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After years of “snubs,” this superstar finally won Album of the Year at the 67th Grammys for her country-inspired project, Cowboy Carter.
Who is Beyonce?
In May, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost took the name Leo XIV, becoming the first person from this country to serve as Pope.
What is the United States?
In February 2025, this NFL team won Super Bowl LIX held in New Orleans.
Who are the Kansas City Chiefs?
Season 3 of the TV show based on this Jenny Han trilogy, starting with We’ll Always Have Summer, arrives in 2025.
What is The Summer I Turned Pretty?
Ms. Nelson grew up in this Dane County city.
What is Middleton
In August of 2025, this power couple broke the internet by announcing their engagement with a caption, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”
Who are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce?
In October, an uneasy pause in two years of fighting was achieved when a ceasefire deal was reached in the war between Israel and this group.
What is Hamas?
She is widely considered the greatest gymnast of all time and continues to dominate the sport in 2025.
Who is Simone Biles?
In 2025, Jeff Kinney released the 20th book in this mega-popular series, titled Partypooper.
What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
Ms. Nelson graduated from this university.
What is UW Madison?
This block-building adventure film broke records in April to become the highest-grossing video game adaption opening weekend of all time.
What is A Minecraft Movie?
In August, this tech company released its "GPT-5" model, making 2025 a massive year for the growth of Artificial Intelligence.
What is OpenAI?
This Golden State Warriors star made history in December 2025 by passing Michael Jordan for the most 35-point games after the age of 30.
Who is Stephen Curry?
This author of Refugee released War Games in 2025, a high-stakes story set during the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Who is Alan Gratz?
Ms. Nelson and her husband are high school sweethearts. Her husband was what age, when he built up enough courage to ask her out on a date.
What is 17
This viral K-pop inspired animated film about demon-hunting musicians became Netflix’s most-watched original movie ever in 2025.
What is KPop Demon Hunters?
This South American nation hosted the COP30 climate summit in November, focusing on protecting the Amazon rainforest.
What is Brazil?
In 2025, the FIFA Club World Cup expanded to 32 teams and was hosted by this country.
What is the United States?
This author, famous for the Track series, released a "victory lap" book in late 2025 titled Coach.
Who is Jason Reynolds?
Ms. Nelson has two children. What are their names?
What is Easton and Ryleigh?
2025 saw this pop star launch into space on a Blue Origin flight, though she faced social media backlash for calling herself an “astronaut.”
Who is Katy Perry?
NASA spent 2025 preparing for the "II" (Two) version of this mission, which will be the first time humans orbit the Moon in over 50 years.
What is Artemis?
On April 24, 2025, quarterback Cam Ward was selected as the #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft by this team.
Who are the Tennessee Titans?
Suzanne Collins returned to the world of Panem in 2025 with this prequel set during the 50th Hunger Games.
What is Sunrise on the Reaping?
Ms. Nelson had multiple jobs throughout high school and college. Her two favorite were putting together colorful bouquets, and stirring up the next cup of joe for customers. Name the two businesses she worked at(both are within the middleton/madison area).
What is Felly's Flowers and Moka?