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2025 Summer News Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which popular video game console released its long-awaited second edition on June 5, becoming the fastest-selling game console of all time?

a)

Sony PlayStation

b)

Nintendo Switch

c)

Microsoft xBox

2.

The spectacular blowup in June between President Trump and which tech titan ripped apart a shaky alliance between two of the world’s most powerful men?

a)
Elon Musk
b)
Tim Cook
c)
Jeff Bezos
d)
Mark Zuckerberg
3.

Kraft Heinz announced that it would eliminate all chemical dyes from its food products over the next two years. Which of these dye-containing items is NOT produced by Kraft Heinz?

a)
M&M's
b)

Jell-O

c)

Kool-Aid

d)

Jet Puffed

4.

In June, the Trump administration ordered the deployment of Marines and National Guard troops in response to days of protests in Los Angeles, a rare use of active-duty military forces on U.S. soil.

What were the protests about?

a)

cuts to the federal workforce

b)

immigration raids

c)

the war in Gaza

d)

reduction in federal grant money

5.

What grinning fuzzy toy has become wildly popular, selling out instantly online and in stores around the world?

a)
Squishmallows
b)
Furby
c)

Labubu

d)
Beanie Babies
6.

Large crowds across the country gathered to protest the Trump administration, coinciding with a military parade in Washington, D.C. What were the demonstrations called?

a)

"No Fair"

b)

"No Kings"

c)

"No Trumps"

d)

"No Parade"

7.

Led by the league M.V.P. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, which team won the N.B.A. championship, beating the Indiana Pacers 103-91 in Game 7 of the finals?

a)
Boston Celtics
b)
Miami Heat
c)
Oklahoma City Thunder
d)
Los Angeles Lakers
8.

Which of the following film franchises has NOT been a top box office hit this summer?

a)

Lilo & Stitch

b)

Jurassic Park

c)

Pirates of the Caribbean

d)

Superman

9.

A conservative majority on the Supreme Court voted in June to uphold a Tennessee law prohibiting some medical treatments for which group of people?

a)
transgender minors
b)
cisgender adults
c)
gender-fluid teenagers
d)
non-binary individuals
10.

On June 22, President Trump upended decades of diplomacy when he sent American warplanes and submarines to strike three of which country’s nuclear facilities?

a)
Syria
b)
Pakistan
c)
Iran
d)
North Korea
11.

Which pro sports league announced an expansion to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia, a sign of increasing popularity?

a)

MLB

b)

NHL

c)

WNBA

d)

MLS

12.

Zohran Mamdani scored a seismic upset in New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor on June 25. How does he describe his political philosophy?

a)

Democratic Socialist

b)

Libertarian

c)

Conservative

d)

Bipartisan

13.

This summer thousands of people took part in protests against police brutality and government corruption in cities across Kenya. Dozens were killed and hundreds were hurt in clashes with security forces.

Which country in the map above is Kenya?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

In July, Congress narrowly passed President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill.

Which of the following is one of the legislation’s major provisions?

a)
Tax cuts for middle-class families
b)
Increased funding for public education
c)
Environmental regulations rollback
d)
Expansion of healthcare access
15.

A video of Rayyan Arkan Dikha, an 11-year-old boy who lives in Indonesia, went viral in July and helped popularize which phrase?

a)

boat flexing

b)

rizz maxing

c)

aura farming

16.

Catastrophic floods struck which state over the July 4 holiday weekend, killing at least 135 people, including dozens of children from a summer camp?

a)

Florida

b)

Texas

c)

Louisiana

d)

Pennsylvania

17.

Congress voted in July to rescind $1.1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS.

Which of the following kids shows was NOT featured on PBS in its over 50-year history?

a)

Arthur

b)

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

c)

Sesame Street

d)

Wild Kratts

18.

For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Transportation Security Administration is letting airline travelers do what at security checkpoints?

a)

Keep their shoes on during screening

b)
Skip the security check entirely
c)
Use electronic devices during security screening
d)
Bring food items through security checkpoints
19.

What did the U.K. announce that it would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to do?

a)

Drink alcohol

b)

Drive cars

c)

Join the military

d)

Vote in elections

20.

Which previously eradicated disease has experiences a resurgence in the United States this year, which authorities are attributing to lower vaccination rates?

a)

chicken pox

b)

the plague

c)

measles

d)

rabies

21.

The entertainment industry and comedy world were shocked when CBS announced on July 17 that it was canceling “The Late Show,” ending the late-night talk franchise that has existed for more than three decades.

Who is the show’s current host?

a)

David Letterman

b)

Jon Stewart

c)

Stephen Colbert

d)

Jimmy Kimmel

22.

This summer, some of Mr. Trump’s most ardent supporters, including Republican members of Congress and conservative media figures, ripped into his administration for its backpedaling on what issue?

a)

the Epstein files

b)
Tax reform
c)
Healthcare policies
d)
Foreign relations
23.

On Aug. 9, Jen Pawol made Major League Baseball history when she became the first female to do what?

a)

register a hit in an MLB game

b)

own an MLB team

c)

umpire an MLB game

d)

throw a pitch in an MLB game

24.

Democratic lawmakers in Texas fled the state on Aug. 3 to prevent the State Legislature from taking a vote on what issue?

a)
Tax reform bill
b)

A new Congressional map

c)
Healthcare funding bill
d)

A law to ban medical mairjuana

25.

In an extraordinary exertion of federal power over an American urban area, President Trump took federal control of which city’s police force for 30 days?

a)

Los Angeles, CA

b)

Cleveland, OH

c)

Washington, DC

d)

Houston, TX