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100
Justin Trudeau resigned as prime minister of this country in January.
What is Canada?
100
He was sworn in as the vice president of the United States in January.
Who is J.D. Vance?
100
The second film in this series based on the Wizard of Oz stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
What is Wicked?
100
This religious leader died in April, and his position was taken over by an American.
Who was Pope Francis?
100
This company led by Sam Altman released their new AI model GPT-5 in August.
What is Open AI?
200
The presidents of these 2 warring European countries met in the Oval Office with Donald Trump in February.
What are Ukraine and Russia?
200
This is the name of the controversial organization which carries out arrests of undocumented immigrants in the US.
What is ICE?
200
This Puerto Rican musician had massive success in both the US and France with his song "Debí Tirar Más Fotos". He will be playing at the Super Bowl in 2026.
Who is Bad Bunny?
200
This American president's funeral was on January 4th, 2025. At 100 years old, he was the longest-lived American president in history.
Who was Jimmy Carter?
200
The space technology company Blue Origin is owned by this wealthy CEO.
Who is Jeff Bezos?
300
These two South Asian countries had a four-day conflict in May.
What are India and Pakistan?
300
2 American astronauts were trapped in this space vessel for 9 months before finally being rescued in March.
What is the International Space Station (ISS)?
300
This British TV show about a criminal teenager sparked a worldwide discussion about young men and violence.
What is "Adolescence"?
300
This English singer was the leader of Black Sabbath in the 1970s and helped to invent the heavy metal genre.
Who was Ozzy Osbourne?
300
This Chinese artificial intelligence model was released in January and started a worldwide AI race.
What is DeepSeek?
400
Ibrahim Traore, the leader of this African country, passed laws attacking the LGBTQ community in September.
What is Burkina Faso?
400
This is the newly-elected mayor of New York City. He defeated the former mayor and the former governor of New York State in a historic election.
Who is Zohran Mamdani?
400
This science fiction show starring Adam Scott had its second season in February and March. It had the most award nominations of any TV show in 2025.
What is "Severance"?
400
This director of surrealist films and TV such as "Twin Peaks" and "Eraserhead" died in January.
Who was David Lynch?
400
Scientists were able to revive a species of this animal with new genetic technology.
What is a wolf?
500
The government of this mountainous Asian country stepped down after over a month of massive youth protests.
What is Nepal?
500
The government shutdown in October meant that this food benefit program was not able to operate in November.
What is SNAP?
500
This song by Kendrick Lamar is named after a famous American singer from the 1980s. It was the #1 song in the United States for three months.
What is "Luther"?
500
He was the lead singer and songwriter for the Beach Boys in the 1960s and died in June.
Who was Brian Wilson?
500
This American company is owned by Peter Thiel and is controversial for its surveillance and collaboration with the Trump administration.
What is Palantir?