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