News Quiz 2023 (inter - B1/B2)

In 2023, India overtook China as the country with the highest population in the world.  Can you guess the exact figure?

• 1 billion people
• 1.2 billion people
• 1.4 billion people
• 1.6 billion people

Hundreds of people were killed on October 7, 2023, when Hamas carried out a deadly attack in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip. When did Hamas take control of Gaza?

• in 1987
• in 1997
• in 2007
• in 2014

Prince Charles was crowned King of the United Kingdom during a spectacular ceremony, which took place in London in May 2023. He became King Charles ____.

• I
• II
• III
• IV

The prison photo of a former US president went viral on social media in 2023. Which one?

• Bill Clinton
• George W. Bush
• Barack Obama
• Donald Trump

“Barbie” became the most successful movie of the year earning over $1.4 billion. Can you name the leading actress who played the role of the famous doll?

• Margot Robbie
• Emma Stone
• Jennifer Lawrence
• Greta Gerwiig

Heavy rains caused massive flooding in an African country in September 2023. As a result, whole villages were washed away into the sea. Which country?

• Morocco
• Algeria
• Tunisia
• Libya

Tennis star Coco Gauff finally earned her first Grand Slam in 2023. Which tournament did she win?

• Australia
• Roland-Garros

• Wimbledon
• US Open

In June 2023, after a 40-day search, four children who had survived a plane crash were found alive. Where were they found?

• a cave in Thailand
• the Colombian jungle
• The Arabian Desert

Twitter's famous blue bird spread its wings and said goodbye in July 2023 after the social network adopted a new logo and renamed as ...

• X
• Y
• Z

In June 2023, the Wagner group fighting for Russia in Ukraine threatened to attack Russia instead. Do you know their leader’s name? 

• Alexey Navalny
• Sergey Lavrov
• Yevgeny Prigozhin