Arts and Entertainment
What was the highest selling album of 2022?
Midnights- Taylor Swift
Which female U.S. basketball player was sentenced to nine years in prison for allegedly importing narcotics to Russia?
Brittney Griner
A huge undersea volcanic eruption near which Pacific Island country sent towering clouds of ash into the sky and created tsunami waves across the region?
Tonga
What is the name of the former Japanese prime minister who was assassinated?
Shinzo Abe
What border crossing between Alberta and Montana was blockaded as part of the Freedom Convoy protests?
Sweetgrass-Coutts
Marvin Lee Aday died at the age of 74. His best-known hit song was Bat Out of Hell. What was his stage name?
Meatloaf
NFL superstar quarterback Tom Brady and his wife, a world-famous model, announced their divorce. What is her name?
Gisele Bundchen
The Economist Intelligence Unit measured “liveability” in 172 cities. Three Canadian cities ranked in the top 10. Which ones, and in what order?
Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto
Which Prime Minister postponed her own wedding because of COVID restrictions her government had imposed on social gatherings?
Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand
According to the Canadian Kennel Club, which breed was the most popular dog in Canada in 2022?
Labrador retriever
This actor was slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars
Chris Rock
15-year old Russian Olympic Committee's star skater Kamila Valieva wound up in an international controversy - what was the reason
She had a failed drug test in December that was not reported until after she had skated for a team medal - she tested positive for trimetazidine, a medication for heart-related conditions that is banned due to the potential for performance enhancement
Which French female writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Annie Ernaux
In the first week of the year, which central Asian “stan”-suffix country was rocked by violent riots caused by a hike in oil prices and massive government corruption?
Kasakhstan
India was the leading source country for immigrants to Canada in 2022. Which country was next?
Philippines
What was the top grossing film in 2022
Top Gun: Maverick
Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, who is reportedly interested in part-ownership of the Ottawa Senators, is already a part-owner of a soccer team in which Welsh city?
Wrexham
This game was purchased by The New York Times in January 2022 after becoming viral.
Wordle
Which Latin American country had three finance ministers in 2022 and saw its central bank raise its base interest rate to 69.5 per cent?
Argentina
What was the name of the hurricane that hit the Atlantic provinces and eastern Quebec in September?
Fiona
Johnny Depp and his former wife, Amber Heard, sued each other in a defamation lawsuit battle. How much did the jury decide to award Mr. Depp in damages (in U.S. dollars)?
$15 million
Who won the men’s Australian tennis singles championship as his 21st Grand Slam title?
Rafael Nadal
In January 2022, a heart transplant from an animal to a human patient was done for the first time. Which animal was it?
Pig
What was the southern coastal Ukrainian city that lost an estimated 90 per cent of its buildings, including the city centre’s beautiful theatre, after Russia laid siege to it?
Mariupol
Whom did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appoint to the Supreme Court?
Michelle O’Bonsawin - Canada's first Indigenous Supreme Court justice