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After years of “snubs,” this superstar finally won Album of the Year at the 67th Grammys for her country-inspired project, Cowboy Carter.
Who is Beyonce?
In May, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost took the name Leo XIV, becoming the first person from this country to serve as Pope.
What is the United States?
In February 2025, this NFL team won Super Bowl LIX held in New Orleans.
Who are the Kansas City Chiefs?
Season 3 of the TV show based on this Jenny Han trilogy, starting with We’ll Always Have Summer, arrives in 2025.
What is The Summer I Turned Pretty?
Ms. Holman’s career began at this fast food restaurant chain where she learned how to flip burgers and serve fries.
What is Wendy’s?
In August of 2025, this power couple broke the internet by announcing their engagement with a caption, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”
Who are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce?
In October, an uneasy pause in two years of fighting was achieved when a ceasefire deal was reached in the war between Israel and this group.
What is Hamas?
She is widely considered the greatest gymnast of all time and continues to dominate the sport in 2025.
Who is Simone Biles?
In 2025, Jeff Kinney released the 20th book in this mega-popular series, titled Partypooper.
What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
Mr. Ben liked this book series so much that they read it three times in the span of one school year; to this day, they still geek out on myths and Gods.
What is Percy Jackson and the Olympians?
This block-building adventure film broke records in April to become the highest-grossing video game adaption opening weekend of all time.
What is A Minecraft Movie?
In August, this tech company released its "GPT-5" model, making 2025 a massive year for the growth of Artificial Intelligence.
What is OpenAI?
This Golden State Warriors star made history in December 2025 by passing Michael Jordan for the most 35-point games after the age of 30.
Who is Stephen Curry?
This author of Refugee released War Games in 2025, a high-stakes story set during the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Who is Alan Gratz?
In 7th grade, Ms. Kobinsky got in big trouble because she was caught cheating on a test in this subject.
What is math?
This viral K-pop inspired animated film about demon-hunting musicians became Netflix’s most-watched original movie ever in 2025.
What is KPop Demon Hunters?
This South American nation hosted the COP30 climate summit in November, focusing on protecting the Amazon rainforest.
What is Brazil?
In 2025, the FIFA Club World Cup expanded to 32 teams and was hosted by this country.
What is the United States?
This author, famous for the Track series, released a "victory lap" book in late 2025 titled Coach.
Who is Jason Reynolds?
Though not quite a teenage woe, Mr. Jackson had a pre-teen woe in 1st grade when he performed in the school talent show and what embarrassing thing happened to him on stage?
What is his pants fell down? 😬
2025 saw this pop star launch into space on a Blue Origin flight, though she faced social media backlash for calling herself an “astronaut.”
Who is Katy Perry?
NASA spent 2025 preparing for the "II" (Two) version of this mission, which will be the first time humans orbit the Moon in over 50 years.
What is Artemis?
On April 24, 2025, quarterback Cam Ward was selected as the #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft by this team.
Who are the Tennessee Titans?
Suzanne Collins returned to the world of Panem in 2025 with this prequel set during the 50th Hunger Games.
What is Sunrise on the Reaping?
Nicknamed “Forest” because of their large, curly hair, Mr. Ben first shaved their head in 7th grade. His friends gave him this new nickname--a word meaning a smaller bush.
What is “Shrub?”