Q 01/05

Which party won the July 2024 UK general election in a landslide?

A) Liberal Democrats

B) Reform UK

C) Labour

D) Green Party

Answer · why

C) Labour

Keir Starmer's party took 411 seats for a 172-seat majority, its best result since 2001.

Q 02/05

Who was Donald Trump's running mate on the winning ticket in the November 2024 US presidential election?

A) Marco Rubio

B) JD Vance

C) Ron DeSantis

D) Vivek Ramaswamy

Answer · why

B) JD Vance

The Ohio senator was 40 on election day; the ticket defeated Kamala Harris and Minnesota governor Tim Walz.

Q 03/05

Near which Pennsylvania town did Donald Trump survive an assassination attempt on July 13, 2024?

A) Butler

B) Scranton

C) Erie

D) Altoona

Answer · why

A) Butler

A local Emergency Service Unit officer fired at the gunman four seconds after the first shot and hit his rifle.

Q 04/05

On how many felony counts was Donald Trump convicted in New York on May 30, 2024?

A) 10

B) 21

C) 30

D) 34

Answer · why

D) 34

The counts were for falsifying business records to conceal hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels.

Q 05/05

Which country elected Claudia Sheinbaum as its first woman president in 2024?

A) Argentina

B) Chile

C) Mexico

D) Colombia

Answer · why

C) Mexico

She is also the first person of Jewish heritage to hold the office, and took over from her ally Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in October.