2023 Current Events

In December, a volcanic eruption began on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, near the town of

In April, South African pilot Rudolf Erasmus was credited with saving the lives of his passengers and crew from

Which city had the world's worst air quality in June, thanks to wildfires in Quebec and Ontario?

Where was the COP28 climate summit held in December?

Which Canadian city was completely evacuated due to wildfire risk?

Which city hosted the Pan American Games in October?

What is the most-watched Netflix series as of October 2023?

What major global UN treaty was signed in March?

Which boy band performed at the coronation of King Charles?

What was the name of the longest-lasting tropical cyclone ever, formed over the Indian Ocean in February?

In November, founder Sam Altman was fired as CEO of

Which country made a successful lunar landing in August this year?

Which country resumed diplomatic ties with Iran in March?

What was destroyed in Nova Khakovka in June?

In September, the Trudeau government accused what country of plotting the assassination of a Canadian citizen in BC?

The top selling book of 2023 was Spare, the autobiography of

Who had the most followed TikTok account in 2023?

In September, archeologists found the world's oldest wooden structure in what country?

NASA sent the first streamed video from deep space this year. What was on it?

Which #1 all-time international soccer goal scorer retired in 2023?

Who was inaugurated president of Brazil in January 2023?

Which music festival got stuck in the mud?

What is 2023 in Roman numerals?

What is the Oxford University Press word of the year for 2023?

Who won the 2023 World Cup?

Who had the most weeks at the top of the Billboard charts this year?

What is the most-played Youtube video as of December 2023?

South Africa hosted the BRICS summit in August. Who attended virtually?

Who resigned as prime minister of New Zealand in January?

Which film won Best Picture at the 2023 Oscars?

In February, a fire started after a train crash released poisonous smoke for days in which US state?

In December, Google lost an antitrust court battle with Epic Games, the makers of

Which European nation adopted the Euro and joined the Schengen zone in January of 2023?

In December, the EU began formal joining talks with what country?

Which US state declared Donald Trump unqualified to hold office?

What animals were successfully relocated from Granville Island?

What substance turned out not to be a room-temperature superconductor, after it went viral online?

What movie had the highest global earnings in 2023?

Who achieved an EGOT in 2023?

 Dendrobium fuscifaucium is one of hundreds of new species discovered this year. What is it?

What US bank failed in February, the largest since 2008?

Which candy brand retired its mascots after a year of controversy over their appearance?

The European Union agreed to ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles after

In February, a series of unidentified ________ were shot down over North America

Which country joined NATO in April?

Who won the 2023 World Baseball Classic?

What is the approximate population of West Vancouver?

In March, China's National People's conference voted unanimously to give President Xi Jinping what?

What major step did world leaders at the COP 28 climate summit agree to?

What disturbing discovery did scientists make in November about seastars?