Current Events Quiz Jan. 16

Nicole Kidman's new movie Baby Girl, in which a career woman starts an affair with an intern, has what viewer rating on Rotten Tomatoes?

• 75%

• 48%

• 33%

• 51%

Who is the Canadian prime minister who recently announced he will step down?

• Michael Barnier

• Adam Schiff

• Emmanuel Macron

• Justin Trudeau

Wildfires have wreaked havoc across Los Angeles this week, destroying homes and businesses and displacing tens of thousands of people. What is the largest of the fires?

• Palisades fire

• Eaton fire

• Hurst fire

• Sunset fire

In recent weeks, Donald Trump has repeatedly called for expanding American territory, naming three regions where the United States could make territorial gains. Which are they?

• Panama

• Greenland

• Mexico

• Canada

• Ukraine

Where in Asia did a 7.1-magnitude earthquake recently strike?

• Myanmar

• The Philippines

• Vietnam

• Tibet

Meta announced last week that it was making what change to its popular social media apps, Facebook, Instagram and Threads?

• Fact-checkers will no longer police content

• Teenagers will no longer be able to create accounts

• The apps will no longer allow political posts

• Users will need to pay $10 a month for access

The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a case over a law that would ban TikTok in the U.S. unless the app’s parent company sells it by what date?

• July 4

• Jan. 1, 2026

• Jan. 19

• April 1

A college football team led by a Black head coach will play in the national championship game for the first time. Who is the coach?

• Deion Sanders, Colorade

• Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame

• Sherrone Moore, Michigan

• James Franklin, Penn State

Which movie won awards for best drama, best actor in a drama, and best director at the recent Golden Globes?

• "Anora"

• "Wicked"

• "The Brutalist"

• "Conclave"

The world is celebrating an impending ceasefire in what conflict?

• India-Pakistan

• Mexico-Colombia

• Ukraine-Russia

• Israel-Palestine