FIFA World Cup
How many times has England won the World Cup?
Once (1966)
In April 2022, PM Boris Johnson, his wife Carrie and then Chancellor Rishi Sunak were fined for breaking lockdown rules for attending the following.
A birthday party for Boris Johnson
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning British Monarch, died in 2022. How old was she and how long did she reigned?
96 years old
(she reigned for 70 years)
Which country emits the most carbon dioxide per person?
United States
Top Gun: Maverick was the best-selling movie in 2022. What year was the original Top Gun released?
1986
This team has won the most World Cup championships.
Brazil (2002, 1994, 1970, 1962, 1958)
American Hans Niemann made international headlines in September 2022 for being accused of what?
Cheating during a chess match
Elon Musk new role as Twitter CEO was marked by mass layoffs, the replatforming of suspended accounts that had violated Twitter’s rules, the suspension of journalists who cover him and whiplash policy changes made and reversed in real time. As a result, Elon Musk created a Twitter poll himself by asking whether he should “step down as head of Twitter”, but what was the result of the poll? How many percent voted yes, and how many no? (+/-1%)
57.5% voting yes, 42.5% voting no.
Methane – the main component of natural gas has more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide over the first 20 years after it reaches the atmosphere, but what are the top 2 human sources of methane emissions?
Fossil fuel production and intensive livestock farming
Who did Will Smith slap on live TV at the Oscars?
Chris Rock
Which nation hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup?
USA
Who replaced Liz Truss as UK Prime Minister?
Rishi Sunak
In his first significant public move since opening his 2024 presidential campaign last month, Mr. Trump announced an online store to sell $99 digital trading cards of himself as a superhero, an astronaut, an Old West sheriff and a series of other fantastical figures. How many hours did it take to sell all 45000 Donald Trump Trading Card NFTs?
4, 12 or 24 hours?
12 hours
What source is making the largest contribution to the increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Burning coal in power plants
Which iconic actor retired from acting earlier this year due to health issues?
Bruce Willis
300 billion
The 'Mona Lisa' was the subject of an attempted vandalism when a visitor to the world-famous Louvre Museum smeared what all over the painting's protective glass?
Frosting
Queen Margrethe of Denmark had 50 years anniversary this year and had to postpone the celebration due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, but what exactly is the family relation between the two queens?
3rd cousins and related via Queen Victoria
Sea levels have risen by 178mm since 1900 and are rising by 3.4mm per year. They reached record heights in 2020 for the ninth consecutive year. But how many homes are estimated to be below sea level in just 70 years?
Around 100 Million? 200 million or 300 million?
200 million
What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2022?
CODA (Children of Deaf Adult)
Which six teams have won the World Cup trophy as a host?
England, Italy, Uruguay, Argentina, Germany and France.
Just last month (November), explorers searching the Atlantic Ocean for World War II artifacts lost at sea stumbled onto something else - a 20-foot long piece of debris from what?
The Space Shuttle Challenger, which was destroyed shortly after take-off in 1986.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
The first black female U.S. Supreme Court justice
Scientists say levels of CO2 in the atmosphere are now comparable to the Pliocene Age, between 4.1 and 4.5 million years ago, but how many meters higher was the sea level then compared to today?
4 metres higher than today and the average temperature was nearly 4 degrees Celcius warmer.
Avatar 1 was made with a budget of $237 Million, but what was the budget of the recently released Avatar 2?
Around $200 Million, or $250 Million, $350 Million
350 Million Dollars