Current Affairs
The company that Netflix is attempting to acquire
What is Warner Bros
The name of the Chair of the US Federal Reserve
Who is Jerome Powell
These female co-stars sparked jokes online that the real romance wasn’t on-screen, but between them
Who is Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo
The amount of money raised in our most recent crowdfunding campaign (within 1,000)
58,000
The meeting in Johannesburg in late November with leaders from major economies like the EU, India, and Brazil attending this annual summit focused on global growth, climate, and debt relief
What is the G20 Summit
The name of the union established in Buffalo currently striking against an American multinational chain corporation ranked 120th on the Fortune 500
What is Starbucks Workers United
The new couple is grabbing attention: a pop diva and a previous politician
Who is Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry
The most recently established CSDS team
What is Spanish Worlds
The name of the previous Japanese Prime Minister who stepped down in late October
Who is Shigeru Ishiba
The youngest current sitting supreme court justice
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson (55) - double points if exact age given
This fan-made mashup name became a viral 2023 phenomenon, combining two wildly different summer blockbusters released on the same day
What is Barbenheimer
The year that CSDS was named as the best debate society in the world
What is 2012
The number of PMs that the UK has had since 2019
5 (Teresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, Kier Starmer) - all 5 named is extra point
The name of the legal case that challenges constitutionality of statutory removal protections for the Federal Trade Commission previously upheld in Humphrey’s Executor v US
What is Trump v Slaughter
The name of the song that started the 67 trend
Doot Doot (6 7)
Who is Irving M. Ives
Young protesters in this European Union country have led large demonstrations against the government’s proposed budget, forcing officials to withdraw it and sparking wider debates about corruption and economic policy
What is Bulgaria
The asset class that JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon had issued a warning on, stating "when you see one cockroach, there are probably more"
What is Private Credit
This song, originally written about insecurity felt being around American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, led to Swift writing the following lyrics “I heard you call me "Boring Barbie" when the coke's got you brave… Wrote me a song saying it makes you sick to see my face”
What is Charli XCX’s Sympathy Is a Knife
The name of the ILR dean who brought CSDS to ILR
Harry Katz