January-March
Parents of a child in Michigan who committed what crime received criminal sentences of involuntary manslaughter?
School shooting
In May, which two rappers released several diss tracks against each other?
Kendrick and Drake
An assassination attempt on former President Trump on July 13 shocked the nation and the world. Where was Mr. Trump at the time?
Campaign rally in Butler, PA
Yahya Sinwar, the chief architect of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, was killed in southern Gaza by Israeli soldiers on Oct. 16. What organization did Mr. Sinwar lead?
Hamas
What team won the 2024 superbowl?
Chiefs
What celestial event crossed North America from Mazatlán, Mexico, to the Newfoundland coast near Gander, Canada in April?
Total solar eclipse
A pygmy hippopotamus in Thailand, became a global sensation this summer. What is her name?
Moo Deng
Early on Dec. 4, a masked gunman assassinated Brian Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan street. Mr. Thompson was a chief executive in what industry?
Health insurance
Why did the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapse into the Patapsco River on March 26, killing six workers?
The bridge was struck by a cargo ship
On June 17, the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, announced that he would push for a warning label on what?
Social media
What new sport had its Olympic debut in Paris this year?
Breakdancing
What was Donald Trump able to do in the 2024 election that was not the case when he won the first time in 2016?
Win the popular vote
Gangs gained a lot of control of what nation this year?
Haiti
During the spring semester, colleges and universities across the country cracked down on student protests and encampments. What were the students protesting?
Their school's financial support for Israel
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?
North Carolina
TikTok faces a possible ban in the United States after losing its bid in December to overturn a new law. Why did Congress pass the law in the first place?
Concerns that China had access to American user's sensitive data / could spread propaganda
Aleksei A. Navalny died at a remote Arctic prison on Feb. 16. He was the most prominent opposition leader in what country?
Russia
Nvidia briefly surpassed Google and Apple in June as the world's most profitable company. What technology that Nvidia pioneers was responsible for this boom?
Generative AI
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?
Journalist for the Wall Street Journal
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?
The al-Assad family