Current Events Quiz March 18, 2025

What's the title of Lady Gaga's new studio album?

• The Fame Monster Part II

• Royal Flush

• Mayhem

• A Very Bad Romance

It has been five years since the W.H.O. declared Covid-19 a pandemic and inadvertently drove much of the world to spend more time online. Which of these was NOT a Covid-era meme?

• Cat lawyer

• Alex from Target

• Sea shanties

• The mysterious monolith in Utah

Trump hosted a news conference in front of the White House last week that was essentially a car show to promote which automaker?

• Tesla

• Cadillac

• Honda

• GM

The U.S. moved last week to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and lawful U.S. resident. What is his immigration status?

• He is a refugee.

• He has a student visa.

• He is a U.S. citizen.

• He has a green card, which allows him to live and work in the U.S.

What TWO actions did the United States take after Ukraine said it would agree to a proposal for a 30-day cease-fire with Russia?

• It sent nuclear weapons to Europe.

• It resumed military assistance to Ukraine.

• It resumed intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

• It fast-tracked Ukraine's entry into NATO.

The International Criminal Court arrested the former president of which country on charges of crimes against humanity last week?

• Rwanda

• The Philippines

• Cambodia

• Moldova

Why has the U.S. has imposed visa sanctions against several Thai officials?

• Because they spoke out against Trump's threatened tariffs.

• Because they deported 40 Uyghurs back to China last month.

What is Voice of America?

• A U.S-led global news network owned by a private media conglomerate that broadcasts news and entertainment across multiple platforms to 326 million people a week.

• A satellite radio service that offers commercial music broadcasts and entertainment programming to 326 million listeners in various countries around the world.

• A U.S-led international organization dedicated to providing language learning resources and cultural programs for 326 million students and educators worldwide.

• The largest and oldest of the U.S. international broadcasters that produces digital, TV, and radio content in 48 languages to 326 million listeners per week.

VOA exemplifies the principles of a free press, and its mission is to provide independent reporting, including to audiences in authoritarian countries. What does Trump plan to do with it?

• Defund and

  eliminate it

• Expand it

• Put Elon Musk in charge of it

What was a common sighting at Paris Fashion Week?

• Women in kilts

• Men in heels