January 2025 Current Events

Question 1

What does a governing trifecta mean?

Accepted Answer

Republicans control the House of Representative, The Senate&White House

Question 2

The United States surgeon general called this past week for what type of product to carry a cancer warning label?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol

Question 3

What did some fans of the film “Wicked” do while they watched, much to the annoyance of other thatergoers

Accepted Answer

Sang along with the songs

Question 4

Around what percentage of the U.S. population lives in the areas that experienced freezing cold this week

Accepted Answer

80 percent

Question 5

What word was named Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year?

Accepted Answer

Brain rot

Question 6

Who announced on Jan. 6 that he would step down as the leader of his party and of his country in the coming months?

Accepted Answer

Justin Trudeau of Canada

Question 7

What did the price of a single Bitcoin surpass on Dec. 4 for the first time?

Accepted Answer

$100,000

Question 8

TikTok faces a ban in the US after losing its bid in December to overturn a new law. Why did Congress pass the law?

Accepted Answer

Concern that China could get access to sensitive data

Question 9

Unlike his victory in 2016, Trump did something he didn’t do in his first campaign for the White House. What was that?

Accepted Answer

Won both the Electoral College and the popular vote

Question 10

A new study found that the speed of human thought is …

Accepted Answer

much slower than your internet connection

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT true of Jimmy Carter’s extraordinary life?

Accepted Answer

He was a two-term president

Question 12

A masked gunman assassinated Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street. Mr. Thompson was a chief executive in what industry?

Accepted Answer

health insurance

Question 13

Which two warring parties in the Middle East agreed to a cease-fire that went into effect on Nov. 27?

Accepted Answer

Israel and Hezbollah

Question 14

At least 15 people were killed and more injured on New Year’s Day when a man drove a truck into crowds in which city

Accepted Answer

New Orleans

Question 15

Until Dec. 8, what family had ruled Syria for more than five decades?

Accepted Answer

The al-Assad family

Question 16

Which of the following was the first major city to welcome 2025?

Accepted Answer

Auckland, New Zealand

Question 17

Which of the following headlines was NOT published by The NY Times this year?

Accepted Answer

"Taylor Swift's Country Duet Album with Travis Kelce Hits No. 1"

Question 18

A plane carrying 181 people skidded on a runway at high speed and slammed into a wall before exploding in which country?

Accepted Answer

South Korea

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