World News
Somalia banned this social media platform from their country claiming "Horrific Content, Misinformation."
Tik Tok
What natural disaster hit Texas last week with threat of flash flooding and tornadoes?
Tropical Storm Harold
In July, Hollywood had the biggest opening weekend since the beginning of the pandemic thanks to the release of which two movies?
"Barbie" and "Oppenheimer"
Led by Nikola Jokic, which team won their first NBA final this year?
Denver Nuggets
This singer released her Speak Now album this summer and became the woman with the most #1 albums of all time.
Taylor Swift
In June, smoke enveloped much of the eastern US, turning the sky over NYC orange. What was the source of the smoke?
Wildfires in Canada
This US company was recently banned from being used by the Chinese government
Apple
Elon Musk replaced the logo of Twitter, changing it from the widely recognized bird logo with this new name. What is the new name?
X
The NBA fined this player $100,000 after calling Daryl Morey (the owner of the Philadelphia 76ers) a liar.
James Harden
What was ranked as the most popular halloween candy in PA?
Hershey's chocolate bars
The search for a lost submersible watercraft with 5 people on board captured the world's attention in June. The vessel was carrying people to see the wreckage of which ship?
The Titanic
Hawaii
Pat Sajak, one of the most familiar faces of American TV over the last 40 years announced he would retire next year. He is the host of what show?
Wheel of Fortune
Which countries are hosting the 2024 Women's World Cup?
Australia and New Zealand
This animal was born spotless in a Tennessee Zoo, marking the first of its kind in the entire world. What animal?
Giraffe
This country attempted its first moon landing in almost 50 years. This mission was unsuccessful as the spacecraft crashed into the moon.
Russia
This PA County saw two prisoners escape in the exact same way in a year.
Chester County
On July 13, the Hollywood _______________ union approved a strike for the first time in 43 years, bringing the $134 billion American movie and TV business to a halt over anger about pay and fears of a tech-dominated future.
Actors'
The PGA Tour, professional golf, announced in June it would merge with LIV Golf, a league backed by which country?
Saudi Arabia
The Little League coach of this team at the Little League World Series has disappeared from the complex in Pennsylvania
Cuba
Why was the Russian mercenary military leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in the news in June?
He revolted against Russian leadership.
Under new energy-efficient rules that took effect on Aug. 1, shoppers in the US are no longer able to purchase most incandescent _____________, in the demise of a technology Thomas Edison patented in the late 1800s.
Light Bulbs
This actress has received a lot of hate online over the new claims by Michael Oher, the NFL player who was subject of the movie, The Blind Side, after he claimed the real Touhy family mistreated and misled him.
Sandra Bullock
This female athlete won the 100m at the world track and field championships in a championship record time.
Sha'Carri Richardson
These objects were the subject of a whistleblowing hearing this summer, where American leaders claimed that the US government is in possession of and has knowledge of what beings?
UFO's / extraterrestrial beings (aliens)