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This WNBA team, led by rookie sensation Caitlin Clark, saw a massive explosion in fans and TV viewers in 2024 and 2025.
What are the Indiana Fever?
This singer, known for her "Eras Tour," was named TIME Magazine's Person of the Year in 2023 and her influence was still everywhere in 2025.
Who is Taylor Swift?
In April 2024, millions of people across North America looked up to see this astronomical event where the moon passes between the sun and Earth.
What is a total solar eclipse?
This island nation, a popular tourist destination, made global headlines in 2024 when it elected a new president and faced economic challenges.
What is Iceland?
This 2023 film about the creator of the atomic bomb and a pink movie about a famous doll were released on the same day, creating the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon.
What are Oppenheimer and Barbie?
The 2024 Paris Olympics ended with a spectacular closing ceremony, and the next Summer Olympics in 2028 will be held in this major U.S. city.
What is Los Angeles?
In 2024, rap beef dominated the internet. This Canadian rapper, famous for songs like "God's Plan," engaged in a very public back-and-forth with Kendrick Lamar.
Who is Drake? (Aubrey Graham)
In 2024, a man in Texas received a genetically modified kidney from a pig, marking a major breakthrough in this type of transplant, which uses animal organs.
What is a xenotransplant?
In June 2024, the 80th anniversary of this major World War II battle, where Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, was commemorated.
What is D-Day?
In 2024, the movie Deadpool & Wolverine brought these two actors back together in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with one of them famously playing the role for nearly 25 years.
Who are Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman?
In 2024, this Spanish teenager became the youngest French Open champion in history, taking the tennis world by storm.
Who is Carlos Alcaraz?
This catchy song by Tommy Richman, with the lyric "I don't wanna get down," became the song of the summer in 2024.
What is "Million Dollar Baby"?
This social media app, known for its short-form videos and popular science "facts," was at the center of a potential ban in the U.S. in 2024 and 2025.
What is TikTok?
This ancient city in Italy, famous for being buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, continues to be a major archaeological site, with new discoveries in 2024.
What is Pompeii?
This animated film from Disney/Pixar, set inside the mind of a teenage girl, got a sequel in 2024 that focused on a new emotion: Anxiety.
What is Inside Out 2?
This superstar quarterback left the New England Patriots in 2020 and, after retiring, became a popular NFL commentator in 2024, known for his "spicy" takes.
Who is Tom Brady?
The band One Direction was a global sensation, and after a long break, there was huge news in 2024 about this member releasing a new solo album titled "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess".
Who is Harry Styles?
NASA's Perseverance rover has been exploring this planet's Jezero Crater since 2021, looking for signs of ancient microbial life.
What is Mars?
This man-made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea faced major shipping disruptions in 2024 due to attacks in the Red Sea.
What is the Suez Canal?
A 2024 sci-fi film titled Dune: Part Two featured Timothée Chalamet riding massive sandworms on this harsh desert planet.
What is Arrakis?
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup had a new, expanded format and was hosted in this country, famous for its passionate soccer fans.
What is the United States?
A new pop star named Chappell Roan exploded in popularity in 2024, famous for her hit "Good Luck, Babe!" and her unique style inspired by this decades-old profession.
What is a drag queen?
Scientists in 2024 confirmed that 2023 was officially the hottest year on record, a phenomenon directly linked to this, caused by burning fossil fuels.
What is climate change? (or global warming)
In 2024, Mexico elected its first female president, a historic moment for a country where women only got the right to vote in 1953. What was her name?
Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?
In 2025, the movie Wicked was released, splitting the famous Broadway musical into two films. It tells the story of the witches of Oz, before Dorothy arrived. What are the names of the two main witches?
Who are Glinda (the Good) and Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West)?