Global Sports Spotlight
This international soccer organization hosts the World Cup every four years.
FIFA
This international group, including the U.S., Canada, and many European nations, is a military alliance founded in 1949.
NATO
This global platform remains the most widely used social media service among teens.
TikTok
This streaming service is known for hits like Stranger Things and Wednesday.
Netflix
This North American country shares the longest undefended border with the U.S.
Canada
This NBA star became the league’s all-time scoring leader in 2023.
LeBron James
The United Nations headquarters are located in this U.S. city.
New York
Climate activists encourage reducing this greenhouse gas, commonly produced by cars and factories.
Carbon dioxide
This American singer’s 2023–2024 world tour broke global records and boosted local economies.
Taylor Swift
This powerful European country has faced international scrutiny for its actions in Ukraine.
Russia
Novak Djokovic, from this country, set the record for most men’s Grand Slam titles in recent years.
Serbia
In recent years, tensions have risen between China and Taiwan over this political status.
Taiwan’s independence/sovereignty
In the United States, students have been increasingly participating in school walkouts focused on this major issue involving safety.
Gun safety
This annual French film festival awards the prestigious Palme d’Or.
Cannes Film Festival
This country recently surpassed China as the world’s most populous nation.
India
The 2024 Summer Olympics were held in this European capital.
Paris
Who is Emmanuel Macron?
President of France
Dominican Republic and Haiti have had debates over border controls on this Caribbean island they share.
Hispaniola
This video-sharing platform has become one of the biggest places for music discovery among teens.
YouTube
The United Kingdom officially left this political and economic union in 2020, a process known as “Brexit.”
European Union
This Dominican baseball player won widespread attention as one of MLB’s top young stars with the San Diego Padres.
Fernando Tatis Jr.
The Uyghurs are an ethnic group living primarily in what country?
China
This political commentator was assassinated recently in Utah.
Charlie Kirk
This rapper released the massively popular album UTOPIA in 2023, featuring hits like “FE!N.”
Travis Scott
This Asian country’s capital, Seoul, is known for its booming tech industry and major companies like Samsung and Hyundai.
South Korea