front 1 Which instrument helped scientists detect the largest-known rotating cosmic filament? | back 1 MeerKAT radio telescope |
front 2 Which Apollo 13 commander who said “Houston | back 2 we’ve had a problem” died at age 97?,Jim Lovell |
front 3 Which U.S. official criticized military leadership and diversity initiatives in a blunt speech? | back 3 Secretary of Defense |
front 4 What happened to the man initially detained after the Brown University campus shooting? | back 4 He was released from custody |
front 5 Which jailed former Pakistani prime minister sparked fears from his family about his condition? | back 5 Imran Khan |
front 6 What policy caused Australian teens to post farewell messages on social media? | back 6 A world-first prohibition preventing minors from using social media platforms |
front 7 Which Democrat became Miami’s first Democratic mayor in nearly 30 years? | back 7 Eileen Higgins |
front 8 Which country plans to issue new banknotes removing two zeroes and images of Assad leaders? | back 8 Syria |
front 9 Which Taiwanese president proposed a $40-billion defense budget to counter China? | back 9 Lai Ching-te |
front 10 Which Category 5 hurricane became the strongest ever to strike Jamaica? | back 10 Melissa |
front 11 Which Missouri city blocked a proposed AI data center and enacted a construction moratorium? | back 11 St. Charles |
front 12 Why did Australia expel Iran’s ambassador? | back 12 Iran was accused of orchestrating antisemitic arson attacks |
front 13 Which country hosted the first G20 Leaders’ Summit held in Africa? | back 13 South Africa |
front 14 Who won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on metal-organic frameworks? | back 14 Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi |
front 15 Which West Texas town experienced a measles outbreak linked to vaccine skepticism? | back 15 Seminole |
front 16 Which country hosted COP30 in the Amazon city of Belém? | back 16 Brazil |
front 17 Which governor declared an emergency and funded food banks during the federal shutdown? | back 17 Kathy Hochul of New York |
front 18 Texas regulators imposed strict age limits on consumable products derived from which plant? | back 18 Hemp |
front 19 Why is the discovery of a white dwarf consuming an icy exoplanet important? | back 19 It suggests water-bearing planets may be common in other systems |
front 20 Which country’s pro-EU party won a decisive parliamentary election victory? | back 20 Moldova |
front 21 Which university president resigned after backlash over a viral classroom video? | back 21 Texas A&M University |
front 22 What major change does Texas House Bill 8 make to standardized testing? | back 22 STAAR will be replaced with three shorter tests during the year |
front 23 Which three West African countries announced they would withdraw from the ICC? | back 23 Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger |
front 24 Which leader warned the UN that trade is being used as a weapon? | back 24 Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa |
front 25 What impact did Typhoon Ragasa have before reaching southern China? | back 25 It killed 14 people in Taiwan and struck Hong Kong with severe winds and rain |
front 26 Which former French president was acquitted of illegal Libyan campaign funding but convicted of conspiracy? | back 26 Nicolas Sarkozy |
front 27 Which nuclear-powered cruise missile did Russia test for deployment? | back 27 Burevestnik |
front 28 Which country reported drone incursions near several airports as hybrid attacks? | back 28 Denmark |
front 29 The attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner occurred in which country? | back 29 Argentina |
front 30 Texas launched the “One Pill Kills” campaign to warn about which opioid? | back 30 Fentanyl |
front 31 Which country sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for ordering a crackdown? | back 31 Bangladesh |
front 32 During which event did gunmen attack Bondi Beach in Sydney? | back 32 A Hanukkah celebration |
front 33 Which pope joined King Charles III in a historic prayer service in the Sistine Chapel? | back 33 Pope Leo XIV |
front 34 Which UK immigration policy allows deportation of migrants who return by boat? | back 34 Replace like-for-like |
front 35 Who did Poland suspect of sabotaging a key railway line? | back 35 Russian intelligence services |
front 36 What type of weapons did Russia train with during new military exercises? | back 36 Nuclear arms |
front 37 Mount Semeru | back 37 which erupted and forced evacuations, is located on which island?,Java |
front 38 Two U.S. aircraft crashes occurred while operating from which aircraft carrier? | back 38 USS Vinson |
front 39 What future test could determine Boeing Starliner’s future with NASA? | back 39 An uncrewed Starliner test flight to the ISS |
front 40 Who became New York City’s first Muslim mayor in 2025? | back 40 Zohran Mamdani |