News Quiz 2025 (Advanced B2/C1)

After Pope Francis’s death in April 2025, a Vatican conclave elected Leo XIV as his successor, making him the first pope from where?

• Italy

• South America

• UK

• USA

2025 was a year that brought a fragile pause to several major conflicts, even if ceasefires didn’t guarantee a lasting peace. Which conflict was NOT one of them?

• Israel – Hamas

• Russia – Ukraine

• Thailand – Cambodia

• Rwanda – DR Congo

A daring daylight robbery at the Louvre in October 2025 saw thieves in disguise make off with priceless treasures. What was stolen in the meticulously planned eight-minute heist?

• Ancient Egyptian artifacts

• Renaissance sculptures

• French Crown Jewels

• The Mona Lisa

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States in January 2025. At the time of his inauguration, he was ...

• the first president elected to 3 terms

• the first president to serve two non-consecutive terms

• the oldest president ever elected

• the youngest president ever elected

Footage from a Coldplay concert went viral in July 2025 when a couple was caught on camera embracing. What relationship were they in?

• a married couple

• executives from the same company

• business rivals

• a celebrity and her bodyguard

The Bondi Beach shooting in December 2025, widely reported as Australia’s deadliest terrorist attack, occurred during what sort of public gathering?

• New Year festival

• Sports championship ceremony

• Chanukah celebration

• National election rally

Which Asian country installed its first female Prime Minister in 2025, breaking a glass ceiling for women?

• Japan

• Pakistan

• The Philippines

• Iran

A contemporary art museum in Verona called on patrons to "respect art" after a couple was filmed damaging a chair covered in hundreds of Swarovski crystals. After which famous artist was the fragile exhibit named?

• Michelangelo

• Pablo Picasso

• Vincent van Gogh

• Leonardo da Vinci

Several prominent figures from entertainment and science passed away in 2025, but which one met a violent death?

• Ozzy Osbourne

• Rob Reiner

• Gene Hackman

• Jane Goodall

Celebrations for Paris Saint Germain’s historic victory in the 2025 Champions League turned violent. In which European city did the riots break out in summer 2025?

• Paris

• Milan

• London

• Munich