News from Summer 2024

In what city did the 2024 Summer Olympics take place?

Who replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee to run in the US presidential election?

This iconic Canadian film actor (see picture) died in June at the age of 88

Wildfires destroyed 1/3 of this town in Alberta (hint: it's in a national park)

Which team won the NHL 2024 Stanley Cup?

She won 4 medals, set 2 Olympics records, and was the first Canadian to win 3 gold medals in one Olympics in Paris 2024

NASA declared that July 22, 2024 was the ________ day ever in recorded human history

The International Olympics Committee announced this new type of Olympic Games would be held in 2025 in Saudi Arabia

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics was the most _________ Olympics ever

The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency for this virus

As of August 2024, which podcast ranked the #1 listened to podcast in the world with over 3 billion listeners worldwide?

Which team won the 2024 NBA championship?

Which stinging insect was more prolific this summer due to hot summer weather?

Workers from what major industry in Canada went on strike in August?

Ukraine did this for the first time in the Ukraine-Russia war

Who broke the hot dog eating record at 83 all-beef hotdogs in 10 minutes on a Netflix Labour Day hot dog eating contest?

This former Calgary Flames NHL hockey player was killed with his brother while riding their bicycles

What happened to Donald Trump on July 13th during a Trump rally in Pennsylvania?

What was the highest boxoffice grossing movie this summer?

This country's Chang'e 6 lunar module was the first successful attempt to land on the far side of the moon