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1. "Die With a Smile" was the best-selling single in the world in 2025 but who recorded it?
(a) Beyonce and Jay-Z (b) Dua Lipa and Drake
(c) Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars (c) Bad Bunny
(a) Hurricane Melania (b) Hurricane Minnie Mouse
(c) Hurricane Meike (d) Hurricane Melissa
3. In March 2025, Konstantinos Tasoulas becamed the elected president of a European country but which country was it?
4. In April 2025 the previous pope died and was buried later that month but what was his title?
(a) Pope John (b) Pope Francis (c) Pope Andrew (d) Pope Eye
5. The Miss Universe contest for 2025 was held in Thailand in November but which country did Fatima Bosch,the winner, represent?
(a) Ghana (b) Australia (c) Japan (d) Mexico
6. Upon learning of his death in September 2025 Jane Fonda said this, "He meant a lot to me and was a beautiful person in every way. He stood for an America that we have to keep fighting for". But to whom was she referring?
(a) Rob Reiner (b) Robert Redford (c) Gene Hackman (d) Brian Wilson
7. In November 2025, The United Nations announced that Tokyo had been overtaken as the largest city in the world. Our planet's new biggest city has a population of over 42 million but which city is it?
(a) Lagos (b) Singapore (c) Mumbai (Bombay) (d) Jakarta
8. This new species of mammal was recorded for the first time in Peru in 2025. Its Latin name is marmosa chachapoya but how might its species more commonly be described?
(a) mouse opossum (b) tree vole
(c) Andean marsupial (d) pygmy marmot
9. Which English football team won the F.A. Cup for the very first time in 2025?
(a) Aston Villa (b) Nottingham Forest
(c) Crystal Palace (d) Manchester United
(c) Paul Cézanne (d) Gustav Klimt
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That's all folks. How did you do?
ANSWERS
ReplyDelete1. (c) Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
2. (d) Hurricane Melissa
3. (a) Greece
4. (b) Pope Francis
5. (d) Mexico
6. (b) Robert Redford
7. (d) Jakarta
8. (a) mouse opossum
9. (c) Crystal Palace
10. (d) Gustav Klimt
I only answered half of them correctly. Par for the course given the state of my mind (and my country) these days. 😒
ReplyDelete5. Obviously I haven't been paying attention.
ReplyDelete6/10 - would have been 7 if I'd gone with my first choice on #8. Then again, I only guessed #10 and got it, so it all evens out! Great quiz, YP.
ReplyDelete2/10 but I could have lied and said 11/10.
ReplyDeleteSix for me.
ReplyDeletePhew... I got six right but could only guess at #5, 7, 8 and 9.
ReplyDeleteObviously, I am neither following sports nor stuff like beauty contests. The mouse opossum was my guess, but since it was only a guess, I can only claim six genuine points.
6/10 and all of them guesses, aside from the last one which was obviously a Klimt. Actually, I had a pretty good idea that Djakarta was correct.
ReplyDeleteDjakarta? That's a bit olde worlde, Andrew! Feels like "No, she went of her own accord" in reverse.
DeleteI thought that was Jamaica (no she went of her own accord)
DeleteI had to guess every answer but only got 4/10
ReplyDeleteMuch to my surprise I got 8, which is rather good considering they were all guesses apart from the Klimt one!! I must know more than I think I do....if you get my drift?
ReplyDeletePS. I thought it was going to be about cars!
ReplyDeleteA couple of guesses in there and I was lucky on Crystal Palace because that was a question in a quiz I went to on Tuesday (my team got it wrong then).
ReplyDeleteFull marks, if I include the guesses.
6/10. A bit surprised that I must have missed the news about a new largest city of the world - thanks for keeping me updated! ;-) Less surprised about the others that I missed... (Football, best-selling single and the mouse opossum.)
ReplyDeleteYou made my brain ache.
ReplyDeleteI got a few wrong but I couldn't fail to get number 9 as it's just down the road from me!
ReplyDelete7 out of 10 correct - that's really good for me!
ReplyDeleteLily and Lauren recently attended a drag queen trivia night. They won!
ReplyDeleteOoooo these quizzes are so much fun but sadly I only scored 50%.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know no. 1 or no. 8, but otherwise I did OK.
ReplyDelete50% - I hang my head.
ReplyDelete50%, must do better.
ReplyDeleteNot bad x
ReplyDelete1. Gaga and Bruno
ReplyDelete2. Not a clue; and how did I miss this???
3. Sounds Greek, I say Greece.
4. Pope Frankie, as I called him.
5. I pay little attention to beauty pageants
6. Redford.
7. I haven't a clue ...
8. Ugly Little critter?
9. I don't follow The Volleyball!
10. Klimt, obviously!
Half right, half wrong for this halfwit!
Oh dear! 5/10 - I struggled to get half right and made wild totally wrong guesses at the others!
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