Q 01/05

Which team won the World Cup conceding only one goal, beating holders Argentina 1–0 after extra time?

A) Portugal

B) England

C) Spain

D) Germany

Answer · why

C) Spain

Spain won through Ferran Torres's extra-time goal against ten-man Argentina, and became the first nation to hold the men's and women's world titles at...

Q 02/05

Which tropical nation won its first ever Winter Olympic medal, a giant slalom gold, at Milan–Cortina?

A) Brazil

B) Colombia

C) Mexico

D) Philippines

Answer · why

A) Brazil

Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen quit ski racing in 2023 while competing for his father's country, came back a year later under his mother's flag, and...

Q 03/05

Which 1972 mission was the last to take a crew beyond low Earth orbit before Artemis II's April lunar flyby?

A) Apollo 11

B) Apollo 13

C) Apollo 15

D) Apollo 17

Answer · why

D) Apollo 17

Apollo 17 flew in December 1972; Artemis II's four astronauts then broke Apollo 13's distance record, reaching 252,756 miles from Earth.

Q 04/05

Which company's June IPO, the largest ever, briefly made Elon Musk the world's first dollar trillionaire?

A) Tesla

B) SpaceX

C) Neuralink

D) The Boring Company

Answer · why

B) SpaceX

SpaceX began trading on the Nasdaq on 12 June, and Musk's stake took him past $1 trillion before a share slump dropped him back below it the next mont...

Q 05/05

Which country won Eurovision for the first time, Dara's 'Bangaranga' sweeping jury and televote in Vienna?

A) Romania

B) Serbia

C) Bulgaria

D) Croatia

Answer · why

C) Bulgaria

Bulgaria had only returned after a three-year absence, and 'Bangaranga' was the first winner since Portugal in 2017 to take both the jury vote and the...