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Last week, Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman, was arrested for what crimes?
leaking classified documents
selling gov. secrets to China
2
Elon Musk said he wanted to cage-fight who in August? (and then backed out like a coward when the other said ok)
Joe Biden
Mark Zuckerberg
Jeff Bezos
Donald Trump
3
What was the name of the Spanish football federation president who caused such controversy after Spain's world cup win?
Gerard Piqué
Luis Hermoso
Luis Enrique
Luis Rubiales
4
Which Hawaian island experienced massive wildfires in August?
O'ahu
Big Island (Hawai'i)
Maui
Kaua'i
5
When was the first Barbie doll released?
1975
1959
1969
1927
6
In February, what country flew several spy balloons over the United States?
Andorra
North Korea
Russia
China
7
Bobi, the world's oldest dog died in August. How old was he?
31
16
22
45
8
Considered by many to have been the greatest footballer ever, who died in 2023?
Lionel Messi
Pele
Gerard Piqué
Maradona
9
In October, who was removed as Speaker of the US House of Representatives?
Jim Jordan
Mike Johnson
Steve Scalise
Kevin McCarthy
10
CNN10:
According to CNN10, what is the top news story of the 21st century?
COVID-19
Japan hosting the Summer Olympics
An animal photobombing the weather report
The gasoline shortage caused by a cybersecurity attack
11
What was the most searched Google world news subject of 2023?
Kourtney Kardashian baby son birth
Russia - Ukraine War
Israel - Hamas war
Barbie film release date
12
2023 was the year the CD finally died as a physical music format, as sales of CDs were exceeded by those of ______?
Blu-Ray
Vinyl records
Netflix disks
Cassettes
13
In August, China had to publicly deny that a "Sun bear" in one of its zoos was...?
Gerard Piqué
a person in a costume
a skinny panda
sick
14
Which star of the TV comedy "Friends" sadly died in 2023?
Paul Rudd
Gerard Piqué
Mathew Perry
Matt leBlanc
15
ChatGPT was one of the major technological news stories of 2023. What does GPT mean?
Generative Predictive Text
Great Exam-Pass Technology
Generative Pre-cognitive Transformer
Generative Pre-training Transformer
16
Who are the king and queen of the United Kingdom?
King Charles II and Queen Camilia
King Charles III and Queen Camilla
King Charles and Queen Camille
King Charles II and Queen Camilla
17
Which album won Grammy Album of the year in 2023?
Mañana Será Bonito
Speak Now
The Diamond Collection
Harry's House
18
On February 14, which country announced the sale of its famous heart-shaped island for $11 million?
Croatia
Greece
Turkey
Andorra
19
What is one of the top news stories from within the past year? (2022-2023)
WNBA athlete, Brittney Griner, returns home from Russia
murder hornets were spotted in the US
Pentagon releases footage of possible UFOs (source of objects unknown)
first ever image of a black hole appears
20
In cinema, Barbenheimer was what people most talked about in 2023. What two movies are referenced?
Twister and Goldilocks
Barbie and Oppenheimer
Home Alone and Charlie Brown
Barbed Wire and Lemonhead
21
In January, the Vatican announced the death of which Pope?
Benedict XVI
Juan Carlos
John Paul II
Elizabeth II
22
RECENT NEWS: In 2023, the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for what world leader?
Benjamin Netenyahu
Vladimir Putin
Xi Jinping
Kim Jong Un
23
Spain won the Women's World Cup in 2023. Who did they beat in the final?
France
Sweden
England
Brazil
24
In June, a submarine imploded while exploring the Titanic. What was it called?
Titanic 2
Tintin
Jack
Titan
25
Argentina elected a new president in 2023. What's his name?
Gerard Piqué
Javier Milei
Lula da Silva
Luis Lacalle Pou
26
In February, Syria and which other country were hit by huge earthquakes, 7.8 on the Richter scale?
Greece
Andorra
Turkey
Iran
27
In 2023, off Spain's southern coast, Orcas / Killer Whales started attacking ...?
boats
swimmers
Gerard Piqué
sharks
28
In 2023, NASA announced that these astronauts would be flying to ______?
fix the James Webb telescope
Andorra
Mars
The Moon
29
September: This Major Strike Began in September
United Auto Workers
Screenwriters
Pilots Union
Teachers Union
30
In Venice, tourists flipped and sunk a gondola after they refused...?
to stop jumping up and down
to stop taking selfies
to stop dancing la macarena
to stop fishing
31
Which social media personality was arrested in Romania for human trafficking?
Kris Wu
Andrew Tate
Pewdiepie
David Dobrik
32
In September, a Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta to Barcelona was forced to turn back after...?
a passenger had terrible diarrhoea
a plane malfuntion
it ran out of fuel
a terrorist attack
33
Messi turned down a $1 billion offer to play in Saudi Arabia, and instead chose to play for which team?
Miami FC
Espanyol
Inter Miami
Los Angeles FC