January General Knowledge

What is the capital city of Romania?

Justin Trudeau just resigned as Prime Minister of ________ since taking office in 2015.

• France

• Australia

• United Kingdom

• Canada

Wildfires have wreaked havoc across Los Angeles this week, destroying homes and businesses and displacing tens of thousands of people. What is the largest of the fires?

• Hurst Fire

• Palisades Fire

• Eaton Fire

• Lidia Fire

Donald Trump has recently called for expanding the United States territory over what foreign land?

• Guam

• Guatemala

• Greenland

• Iceland

Where in Asia did a 7.1-magnitude earthquake strike this week?

• Tibet, China

• The Philippines

• Mongolia

• Japan

Meta announced this week that it was making what change to its popular social media apps, Facebook, Instagram and Threads?

• Every post will need to be approved by a Meta employee

• Fact checkers will no longer police content

• You must now be aged 15+ to make an account on Facebook

• Apps will no longer allow political content

The United States Supreme Court is hearing a case on Friday over a law that would ban TikTok in the U.S. unless the app’s Chinese run parent company sells it by what date?

• December 31st 2025

• January 1st 2026

• April 1st

• January 19th

Which movie took home awards for best drama, best actor in a drama and best director at the Golden Globes on Sunday?

• Anora

• Wicked

• The Brutalist

• Conclave

What is the currency of Russia?

• Rial

• Dollar

• Krone

• Ruble

Tomiko Itooka, the Japanese woman recognised as being the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records, died aged 116.

The new holder of the title is believed to be a nun living in which country?

• Brazil

• France

• South Korea

• Italy