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100
Which social media influencer defeated the former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a boxing match viewed live by a reported 60 million households on Netflix on Nov. 15?
a) Logan Paul
b) Keith Lee
c) MrBeast
d) Jake Paul
Jake Paul
100
Which Middle Eastern country's regime was overthrown by rebels in 2024?
a) Iran
b) Syria
c) Iraq
d) Yemen
Syria
100
Hurricane Helene carved out a devastating path through the Southeast, leading to destruction and record flooding that stretched more than 600 miles. Which state was hit hardest by the deadly hurricane?
a) Alabama
b) Georgia
c) North carolina
d) Louisiana
North Carolina
100
The Summer Olympics ended on Aug. 11. Which two countries took home the most gold medals (both countries ended with 40 gold medals)?
a) France and Great Britain
b) United States and Australia
c) United States and China
d) United States and Japan
United States and China
200
Which color is brat green?
Number 1
200
In 2024, which natural disaster caused widespread damage in Turkey, leading to international aid efforts?
a) An earthquake
b) A tsunami
c) A volcanic eruption
d) A major flood
An earthquake
200
An assassination attempt on former President Trump on July 13 shocked the nation and the world. Where was Mr. Trump at the time?
a) At a campaign rally in Butler, Pa.
b) At his home at Mar-a-Lago, in Florida
c) Visiting world leaders in London
d) At a press conference
At a campaign rally in Butler, Pa.
200
Which company launched the first consumer-facing quantum computer in 2024?
a) IBM
b) Google
c) Apple
d) Microsoft
300
Which film won seven Oscars, including best picture, best actor, best supporting actor and best director, at the Academy Awards on March 10?
a) Barbie
b) Poor Things
c) Oppenheimer
d) Dune 2
Oppenheimer
300
- Which country became the 32nd to join NATO?
a) Sweden
b) Finland
c) North Macedonia
d) Albania
Sweden
300
Three of the following are breaking news stories from the past two weeks about President-elect Donald J. Trump and his transition. One is fake. Which one is made up?
a) Jack Smith moves to dismiss charges against Mr. Trump in the Jan. 6 case.
b) Senate Republicans promise to confirm Matt Gaetz as the next attorney general.
c)Mr. Trump says he will impose a 25 percent tariff on Canada and Mexico on Day 1 of his presidency.
d) Mr. Trump says he will nominate Kash Patel to run the F.B.I.
Senate Republicans promise to confirm Matt Gaetz as the next attorney general.
300
In a landmark decision that strikes at the power of tech giants in the modern internet era and that may fundamentally alter the way they do business, a federal judge ruled on Aug. 5 that Google had illegally done what?
a) Collected information on internet users without their permission
b) Maintained a monopoly in online search
c) Outsourced its algorithms to A.I. chatbots
d) Asked internet users for their social security numbers
Maintained a monopoly in online search
400
What song was Spotify's and Apple Music's most streamed song of the year?
a) Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter
b) A bar song (Tispy) - Shaboozey
c) Million dollar baby - Tommy Richman
d) Birds of a feather - Billie Eilish
Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter
400
In a stunning turn of events after 13 years of civil war, rebels marched into Damascus as Syria’s president fled to Russia. Until Dec. 8, what family had ruled Syria for more than five decades?
a) The al-Assad family
b) The al-Khalifa family
c) The Osmanoğlu family
d) The Abadi family
The al-Assad family
400
On June 19, Louisiana’s governor signed a law requiring classrooms in the state to display what?
a) An American flag
b) The president's photo
c) The Ten Commandments
d) A map of the world
The Ten Commandments
400
To whom did the Norwegian Nobel Committee award the Peace Prize on Oct. 11?
a) A collective of Japanese atomic bomb survivors for its decades-long campaign to rid the world of nuclear weapons
b) An international humanitarian organization for its efforts to combat hunger
c) Two journalists for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression
A collective of Japanese atomic bomb survivors for its decades-long campaign to rid the world of nuclear weapons
500
What word has been named Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year?
a) Brain rot
b) Lore
c) Rizz
d) Skibidi
Brain rot
500
In June, more than 1,300 people died while attending what major event in Saudi Arabia as temperatures surpassed 100 degrees Fahrenheit?
a) a music festival
b) the Hajj Pilgrimage
c) a soccer match
d) a marathon
the Hajj Pilgrimage
500
A prisoner swap on Aug. 1 among seven countries freed Evan Gershkovich and two other Americans held in Russia, along with several jailed Russian dissidents.
What was Mr. Gershkovich’s job when he was arrested?
a) He was an N.B.A. basketball player.
b) He was a Wall Street Journal reporter.
c) He was a U.S. Marine.
d) He was a Olympic medalist
He was a Wall Street Journal reporter.
500
Which company, powered by the boom in generative artificial intelligence, briefly surpassed Microsoft in June as the world’s most valuable public company?
a) Novartis
b) Novo Nordisk
c) Nvidia
d) ebay
Nvidia