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January General Knowledge

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital city of Romania?

(a)  

2.

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

a)

France

b)

Australia

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Canada

3.

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?

a)

Hurst Fire

b)

Palisades Fire

c)

Eaton Fire

d)

Lidia Fire

4.

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

a)

Guam

b)

Guatemala

c)

Greenland

d)

Iceland

5.

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

a)

Tibet, China

b)

The Philippines

c)

Mongolia

d)

Japan

6.

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

a)

Every post will need to be approved by a Meta employee

b)

Fact checkers will no longer police content

c)

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

d)

Apps will no longer allow political content

7.

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?

a)

December 31st 2025

b)

January 1st 2026

c)

April 1st

d)

January 19th

8.

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

a)

Anora

b)

Wicked

c)

The Brutalist

d)

Conclave

9.

What is the currency of Russia?

a)

Rial

b)

Dollar

c)

Krone

d)

Ruble

10.

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?

a)

Brazil

b)

France

c)

South Korea

d)

Italy

11.

Which K-POP girl group have announced an upcoming show in Hong Kong in May?

a)

NewJeans

b)

Aespa

c)

babymonster

d)

Blackpink

12.

Animated character Gromit's side-kick is ...

a)

Wally

b)

Wayne

c)

Wallace

d)

Wawrick

13.

Bulgaria is located in which part of Europe?

a)

Southwestern

b)

Southeastern

c)

Northeastern

d)

Northwestern

14.

Which country's president has been arrested (January 15th) under charges of corruption and abuses of power?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Mongolia

c)

South Korea

d)

Kyrgyzstan

15.

A newly discovered species of giant Isopod has been named after which character?

a)

Micky Mouse

b)

Darth Vader

c)

Sonic

d)

Naruto