United States
Who was re-elected as president of the United States in 2024
a) Kamala Harris
b) Donald Trump
c) Joe Biden
b) Donald Trump
Which Canadian province did NOT have an election this year?
a) British Columbia
b) Saskatchewan
c) Newfoundland and Labrador
c) Newfoundland and Labrador
Which country elected its first female president in 2024?
a) Mexico
b) Canada
c) Germany
a) Mexico
In which major city did 5 horses escape a training session and run around causing general mayhem and destruction?
a) London, UK
b) Toronto, Canada
c) Beijing, China
c) Beijing
Will there be an Olympic Games in 2025?
a) Yep!
b) Nope!
b) Nope! Olympic Games happen every 2 years
Who replaced President Joe Biden as leader of the Democratic Party in 2024?
a) Donald J Trump
b) Kamala Harris
c) J.D. Vance
b) Kamala Harris
Which Alberta town experienced a major wildfire in the summer of 2024?
a) Jasper
b) Edmonton
c) Calgary
Where were the Olympic and Paralympic Games held in 2024? Give the city and the country.
Paris, France
What was the word of the year according to the year according to the Oxford English Dictionary?
a) Brat
b) Rizz
C) Brain rot
C) Brain rot
Which major political figure will OFFICIALLY take office on January 20, 2025
a) Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Conservative party of Canada)
b) Justin Trudeau, again
c) Donald J Trump
c) Donald Trump
a) Delta Airlines
b) Air Canada
C) Alaska Airlines
D) West Jet
c) Alaska airlines
Which GENERATION of people is now the most populous generation in Canada?
a) Baby Boomers?
b) Millennials
c) Gen Alpha
d) Gen Z
Which illness did the WHO deem a global emergency in August, for the second time in two years?
a) Mpox
b) Bird Flu
c) Polio
a) M Pox
2024 was the year of Moo Deng, the baby hippo! What does Moo Deng mean?
a) Pork Stew
b) Bouncy Pork
c) Bacon Strips
b) Bouncy Pork
WHEN will the two Boeing astronauts who have been stuck in space come home?
a) January
b) February
c) March
c) end of March! (They have been in space since June!)
Which Canadian Hockey player signed a two-year contract extension with the Pittsburg Penguins in 2024?
a) Michael Bunting
b) Cody Glass
c) Sydney Crosby
c) Sydney Crosby
What astronomical event took place on April 8, 2024?
a) A total lunar eclipse
b) A total solar eclipse
c) a total eclipse of the heart
b) a total solar eclipse
Which historic European monument reopened to visitors this year after a damaging fire in 2019?
a) The Leaning Tower of Pisa
b) The Berlin Wall
c) Notre Dame Basilica
c) Notre Dame Basilica
Which artist brought 500 000 people into Toronto for her 6 shows there?
Taylor Swift
What was Justin Trudeau's big announcement on January 6, 2025?
He will be stepping down as Prime Minister
a) Falsified business records
b) Murder
c) Kidnapping
a) Falsified Business records
How was the Canadian women's soccer team allegedly spying on opposing teams at the Olympic Games?
a) Filming practices with drones
b) Stealing equipment and sneaking into meetings
c) Bribing officials with information
a) filming practices with drones
How much hotter was 2024 than the world was before industrialization?
a) 0.1 degrees
b) 1.54 degrees
c) 0.5 degrees
b) 1.54 degrees. 2024 was the hottest year on record.
Which artist made history in 2024 by securing the most cumulative grammy nominations EVER?
a) Beyonce
b) Taylor Swift
c) Paul McCartney
a) Beyonce
When is the latest the next Canadian federal election could take place?
a) March 2025
b) August 2025
c) October 2025
c) October 2025, but it will probably happen long before then!