Q 01/05

Which country became a full member of BRICS on January 6, 2025?

A) Indonesia

B) Vietnam

C) Nigeria

D) Turkey

Answer · why

A) Indonesia

Indonesia, Southeast Asia's most populous country, joined weeks after Donald Trump threatened 100% tariffs on BRICS members if they moved to replace t...

Q 02/05

Which metropolitan area suffered the most destructive wildfires in its history in January 2025?

A) Greater Sydney

B) Greater Athens

C) Greater Vancouver

D) Greater Los Angeles

Answer · why

D) Greater Los Angeles

Greater Los Angeles burned as Santa Ana winds gusting to nearly 100 mph drove the Palisades and Eaton fires through hills left dry by months of drough...

Q 03/05

Which Chinese chatbot's rise wiped almost $600 billion off Nvidia's value in one day in January 2025?

A) Ernie Bot

B) Qwen

C) DeepSeek

D) Kimi

Answer · why

C) DeepSeek

DeepSeek had just topped Apple's US App Store, and reports that it was built at a fraction of rivals' costs made investors doubt demand for Nvidia's c...

Q 04/05

Which comic-strip character's 1929 debut entered the US public domain on January 1, 2025?

A) Dick Tracy

B) Blondie

C) Little Orphan Annie

D) Popeye

Answer · why

D) Popeye

Popeye first appeared in the Thimble Theatre strip in January 1929, so that version is now free to use. He did not credit spinach for his strength unt...

Q 05/05

Which country became the first in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage in January 2025?

A) Vietnam

B) Philippines

C) Thailand

D) Singapore

Answer · why

C) Thailand

Thailand's law took effect on January 23, 2025, and hundreds of couples married that same day, many at a mass wedding that city officials helped stage...