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In January, major fires scorched areas of this U.S. city, killing dozens of people, destroying homes and businesses, and prompting tens of thousands to evacuate.
What is Los Angeles?
This team defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in a dramatic, 11-inning Game 7 to capture the World Series.
Who are the Los Angeles Dodgers?
After two years of fighting, Israel reached a cease-fire with this Palestinian militant group.
What is Hamas?
President Trump signed an executive order on March 20th saying that he said would begin eliminating this cabinet department “once and for all”.
What is the Department of Education?
This grinning, fuzzy toy has become wildly popular, selling out instantly online and in stores around the world.
What is Labubu?
Catastrophic floods struck this state over the July 4 holiday weekend, killing at least 135 people, including dozens of children from a summer camp.
What is Texas?
This movie was a surprise megahit on Netflix this summer, with eight of its songs landing on the Billboard Top 100 chart.
What is 'KPop Demon Hunters'?
Two mass shootings on the same weekend in December shocked people across the globe. One took place at Brown University; the other, at a Hanukkah celebration took place in this city.
What is Sydney, Australia?
On June 22, President Trump sent American warplanes and submarines to strike three nuclear facilities in this country.
What is Iran?
This talk show host was pulled off the air for comments he made in September.
Who is Jimmy Kimmel?
An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people crashed into the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29 after it collided with this.
What is a U.S. Army helicopter?
This artist won best new artist at the 67th annual Grammy Awards in February, cementing her rocket-ship ascent as one of pop's biggest rising stars.
Who is Chappell Roan?
Since September, President Trump has authorized a series of military strikes against boat which he claimed where South America drug smugglers, summarily killing at least 87 people. Recently he sent the US Military into this country to arrest their President and said we are now in control of their oil wealth.
What is Venezuela?
At the start of his second term, President Trump tasked Elon Musk with firing thousands of federal workers and cutting millions of dollars in government waste. This is the name of the organization Musk led.
What is the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)?
In November, the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia produced the last of this.
What is the penny?
The U.S. and world extensively covered the murder of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025; this is the name of the organization he started.
What is Turning Point USA?
At the start of 2025, Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, announced this big change.
What is that it would no longer fact check content?
This African country is currently experiencing a devastating civil war that has displaced 12 million people and killed an estimated 400,000 people.
What is Sudan?
The longest federal shutdown in U.S. history came to a close on the night of November 12th as President Trump signed legislation to reopen the government. The shutdown was this many days.
What is 43 days?
In March, a Cheeto (yes, a Cheeto!) sold for nearly $90,000 for this reason.
What is it bears an uncanny resemblance to Charizard, a fire-breathing Pokemon.
This man was elected mayor of New York City at the end of last year. He is the first Muslim and Asian American mayor in New York.
Who is Zohran Mamdani?
This minor league baseball team set attendance records around the country, even selling out Guaranteed Rate Stadium in Chicago.
Who are the Savannah Bananas?
In October, precious artifacts were stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. Name one of the stolen artifacts, but you must be specific.
What is...
President Trump has talked about running for a third term, yet he has admitted he knows he can’t because of this document.
What is the the U.S. Constitution... or 22nd amendment?
Before their spacecraft malfunctioned, the NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore had planned to spend just eight days in space. Instead, when they finally returned to Earth on March 18, they had spent this many months in space.
What is 9 months?