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1
Water levels along several sections of what river fell last month to their lowest level on record?
Amazon
Mississippi
Nile
Danube
2
Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on five federal charges. Mr. Adams is the Mayor of what city?
Raleigh
Dallas
New York
Las Vegas
3
The United States Surgeon General called for what type of product to carry a cancer warning label?
Alcohol
Processed meat
Ice cream
Diet soda
4
Who was recently voted Speaker of the House?
Hakeem Jeffries
Ron DeSantis
Mike Johnson
Jesse Helms
5
What AI breakthrough sent shock waves through stock markets and caused US technology giants to quake?
New AI chatbot predicts future with 94 percent accuracy
A Chinese start-up created a powerful AI model with far less money
AI companion with an IQ level comparable to human consciousness
AI figures out banking logarithms for account transfers
6
What are the residents of a remote Alaskan island trying to catch, fearing they could wreck their ecosystem?
rat
opossum
Burmese python
green iguana
7
The first space tourist is
Jared Isaacman
George Cranel
Dennis Tito
Martin Vasquez
8
The New York Times reported on the latest release of federal test scores. What was the headline?
"Tests Show No Conclusive Evidence Of American Growth"
"New Scores Show Widespread Recovery From Pandemic Learning Loss"
"American Children's Reading Skills Reach All Time Lows"
"Test Results Fell Out of Delivery Trucks; All Data is Lost"
9
What actor from the series Harry Potter died in 2024?
Gary Oldman
Rupert Grant
Ralph Fiennes
Maggie Smith
10
How many electoral votes are required to win the presidency?
538
435
270
100
11
What directive did the Trump administration issue and then rescind after it led to mass confusion and legal challenges?
a ban on women in the military
a cap on the price of milk
a cap on the price of eggs
A freeze on trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans
12
A new study found that the speed of human thought is...
faster than a speeding bullet
incalculable
much slower than your internet connection
faster than a jet airliner
13
Who won the World Series in 2024?
Houston Astros
Atlanta Braves
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
14
Over what major river did a Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines flight collide?
Missouri River
Mississippi RIver
Potomac RIver
Ohio River
15
The yearlong Israel-Hamas war is now the longest war between Israelis and Arabs since what year?
2006
1812
1914
1949
16
An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people crashed into the Potomac River on Jan. 29 after it collided with what?
A US Army helicopter
The top of an office building
A drone
A bird
17
What airline was allegedly struck by gunfire on its way to Haiti in 2024?
Emirates
Spirit
United Airlines
Delta
18
What type of plane went down in Philadelphia on January 31, 2025?
American Airlines Commercial Flight
Medevac Ambulance Care Jet
Cessna 172S
F/A-18 Hornet
19
In November of 2024, Maori staged a traditional group dance ______, to protest the treaty with New Zealand.
Waiata-a-ringa
Haka
Poi
Titi Torea
20
What is the date that South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached?
November 1st 2024
November 19th 2024
December 19th 2024
December 14th 2024
21
What did a home security-camera capture with sound perhaps for the first time?
Sasquatch ringing a doorbell and then running away
A black bear wrestling a moose
A meteorite hitting Earth
A beaver cutting down a mature aspen tree in less than two minutes
22
Why was Batman, who debuted in 1939, in the news?
A new PS5 game will be released for the Holiday Season.
New movie with Penguin and Joker entitled "My New Best Friends".
He became the first superhero with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
DC comics announced retiring the character at the end of the year.
23
What is the name of the mascot of the Vatican for the 2025 Jubilee?
David
Luce
Jesus
Joah
24
Rebels backed Rwanda have been seizing huge tracts of which central African country?
Gabon
Chad
Uganda
Democratic Republic of Congo
25
On what did Australia impose a sweeping ban for children under 16 years old?
Video games
Sugary snacks
Social Media
Homework
26
Which city was the first major city to welcome in the year 2025?
Moscow, Russia
Auckland, New Zealand
Cape Town, South Africa
Tokyo, Japan
27
Britain, launched a global addiction to coal 150 years ago. What happened there recently?
Kingsford bought all of the remaining coal produced by Britain.
It announced coal now powered 100 percent of its electricty generation.
It surpassed Indonesia as the world's largest coal exporter.
It shut down its last coal-burning power station.
28
In Lunar New Year celebrations around the world, more than a billion people said goodbye to the Year of the Dragon and
welcomed the Year of the Rabbit
welcomed the Year of the Pig
welcomed the Year of the Snake
welcomed the Year of the Ox
29
Major fires in which California city destroyed homes and businesses and prompted tens of thousands to evacuate?
San Diego
Sacremento
San Francisco
Los Angeles
30
Who was the first American woman to have done the first spacewalk?
Barbara Adams
Jenny Rutherman
Kathryn Sullivan
Margaret Collins
31
Yahya Sinwar, the brains of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, was killed by Israeli soldiers. What organization did he lead?
Haqqani
Hezbollah
Houthis
Hamas
32
Israel is currently engaged in armed conflict with all of the following terrorist organizations except which one?
Hamas of the Gaza Strip
Iraqi Republican Guards
Houthi Rebels of Yemen
Hezbollah of Lebanon
33
Which group went on strike recently for the first time in nearly 50 years?
Public school teachers
Nurses
Hollywood writers
Port workers
34
What word has been named Oxford's 2024 Word of the Year?
Lore
Brain rot
Rizz
Skibidi
35
What country sent 10,000 troops to aid Russia in the war against Ukraine?
Germany
China
North Korea
Turkey
36
What city in Spain experienced a flash flood with a casualty count of 250+?
Madrid
Barcelona
Valencia
Seville
37
On Feb. 1, President Trump signed an order to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. What is a tariff?
A restriction on financial transactions between two countries
An order prohibiting commercial ships leaving from a country's port
Money charged to another country preventing trade from said country
An extra surcharge on goods as they enter the United States
38
Which artist won "Album of the Year" at the 67th annual Grammys her first in the category after four conspicuous losses?
Chappell Roan
Taylor Swift
Beyonc'e
Charli XCX
39
Which two warring parties in the Middle East agreed to cease-fire that went into effect on November 27, 2024?
Israel and Hezbollah, the militant group in Lebanon.
Israel and Houthis, the militant group in Yemen.
Israel and Hamas, the militant group in Gaza.
Israel and Iran
40
Who shot President elect Donald Trump in Butler, PA?
Michael Anthony Hall
David Allen Coe
Sam Matthew Cooke
Thomas Matthew Crooks
41
What zoo does famous pygmy hippo known as "Moo Deng" currently reside in?
Khao Kheow Open Zoo
Chiang Mai Night Safari
Nandankanan Zoological Park
Chattogram Zoo
42
What organization attacked two oil tankers in the Red Sea in September 2024?
Al Qaeda
Houthi
Isis
Hamas
43
Which of the Jackson 5 died in 2024?
Jermaine Jackson
Jackie Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Tito jackson
44
What former U.S. President recently passed away at the age of 100?
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Barrack Obama
Jimmy Carter
45
When Donald Trump won the presidency, he was the 2nd president to win his 2nd term non-consecutively. Who was the 1st?
Herbert Hoover
Grover Cleveland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Andrew Jackson
46
What did Israel and Hamas agree to after more than a year of fighting?
The creation of a sovereign Palestinian state
End the war
A plan to send UN peacekeepers to maintain peace and security in the region
A six week ceasefire
47
What U.S. city was attacked by a moving truck that took the lives of at least 14 people and left dozens injured?
New York
New Orleans
Las Vegas
Atlanta
48
What country announced that its trade surplus reached $1 trillion dollars last year, surpassing any other country?
Germany
China
United States
Japan
49
Who won the College Football Championship in 2025?
Ohio State
Texas
Notre Dame
Penn State
50
Who won "Best actor in supporting role" during the 96th Academy Awards?
Sterling K. Brown
Robert De Niro
MArk Ruffalo
Robert Downey Jr.
51
What hurricanes hit the state of Florida this hurricane season?
Dianne, Helen and Martha
Debby, Helene and Milton
Christine, Hanna and Mary
Denise, Hanna and Martha
52
The Supreme Court met to determine whether to make a law to ban TikTok in the United States for what reason?
Too avoid trends of lip synch and face wax challenges.
Teenagers spending too much time on the app affecting mental health.
None of the above are correct.
National security concerns about the ownership of the company.
53
Why have more than 100 Paris Olympic athletes asked to have their medals replaced?
The medals were deteriorating
Their names were misspelled
They were replicas of the real medals
The athletes were protesting Olympic corruption
54
The 2024 McDonalds ____ outbreak involved contaminated slivered onions on Quarter Pounders sold there.
Salmonella
Listeria
E. coli
Hepatitis A
55
What U.S. city had a Cyber Truck explosion at the Trump Hotel in January 2025?
Atlantic City
New York
New Orleans
Las Vegas
56
The FDA banned the use of which additive found in hundreds of foods?
Red Dye No. 3
MSG
High fructose corn syrup
Sugar
