1. Question 1 of 50

   Which strategic waterway did Iran block during the 2026 war?

   A Bab el-Mandeb B Strait of Malacca C Strait of Hormuz D Suez Canal
2. Question 2 of 50

   Who succeeded King Harald V of Norway after his death on 28 August 2026?

   A Haakon VIII B Haakon VII C Olav VI D Sverre Magnus I
3. Question 3 of 50

   From which UN agency did the United States formally withdraw on 22 January 2026?

   A UNESCO B UNICEF C FAO D World Health Organization
4. Question 4 of 50

   Who was named Iran's new Supreme Leader on 8 March 2026?

   A Ali Larijani B Hassan Khomeini C Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf D Mojtaba Khamenei
5. Question 5 of 50

   Which city hosted the 2026 Commonwealth Games?

   A Glasgow B Birmingham C Gold Coast D Victoria
6. Question 6 of 50

   Who assumed power as Venezuela's acting president after Maduro's capture?

   A Diosdado Cabello B Delcy Rodriguez C Juan Guaido D Henrique Capriles
7. Question 7 of 50

   Who hosted the 98th Academy Awards?

   A Jimmy Kimmel B Conan O'Brien C Hugh Jackman D Nate Bargatze
8. Question 8 of 50

   Which countries hosted the 2026 FIFA World Cup, expanded to 48 teams?

   A US only B Mexico and Brazil C Canada, Mexico and the United States D Canada and Argentina
9. Question 9 of 50

   The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honoured discoveries on:

   A Light-gated ion channels and optogenetics B mRNA vaccines C CRISPR gene editing D GLP-1 hormones
10. Question 10 of 50

    Who is Lula's main challenger in Brazil's 2026 presidential election?

    A Tarcisio de Freitas B Ciro Gomes C Ratinho Junior D Flavio Bolsonaro
11. Question 11 of 50

    The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics went to Francis Halzen for his work on:

    A Gravitational waves B Quantum entanglement C Dark matter detection D The IceCube neutrino observatory
12. Question 12 of 50

    Who succeeded Keir Starmer as UK Prime Minister on 20 July 2026?

    A Wes Streeting B Andy Burnham C Angela Rayner D Ed Miliband
13. Question 13 of 50

    Which country topped the medal table at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games?

    A Japan B South Korea C India D China
14. Question 14 of 50

    Who became Bangladesh's Prime Minister after the BNP's win in the 12 February 2026 election?

    A Shafiqur Rahman B Tarique Rahman C Muhammad Yunus D Nahid Islam
15. Question 15 of 50

    The 'Prime Minister number' Tarique Rahman holds in Bangladesh's history is:

    A 9th B 10th C 11th D 12th
16. Question 16 of 50

    In which city was the Eurovision 2026 final held?

    A Basel B Vienna C Stockholm D Turin
17. Question 17 of 50

    Who won the 2026 UEFA Champions League final in Budapest?

    A Arsenal B Bayern Munich C Paris Saint-Germain D Real Madrid
18. Question 18 of 50

    What name did the Artemis II crew give their Orion capsule?

    A Liberty B Freedom C Resolute D Integrity
19. Question 19 of 50

    Who won Colombia's presidential runoff on 21 June 2026?

    A Ivan Cepeda B Abelardo de la Espriella C Sergio Fajardo D Federico Gutierrez
20. Question 20 of 50

    Artemis II crew broke which record held since Apollo 13?

    A Farthest distance from Earth by humans B Longest spaceflight C Fastest re-entry D Most crew on a lunar mission
21. Question 21 of 50

    Who became the first woman Archbishop of Canterbury in January 2026?

    A Sarah Mullally B Rose Hudson-Wilkin C Guli Francis-Dehqani D Justin Welby
22. Question 22 of 50

    Who was elected President of the 81st UN General Assembly on 2 June 2026?

    A Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh B Andreas Kakouris of Cyprus C Ishaq Dar of Pakistan D S. Jaishankar of India
23. Question 23 of 50

    Who won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature?

    A Margaret Atwood B Han Kang C Jon Fosse D Anne Carson
24. Question 24 of 50

    Who defeated Viktor Orban in Hungary's parliamentary election of 12 April 2026?

