Leaders
On March 14th, Mark Carney became the leader of this country.
Canada
On Dec 10th, which country imposed a ban on social media for users under 16 years of age
Australia
On Jan 20th, the US President signs an order to change the name of this famous body of water
What was the mascot of the Osaka Expo 2025?
Myaku-Myaku
On March 1st, this famous Japanese TV personality died at age 80. He holds the world's record for most hours on live TV in a week.
Monta Mino
On October 4th, this leader stepped down as the Prime Minister after about one year in office.
Ishiba Shigeru
Who is TIME magazine's 2025 Person of the Year?
Architects of AI
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner is Maria Corina Machado. What country is she from?
Venezuela
On May 21st, agriculture minister Taku Eto resigns from his post due to what comments?
"I have never had to buy rice."
Known as "Mr Pro Baseball" in Japan, this former player and manager of the Giants died on June 3rd
Shigeo Nagashima
Among democratically elected leaders, this leader of India has the highest approval rating of 72%
Narendra Modi
This kanji word was voted by Japanese as 2025's word of the year
kuma [bear]
On May 28th, the head of the US Dept of Government Efficiency steps down. Who was it?
Elon Musk
In July, a town in what prefecture of Japan recorded the highest temperature ever recorded in this country of 41.2 degrees C?
Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture
This American singer, famous for "Killing Me Softly" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" died on Feb 24th
Roberta Flack
This leader has only a 13% approval rating.
Emmanual Macron of France
Pop singer Katy Perry made the news by her dating a former national leader. Who is she dating?
Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
On May 8th, this American became the leader of the Catholic Church
Pope Leo XIV [Robert Prevost]
On Nov 18th, a fire breaks out in this city damaging 170 buildings and causing one fatality.
Oita
On Jan 26th, this former conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra died at 84 years of age
Kazuyoshi Akiyama
Since May 6th, Friedrich Merz has been the leader of this European country.
Germany
On June 26th, editor Anna Wintour announced she would be retiring from her job after 40 years. What is the magazine?
Vogue
On October 30th, which British royal family member was stripped of all his titles and evicted from his home?
Prince Andrew
In October, the Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to this Japanese immunologist from Osaka
Shimon Sakaguchi
This famous British conservationist and primate expert and researcher died on Oct 1st. She was 91 yrs old.
Jane Goodall