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1
Which US President celebrated his 100th birthday in 2024?
Joe Biden
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
2
Which of the following was not a "first" at the Paris Olympics?
Gender parity among athletes
Refugee Olympic team won a medal
Skateboarding as an event
Breaking as an event
3
Which Canadian pharmacy chain was hit by a cyberattack in April?
Rexall
London Drugs
Shoppers Drug Mart
Pharmasave
4
In September, Hurricane ___________ became the costliest ever to hit the US.
Helene
Beryl
Fiona
Iris
5
Which country hosted 2024's underwhelming COP 29 climate change conference?
Morocco
Azerbaijan
Iceland
Senegal
6
In December, Bashar al-Assad was ousted after 24 years as president of
Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
Turkey
7
Which Canadian musician was featured in the opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics?
Avril Lavigne
Celine Dion
Justin Bieber
Drake
8
Who resigned as Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister in December?
Francois-Philippe Champagne
Chrystia Freeland
Jean-Yves Duclos
Anita Anand
9
Which city had the highest cost of living in 2024?
New York
Vancouver
Hong Kong
Singapore
10
Hundreds of new species were discovered in 2024. Which is NOT one of them?
Clouded tiger cat
Brown wooly mamoswine
Skeleton panda sea squirt
Grumpy dwarf goby
11
Two Boeing Starliner astronauts stranded on the ISS are now hoping to return to Earth in March. When did they leave?
November
June
March
January
12
In October, a British fraudster made international headlines when he stole $500,000 worth of
Beer
Cobalt
Gravy
Cheese
13
In April, the G7 nations agreed to phase out ________ power by 2035.
Geothermal
Fossil fuel
Nuclear
Coal
14
Which country became the fifth to successfully land on the moon, in January 2024?
France
India
China
Japan
15
In March, a container ship collided with the Frances Scott Key Bridge in what city?
Houston
Baltimore
Chicago
Cincinnati
16
Legendary musician and producer Quincy Jones died in November. Which of the following did he NOT produce?
Taylor Swift's Red
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Michael Jackson's Thriller
Amy Winehouse's It's My Party
17
Which Nordic country joined NATO in March 2024?
Wales
Sweden
Estonia
Norway
18
In May 2024 Vancouverites were treated to a rare display of Northern Lights. What is their scientific name?
Aurora Borealis
Aurora Australis
Cumulonimbus
Perseids
19
Two Canadian women's soccer team staff were expelled from the Paris Olympics for
Doping
Inappropriate use of social media
Spying
Gambling
20
Whose was the most followed TikTok account of 2024?
Khaby Lame
TikTok
Charlie D'Amelio
Mr. Beast
21
What song was most streamed on Spotify globally in 2024?
Birds of a Feather (Billie Eilish)
Espresso (Sabrina Carpenter)
Cruel Summer (Taylor Swift)
Too Sweet (Hozier)
22
Three companies have been the world's largest in 2024. Which is not one of them?
Amazon
Apple
Microsoft
NVIDIA
23
On January 1, 2024, New York defeated Toronto in the first ever game of the
North American Cornhole League
Professional Women's Hockey League
Seniors Professional Rugby League
North American Pickleball Championship
24
Which party withdrew from the BC election two months before the vote?
Conservative
New Democrat
BC United
Green
25
Who won the men's T20 Cricket World Cup this year?
India
Barbados
England
USA
26
Which Canadian team lost the 2024 Stanley Cup finals to Florida?
Toronto Maple Leafs
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Montreal Canadiens
Edmonton Oilers
27
Prime Minister Ariel Henry, of which Caribbean country, resigned amid chaos and violence in March 2024?
Haiti
Mozambique
Venezuela
Turkmenistan
28
Which US news organization faced harsh criticism for declining to endorse a presidential candidate?
New York Times
CNN
Washington Post
Fox News
29
BRICS is a geopolitical bloc of rapidly growing large economies. Which country did NOT join BRICS in 2024?
Ethiopia
Iran
UAE
Malaysia
30
What is 2024 in Roman numerals?
XXCCIV
MMXXIV
XXXXIV
MMXXIIII
31
What potential Trump policy has Canadian officials concerned?
making Canada a US state
construction of a border wall
Visas required for Canadians to visit the US
25% tariffs on imports from Canada
32
What is the Oxford University Press word of the year 2024?
Brain rot
Brat
Weird
Dynamic pricing
33
What is Canada's current population?
35 million
48 million
40 million
42 million
34
Justice Murray Sinclair, Senator and chair of the TRC, died in November. Where was he from?
Manitoba
Newfoundland
Ontario
British Columbia
35
Which series was the most watched on Netflix in 2024?
Bridgerton
3 Body Problem
Fool Me Once
Queen of Tears
36
What was the last song at the last concert on Taylor Swift's Eras tour?
Is It Over Now?
Karma
Shake it Off
All Too Well
37
Who is Time's Athlete of the Year for 2024?
Caitlin Clark
Vinicius Junior
Kylian Mbappe
Sifan Hassan
38
Vladimir Putin was "elected" to his ______ term as Russian President
third
sixth
fifth
fourth
39
John J. Hopfield and Jeffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel prize in Physics for their work on
Dark matter
String theory
The Higgs-Boson particle
Neural networks
40
Which country won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest?
Portugal
Switzerland
Greece
Ukraine
41
Which film topped the Academy Awards list with 7 Oscars in 2024?
The Holdovers
Oppenheimer
The Barbie Movie
American Fiction
42
Who won the 2024 Booker Prize for fiction?
Percival Everett (James)
Samantha Harvey (Orbital)
Anne Michaels (Held)
Rachel Kushner (Creation Lake)
43
Where were the surfing events held for the Paris Olympics?
Marseilles
Tahiti
Spain
French Guiana
44
February's parliamentary election resulted in a win for the Democratic Party of Struggle in what country?
Namibia
Indonesia
Scotland
Russia
45
Which Canadian province was NOT in the path of totality for the April 2024 solar eclipse?
Ontario
New Brunswick
Alberta
Quebec
46
Moo Deng the baby pygmy hippo became an internet sensation this year. Where does she live?
Japan
Thailand
Vietnam
South Korea
47
Which film topped Canada's box office in 2024?
Inside Out 2
Wicked
Twisters
Deadpool and Wolverine
48
Whose was the most-followed Instagram account of 2024?
Lionel Messi
Beyonce
Cristiano Ronaldo
Taylor Swift
49
Who won the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament?
Netherlands
Brazil
Spain
France
50
Researchers in Boston released a study suggesting that Alzheimers deaths are lower for what profession?
Teachers
Computer analysts
Taxi drivers
Realtors
51
Which country group passed the world's first regulatory and legislative framework for AI, in March?
ECOWAS
European Union
BRICS
NATO