Q 01/05

Which country adopted the euro on January 1, 2015, becoming the 19th eurozone member?

A) Latvia

B) Lithuania

C) Croatia

D) Slovakia

Answer · why

B) Lithuania

It replaced the litas. Latvia had joined a year earlier and Croatia would not switch until 2023.

Q 02/05

Gunmen killed 12 people at the Paris offices of which satirical newspaper in January 2015?

A) Charlie Hebdo

B) Libération

C) Le Monde

D) Le Canard enchaîné

Answer · why

A) Charlie Hebdo

The attack prompted a march attended by more than a million people and over 40 world leaders.

Q 03/05

Which party, led by Alexis Tsipras, won Greece's January 2015 election?

A) Golden Dawn

B) New Democracy

C) PASOK

D) SYRIZA

Answer · why

D) SYRIZA

It took 149 of 300 seats. By July, Greece had become the first advanced economy to miss an IMF payment.

Q 04/05

Which country won the 2015 Cricket World Cup, a tournament it co-hosted?

A) Australia

B) India

C) England

D) South Africa

Answer · why

A) Australia

The tournament was co-hosted by the two finalists, Australia and New Zealand.

Q 05/05

NASA's Dawn probe entered orbit around which dwarf planet in March 2015?

A) Makemake

B) Ceres

C) Eris

D) Haumea

Answer · why

B) Ceres

It was the first spacecraft to visit a dwarf planet, four months before New Horizons reached Pluto.