The Year in Review: 2023 (35 Questions)

September brought the G20 and this country’s attempt to control the monkeys! 

An entrepreneur in this country has found a way to mechanically pollinate plants.

Oneka Technologies makes floating desalination stations and is based in this country.

This country has developed a new strategy to battle dengue fever.

This country marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day.

Three U/U Studio-designed skateparks in this country offer pole dancing, art viewing, clever repurposing, and more.

More Pop Culture! According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2023 is the Year of the _______.

This country is dealing with mountains of discarded clothing.

Starting in 2024, you have approximately FULL days of school until graduation.

Back to "In World News!" A small town in this country honors the New York firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11.

Geography Time: Where *is* the country of Gabon?

2023 NFL Results: Who won Super Bowl LVII?

This Country had 5 million bees escape when a truck rolled over at the end of August . . .

In 2023, Kwon Pyong rode over 200 miles on a jetski to seek asylum. He rode over 200 miles from ______ to ______.

This country encourages children to wage war on invasive species.

Oxford University Press named "______" the 2023 Word of the Year.

In 2023, the world population hit this number

This cyclist rode 2,500 miles on his bike in order to attend a prestigious college in what country? 

As recently as 2018, police in ____ raided Halloween parties. Plot Shift! In Oct, the govt. sponsored "Horror Weekend."

Pop Culture Break! Name That Tune: This song spent 16 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2023.

This country is leading the way in cars that charge as you drive.

This man delivers bread to the President of this country each morning.

Pop Culture Break! What was the highest grossing film of 2023 in theaters, both domestically and internationally?

Back to "In World News" - An ordinance in this country prohibits people from walking up and down escalators for safety.

Pop Culture Break! What was the most streamed Netflix series show from Jan-June 2023, at 812.1 million hours?

A campaign using artificial intelligence was used to impersonate Omar al-Bashir, former leader of this country.

Who was Spotify's most streamed artist globally - 26.1 Billion Streams in 2023 - ending another musician's 3-year reign?

Our first "In World News" story this year focused on which country's embrace of the Barbie movie?

Through 12/13/23, the most viewed video on Tiktok (at 2.1 Billion Views) is _______________.

In September, a military leader is sworn in as interim President in this country . . .

Back to World News! This fall, more women stopped covering their hair... and their country's leaders increased fines.

About .5 billion "fast tech" items are thrown away here each year, leading to interest in holding companies accountable.

Human faces carved into stone have recently been exposed in this country.

A schoolboy in this country invented an affordable smart spoon for trembling hands.

Fuiza took his snake surfing in this country.