    A Gergely Karacsony B Peter Marki-Zay C Peter Magyar D Ferenc Gyurcsany
25. Question 25 of 50

    Which film won Best Picture at the 98th Academy Awards (15 March 2026)?

    A Sinners B Hamnet C Frankenstein D One Battle After Another
26. Question 26 of 50

    Which countries co-hosted the 2026 T20 World Cup?

    A India and Bangladesh B India and Sri Lanka C Pakistan and Sri Lanka D UAE and Oman
27. Question 27 of 50

    Which rocket launched NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on 30 August 2026?

    A Atlas V B Vulcan Centaur C Space Launch System D Falcon Heavy
28. Question 28 of 50

    Who won the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

    A Argentina B France C Spain D Brazil
29. Question 29 of 50

    Which rapper-turned-politician became Nepal's Prime Minister after the 5 March 2026 election?

    A Rabi Lamichhane B K. P. Sharma Oli C Sushila Karki D Balen Shah
30. Question 30 of 50

    Which bloc concluded a landmark free trade agreement with India in January 2026?

    A ASEAN B European Union C GCC D Eurasian Economic Union
31. Question 31 of 50

    Which country won the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup?

    A New Zealand B Australia C England D India
32. Question 32 of 50

    Which country joined the eurozone on 1 January 2026 as its 21st member?

    A Romania B Croatia C Bulgaria D Poland
33. Question 33 of 50

    Which country won Eurovision 2026?

    A Israel B Bulgaria C Austria D Finland
34. Question 34 of 50

    On what date was the first round of Brazil's 2026 presidential election held?

    A 27 September 2026 B 11 October 2026 C 4 October 2026 D 25 October 2026
35. Question 35 of 50

    Who succeeded Jerome Powell as Chair of the US Federal Reserve on 22 May 2026?

    A Christopher Waller B Kevin Warsh C Kevin Hassett D Michelle Bowman
36. Question 36 of 50

    Which Iranian leader was killed in the initial strikes of 28 February 2026?

    A Ali Khamenei B Masoud Pezeshkian C Ebrahim Raisi D Hassan Rouhani
37. Question 37 of 50

    Which US-Russia nuclear arms treaty expired on 5 February 2026?

    A INF Treaty B SALT II C New START D Open Skies
38. Question 38 of 50

    Which country left OPEC effective 1 May 2026 after 59 years?

    A Qatar B Angola C United Arab Emirates D Kuwait
39. Question 39 of 50

    On what date did US forces capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in 2026?

    A 3 February 2026 B 3 January 2026 C 20 January 2026 D 15 December 2025
40. Question 40 of 50

    Who scored the winning goal in the 2026 World Cup final?

    A Ferran Torres B Lamine Yamal C Alvaro Morata D Dani Olmo
41. Question 41 of 50

    The total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 was the first in continental Europe since which year?

    A 1999 B 2005 C 2011 D 2015
42. Question 42 of 50

    What was the name of the US military operation against Iran in 2026?

    A Operation Epic Fury B Operation Midnight Hammer C Operation Rising Lion D Operation Inherent Resolve
43. Question 43 of 50

    Who won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize?

    A Narges Mohammadi B Maria Ressa C Yulia Navalnaya D Navi Pillay
44. Question 44 of 50

    In which city was the July 2026 NATO summit held?

    A Ankara B Vilnius C The Hague D Washington
45. Question 45 of 50

    Which non-American astronaut flew on Artemis II in April 2026?

    A Jeremy Hansen B Matthias Maurer C Akihiko Hoshide D Samantha Cristoforetti
46. Question 46 of 50

    How many of the 465 seats did Japan's LDP win in the 8 February 2026 election?

    A 233 B 316 C 198 D 261
47. Question 47 of 50

    On what date did the US and Israel launch strikes on Iran in the 2026 Iran war?

    A 28 January 2026 B 8 March 2026 C 28 February 2026 D 7 April 2026
48. Question 48 of 50

    The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for work on:

    A Click chemistry B Metal-organic frameworks C Non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric synthesis D Cryo-electron microscopy
49. Question 49 of 50

    Who won Best Actor at the 98th Academy Awards?

    A Timothee Chalamet B Leonardo DiCaprio C Ethan Hawke D Michael B. Jordan
50. Question 50 of 50

    How many of Hungary's 199 seats did Tisza win in April 2026?

    A 100 B 120 C 141 D 160

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