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On January 1st, Zohran Mamdani was officially sworn in as the new mayor of this major U.S. city, succeeding Eric Adams.
What is New York City?
Millions of people watched the ball drop in Times Square, which this year featured a brand new design named the "Constellation Ball."
What is New York?
The NFL regular season ended on Sunday, with this Pennsylvania team clinching the AFC North division title in a thriller.
Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers?
This blockbuster movie, the third in James Cameron's sci-fi franchise, officially crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office this week.
What is Avatar: Fire and Ash (or Avatar 3)?
The massive tech conference known as CES (Consumer Electronics Show) kicked off today in this Nevada city.
What is Las Vegas?
Skywatchers are preparing for the "Wolf Supermoon" which will occur later this week, making the moon appear bigger and this.
What is brighter?
President Biden and the First Lady traveled to this island territory to celebrate the holidays, a tradition for the First Family.
What is the U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Croix)?
This Australian city was one of the first major places to ring in 2026, with its famous fireworks display over the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
What is Sydney?
In a shocking College Football Playoff upset at the Rose Bowl, the Indiana Hoosiers defeated this perennial powerhouse team 38-3.
Who are the Alabama Crimson Tide?
Families are still flocking to see Zootopia 2, which features the return of Ginnifer Goodwin as the voice of this rabbit police officer.
Who is Judy Hopps?
The biggest buzzword at CES 2026 is this two-letter acronym, which companies are putting into everything from toothbrushes to cars.
What is AI (Artificial Intelligence)?
On January 3rd, the Earth reached Perihelion, the point in its orbit where it is closest to this star.
What is the Sun?
The U.S. Department of Education launched a new award this week called the "Presidential 1776 Award" to honor students who excel in this subject.
What is History (or American History/Civics)?
For the first time, the crystals on the Times Square ball were shaped like this geometric figure, symbolizing "unity," instead of the usual triangles.
What are circles?
The Oregon Ducks advanced to the playoff semifinals after defeating this "Red Raider" team in the Quarterfinals on New Year's Day.
Who are Texas Tech?
A new trailer released on Christmas Day gave fans their first look at the live-action remake of this Disney classic about a flying elephant, directed by Tim Burton (re-release/series).
What is Dumbo?
A cool new gadget revealed this week is a pair of "smart" glasses that can translate languages in real-time right before your eyes.
What are smart glasses?
SpaceX launched its first mission of 2026 this week, sending a new Earth-observing satellite into orbit for this European country.
What is Italy?
Major political news broke out of South America this week as this country's government announced a surprise new trade deal with the European Union.
What is Brazil?
In London, the New Year was welcomed with the traditional chiming of this famous clock tower, which had recently undergone maintenance.
What is Big Ben (or the Elizabeth Tower)?
This NFC North team, from Wisconsin, secured the #7 seed and will face their oldest rivals, the Chicago Bears, in the Wild Card round.
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
This horror movie based on a popular video game, Five Nights at Freddy's 2, continued to be a top pick for teens over the holiday break.
What is Five Nights at Freddy's 2?
Chip maker Nvidia announced a new processor designed specifically to help robots do this human-like action, such as folding laundry.
What is learning (or fine motor skills/grasping)?
The Quadrantid meteor shower peaked this weekend, but visibility was tough because of the brightness of this celestial object.
What is the Moon?
A criminal investigation was officially launched in Michigan this week regarding the historic mistreatment of Indigenous students at these types of institutions.
What are Indian Boarding Schools?
This color was the dominant theme for 2026 celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where it is tradition to wear it on New Year's Eve for good luck and peace.
What is white?
With the NFL playoffs set, this team from the NFC West secured the #5 seed and will travel to play the Carolina Panthers on Saturday.
Who are the Los Angeles Rams?
The biopic Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet as a professional player of this table sport, opened to strong reviews this week.
What is Ping Pong (or Table Tennis)?
One of the weirdest items at CES this year is a "smart pillow" that uses AI to gently move your head if it detects you are doing this.
What is snoring?
NASA announced that the ESCAPADE mission probes, launched to study Mars, have officially entered a "loiter" mode to wait for the perfect time to travel to the Red Planet.
What is Mars?