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2022 - Year in Review!
2022 - Year in Review!
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Selected pop culture and news stories from 2022.
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1
What puzzle game did the New York Times purchase the rights for?
Wordle
Scrabble
Sudoku
Bananagrams
2
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her platinum jubilee before she passed away. How many years was she the queen of England?
20
100
50
70
3
What tennis superstar retired in 2022?
Roger Federer
Venus Williams
Rafael Nadal
Serena Williams
4
In recent news, a major breakthrough in clean energy was achieved as what tech resulted in net production of energy?
Energon cubes
Nuclear fusion
Red Bull
Nuclear fission
5
Who did Will Smith slap at the Academy Awards?
The Rock
Kriss Kross
Chris Brown
Chris Rock
6
What is the name of Taylor Swift's new album released in October?
Sunsets
Sunrises
High Noon
Midnights
7
Tonga was cut off from the world when a volcano eruption disrupted communications. What was the name of the volcano?
Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai
Mt. Etna
Krakatoa
Eyjafjallajökull
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What space telescope produced the deepest infrared image of the universe to date?
Wide Field Infrared Explorer
Hubble Space Telescope
Spitzer Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope
9
What K-pop supergroup announced that they would be taking a hiatus to focus on solo projects?
BTS
BIGBANG
Blackpink
SuperM
10
Shinzo Abe was assassinated on July 8. He was the former prime minister of what country?
Japan
China
South Korea
Thailand
11
What team clinched their seventh NBA championship and first since 2018 in June this year?
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers
Golden State Warriors
Chicago Bulls
12
What billionaire purchased Twitter in a $44-billion deal?
Warren Buffet
Elon Musk
Bill Gates
Jeff Bezos
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Protesters stormed the president's residence in Colombo after the worst economic crisis in what country's history?
Sri Lanka
Lebanon
Turkey
Bangladesh
14
What was the subtitle of the Top Gun sequel?
Top Gun: Summit
Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Goose is Back!
Top Gun 2 - The Sky's The Limit