough sent shock waves through stock markets and caused US technology giants to quake?
New AI chatbot predicts future with 94 percent accuracy
AI figures out banking logarithms for account transfers
A Chinese start-up created a powerful AI model with far less money
AI companion with an IQ level comparable to human consciousness
23
Major fires in which California city destroyed homes and businesses and prompted tens of thousands to evacuate?
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Sacremento
San Diego
24
Britain, launched a global addiction to coal 150 years ago. What happened there recently?
Kingsford bought all of the remaining coal produced by Britain.
It shut down its last coal-burning power station.
It announced coal now powered 100 percent of its electricty generation.
It surpassed Indonesia as the world's largest coal exporter.
25
What did a home security-camera capture with sound perhaps for the first time?
Sasquatch ringing a doorbell and then running away
A meteorite hitting Earth
A beaver cutting down a mature aspen tree in less than two minutes
A black bear wrestling a moose
26
What are the residents of a remote Alaskan island trying to catch, fearing they could wreck their ecosystem?
green iguana
Burmese python
opossum
rat
27
In Lunar New Year celebrations around the world, more than a billion people said goodbye to the Year of the Dragon and
welcomed the Year of the Pig
welcomed the Year of the Ox
welcomed the Year of the Rabbit
welcomed the Year of the Snake
28
What country sent 10,000 troops to aid Russia in the war against Ukraine?
Turkey
Germany
China
North Korea
29
The first space tourist is
Jared Isaacman
Dennis Tito
George Cranel
Martin Vasquez
30
Israel is currently engaged in armed conflict with all of the following terrorist organizations except which one?
Hamas of the Gaza Strip
Houthi Rebels of Yemen
Hezbollah of Lebanon
Iraqi Republican Guards
31
What is the name of the mascot of the Vatican for the 2025 Jubilee?
Jesus
David
Luce
Joah
32
Which artist won "Album of the Year" at the 67th annual Grammys her first in the category after four conspicuous losses?
Beyonc'e
Chappell Roan
Charli XCX
Taylor Swift
33
Why have more than 100 Paris Olympic athletes asked to have their medals replaced?
They were replicas of the real medals
The medals were deteriorating
Their names were misspelled
The athletes were protesting Olympic corruption
34
The yearlong Israel-Hamas war is now the longest war between Israelis and Arabs since what year?
1949
1812
1914
2006
35
What U.S. city was attacked by a moving truck that took the lives of at least 14 people and left dozens injured?
New Orleans
Las Vegas
Atlanta
New York
36
Who won the College Football Championship in 2025?
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Penn State
Texas
37
On what did Australia impose a sweeping ban for children under 16 years old?
Video games
Homework
Sugary snacks
Social Media
38
Which two warring parties in the Middle East agreed to cease-fire that went into effect on November 27, 2024?
Israel and Hamas, the militant group in Gaza.
Israel and Iran
Israel and Hezbollah, the militant group in Lebanon.
Israel and Houthis, the militant group in Yemen.
39
What zoo does famous pygmy hippo known as "Moo Deng" currently reside in?
Chiang Mai Night Safari
Chattogram Zoo
Nandankanan Zoological Park
Khao Kheow Open Zoo
40
Who won the World Series in 2024?
New York Yankees
Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston Astros
41
Over what major river did a Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines flight collide?
Mississippi RIver
Potomac RIver
Missouri River
Ohio River
42
Which city was the first major city to welcome in the year 2025?
Moscow, Russia
Auckland, New Zealand
Tokyo, Japan
Cape Town, South Africa
43
The Supreme Court met to determine whether to make a law to ban TikTok in the United States for what reason?
Teenagers spending too much time on the app affecting mental health.
National security concerns about the ownership of the company.
None of the above are correct.
Too avoid trends of lip synch and face wax challenges.
44
In November of 2024, Maori staged a traditional group dance ______, to protest the treaty with New Zealand.
Haka
Poi
Waiata-a-ringa
Titi Torea
45
What type of plane went down in Philadelphia on January 31, 2025?
F/A-18 Hornet
Cessna 172S
American Airlines Commercial Flight
Medevac Ambulance Care Jet
46
Which of the Jackson 5 died in 2024?
Samuel L. Jackson
Jackie Jackson
Tito jackson
Jermaine Jackson
47
An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people crashed into the Potomac River on Jan. 29 after it collided with what?
A bird
A US Army helicopter
A drone
The top of an office building
48
The New York Times reported on the latest release of federal test scores. What was the headline?
"American Children's Reading Skills Reach All Time Lows"
"Tests Show No Conclusive Evidence Of American Growth"
"New Scores Show Widespread Recovery From Pandemic Learning Loss"
"Test Results Fell Out of Delivery Trucks; All Data is Lost"
49
How many electoral votes are required to win the presidency?
100
435
538
270
50
When Donald Trump won the presidency, he was the 2nd president to win his 2nd term non-consecutively. Who was the 1st?
Herbert Hoover
Andrew Jackson
Grover Cleveland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
51
What U.S. city had a Cyber Truck explosion at the Trump Hotel in January 2025?
Atlantic City
New Orleans
New York
Las Vegas
52
Who was recently voted Speaker of the House?
Hakeem Jeffries
Mike Johnson
Ron DeSantis
Jesse Helms
53
Which group went on strike recently for the first time in nearly 50 years?
Nurses
Port workers
Hollywood writers
Public school teachers
54
What organization attacked two oil tankers in the Red Sea in September 2024?
Houthi
Al Qaeda
Isis
Hamas
55
What word has been named Oxford's 2024 Word of the Year?
Brain rot
Lore
Rizz
Skibidi
56
A new study found that the speed of human thought is...
faster than a speeding bullet
incalculable
faster than a jet airliner
much slower than your internet connection
