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1
Where was Superbowl LVIII held?
Dallas
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
2
2024 may be a baby boom year for China, as it was 12 years ago, because it is the year of which Chinese Zodiac sign?
Dragon
Monkey
Dog
Rat
3
....and who won the men's?
Daniil Medvedev
Carlos Alcaraz
Jannik Sinner
Novak Djokovic
4
Removing tax breaks on diesel fuel launched major protests by farmers in which country?
Italy
Germany
France
Britain
5
Why were US Senators grilling the leaders of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap and Discord at a congressional hearing?
The dangers of artificial intelligence
Election interference
Silicon Valley monopolies
Child online saftey
6
Team boss Christian Horner has been accused of inappropriate behavior towards female staff. Horner heads which F1 team?
Red Bull
Ferrari
Mercedes
Aston Martin
7
How many Golden Globe Awards did Oppenheimer win?
4
6
5
3
8
Which Ivy League uni announced it will return to requiring applicants to submit standardized test scores for admission?
Dartmouth
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
9
Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius was paroled after 8 1/2 years in prison for killing his girlfriend. Where is he from?
Brazil
France
Germany
South Africa
10
A major earthquake killed 250 in Noto, Japan. What magnitude did it reach on the Richter Scale?
8.1
5.9
7.3
6.2
11
Which company overtook Apple this month to become the most valuable public company in the world?
Walmart
Tesla
Microsoft
Amazon
12
Saudi Arabia opened its first store selling alcohol in Riyadh's diplomatic quarter. Saudi banned alcohol in what year?
1952
1979
1965
1936
13
Which country surpassed China as the leading source of imports to the U.S. in 2023?
Mexico
South Korea
Canada
Germany
14
In tennis, who won the women's final at the Australian Open?
Iga Swaitek
Aryna Sabalenka
Elena Rybakina
Coco Gauff
15
Environmental protesters hurled pumpkin soup at which masterpiece in the Louvre?
The Last Supper
Mona Lisa
Girl with the Pearl Earring
The Night Watch
16
Elon Musk's Neuralink company implanted the first computer interface into a person's brain to allow for what?
Upload their memories in cloud storage
Control a computer or phone by thinking
Increase their mental abilities by 200%
Communicate with other users by sending thoughts
17
When the 2024 Oscar nominations were announced last week, which “Barbie” snub became the breakout story
Best actress
Best picture
Best actor
Best screenplay
18
A majority of rivers in this European country have shown a massive increase in pollution.
Romania
Poland
Germany
UK
19
Russian athlete Kamila Valieva received a 4-year ban for doping and stripped of her 2022 Olympic medals in which sport?
Figure skating
Track & Field
Gymnastics
Swimming
20
Which state irked LGBTQ groups when it said gender can no longer be changed on driver's licenses?
Louisiana
Alabama
Texas
Florida
21
The queen of which country recently abdicated allowing her son to become king?
Sweden
Netherlands
Spain
Denamrk
22
This country raised the age to 20 to be able to buy cigarettes.
Estonia
Poland
Lithuania
Latvia
23
Oregon has reported its first human case of which disease, believed to have originated with the person's pet cat?
Small pox
Bubonic plague
Scarlet fever
Measles
24
America’s highest priced home listing, $295 million, would set a new sale-price record if it sells. Where’s the house?
San Francisco, CA
Malibu, CA
Manhatten, NY
Naples, FL
25
Which airline had a door blow off its plane mid flight. It landed safely with no injuries.
United
Alaska Air
Delta
Jet Blue
