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The Year of 2023
The Year of 2023
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December is a month of religious holidays. Which saint is celebrated on "Annandag jul" (Boxing Day)?
St Paul
St Stephen
St John
St Peter
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In February the conflict escalated between USA and China. For what reason?
US warships outside Taiwan
Ballooons in American airspace
The American Enviromental Act was beneficial to American corporations.
New trade restrictions on Chinese goods.
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Beyoncé began her tour on May 10th in Stockholm. What is the name of her tour?
Renaissance
Enlightenment
Dark Ages
Lights
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In November, Colombia started a campaign to sterilize Pablo Escobar´s escaped pet animals. What animals?
Iguanas
Crocodiles
Hippos
Rhinos
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An American union ended their strike in September. Which union?
Screen writers
Actors
Auto workers
Directors
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Sports, hooray! At last! The Football World Cup was played in July and August. Where?
New Zeeland
Australia
Germany
France
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India surpassed China as the most populous country in the world in April. Aproximately how many people live in India?
1,4 billion
1,3 billion
1,2 billion
1,1 billion
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Ozzy Osbourne made an important decision in February. What decisision did he make?
Divorce Sharon
Put out his outfits on auction
Adopt a bat
Retire from touring
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One of the greatest in music history, Tina Turner, died in May. How old was she at time of death?
84 years
82 years
83 years
85 years
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The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier. Who works in Sweden?
Anne L´Huillier
Ferenc Krausz
No one
Pierre Agostini
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January 1st 2023, a new country entered the Euro zone. Which country?
Slovenia
Croatia
Czechia
Poland
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In April Finland became a member of NATO. Which of the following countries is also a member of NATO?
Ireland
Norway
Austria
Switzerland
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Barbie and Oppenheimer premiered in July. If you combined these two movies, what did you get?
Boppenheimer
Barbenheimer
Oppenbie
Oppenhomie
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Considered the TV-series of the year by many, "Last of Us", premiered in June. What was the TV-series based on?
A movie
A book
An original script
A game
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The 5th Indiana Jones movie with Harrison Ford premiered in July. Which of the following movies did he also act in?
Alien
Titanic
American Graffiti
Die Hard
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In August Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon. Which country sent this spacecraft to the moon?
India
USA
Russia
China
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An American union decided to go on strike in September. Which union?
Actors
Screen writers
Auto workers
Directors
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It took 400 years, but it was finished in December! What was finished?
The latest Swedish Bible translation
The full transcript of the oldest Swedish collection of laws.
The Swedish Dictionary
The Swedish Book of Words.
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Sweden celebrated her 500th birthday on June 6th. Why?
Sweden became independent from the Kalmar Union when Gustav was crowned.
Gustav Vasa would have turned 500 this year.
Gustav Vasas relatives have ruled Sweden from this time on.
Gustav Vasa (picture) was first ruler of all present Swedish territories.
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Matthew Perry died in October. Which TV-series made him famous?
Neighbours
The Crown
Friends
Cheers
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The latest version of Chat GPT was launched in March. Which company is the inventor/developer of Chat GPT?
Cyberdyne Systems
Open AI
Google
Microsoft
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November saw a Beatles song reach number one in the British record chart. What is the name of the song?
Bits and Pieces
Today and Tomorrow
Now and Then
First and Last
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January 22nd was the first day of the Chinese New Year. Which animal symbolizes the year?
Rabbit
Dog
Horse
Dragon
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Swedish director Ruben Östlund was nominated for three Oscars for "Triangle of Sadness". How many did he end up with?
3
1
2
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