This Year in Review – 50 Global GK Questions You Need to Know
This 50 Current Year General Knowledge Quiz covers recent global events, politics, sports, entertainment, science, technology, economics, environment, international awards, and major world happenings. Each question includes four answer choices with the correct answer provided for self-checking.
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#1. Which team won the UEFA Champions League in 2024?
#2. Who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature?
#3. Which country experienced a major coup d’état in Niger in July 2023?
#4. Which country recently became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2024?
#5. Which country experienced catastrophic flooding in Libya in September 2023, destroying much of the city of Derna?
#6. Which Hollywood actor died in September 2024 at age 86?
#7. Which country was admitted as a permanent member of BRICS in 2024?
#8. Who was re-elected as President of South Africa after the May 2024 general election?
#9. Which country held a general election in July 2024 that resulted in a Labour Party landslide?
#10. Which country hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?
#11. Who won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize?
#12. Which country won the 2024 Rugby World Cup?
#13. Which country experienced a major earthquake on September 8, 2023, resulting in thousands of deaths?
#14. Which NASA astronaut holds the record for the longest continuous time spent in space (371 days) as of 2024?
#15. Which country won the 2024 Copa América (men’s soccer)?
#16. Which country launched its first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, which successfully landed near the Moon’s south pole in August 2023?
#17. Which country officially became a member of the European Union in 2025?
#18. Who won the 2024 US Open (women’s singles tennis)?
#19. Who won the 2024 Grammy Award for Album of the Year?
#20. Which European country joined NATO in 2024?
#21. Who won the 2024 Academy Award for Best Actress?
#22. Which country won the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup?
#23. Which country launched the World’s first AI-powered weather forecasting system in 2024?
#24. Which country hosted the 2024 G7 Summit?
#25. Who is the current President of the United States (as of 2025)?
#26. Who won the 2024 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series?
#27. Which country won the 2024 Davis Cup (men’s tennis)?
#28. Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2024?
#29. Which country won the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) soccer tournament?
#30. Which NASA mission launched in 2024 to study Jupiter’s moon Europa?
#31. Who is the current President of Russia (as of 2025)?
#32. Who won the 2024 Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Actor?
#33. Which country launched the Chang’e-6 mission to collect samples from the far side of the Moon in 2024?
#34. Who became the Prime Minister of France in January 2024?
#35. Who is the current President of Ukraine (as of 2025)?
#36. Which country withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement in 2025?
#37. Which company’s AI product, ChatGPT-5, was released in late 2024?
#38. Who won the 2024 Indianapolis 500?
#39. Who won the 2024 Masters Golf Tournament (men’s)?
#40. Who is the current Prime Minister of India (as of 2025)?
#41. Which country won the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023?
#42. Which country won the 2024 Six Nations Rugby Championship?
#43. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany (as of 2025)?
#44. Who won the 2024 US Open (men’s singles tennis)?
#45. Who is the current Pope of the Catholic Church (as of 2025)?
#46. Who won the Ballon d’Or for men in 2024?
#47. Who won the 2024 Tour de France?
#48. Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (as of 2025)?
#49. Who won the 2024 Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship?
#50. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations (as of 2025)?
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