2024 through photos

Ten multiple choice questions on the big news and moments of 2024, each prompted by a photo.

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Questions on the Olympics, Euro 2024 and tech regulation suit an after-work session of about ten minutes.

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Question 1 · Pick answer

Which cybersecurity company caused a historic IT outrage in 2024 due to a faulty update?

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  1. IBM
  2. Amazon Web Services
  3. Cloudflare
  4. CrowdStrike
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Answer:

CrowdStrike

Fun fact: A faulty CrowdStrike update on July 19, 2024, caused 8.5 million Windows systems to crash and fail to restart, marking the largest IT outage in history. Source: America's Cyber Defense Agency

Question 2 · Pick answer

Which space agency successfully launched a mission to study Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons?

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  1. CNSA
  2. Roscosmos
  3. ESA
  4. NASA
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Answer:

NASA

Fun fact: NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is on a 10-year mission to explore Jupiter's moon and search for life in its deep ocean. Europa is one of Jupiter’s 95 known moons, and scientists believe it could have an ocean up to 120km (80-mile) deep, hidden beneath a thick ice sheet covering its surface. In 2013, the Hubble Space Telescope spotted what appeared to be geysers erupting from the surface of Europa, which is the largest of the 95 moons, discovered by Italian astronomer Galileo in the early 17th century. Source: Aljazee ra.com

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Which country topped the medal table at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris?

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  1. France
  2. China
  3. United States
  4. Japan
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Answer:

United States

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In 2024, which country carried out an airstrike on Iranian military sites near Isfahan?

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  1. Australia
  2. United Kingdom
  3. United States
  4. Israel
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Answer:

Israel

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Which type of vaccine had its first patient dosed in a world-first lung cancer trial in 2024?

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  1. Cancer Vaccine
  2. Ebola Vaccine
  3. HIV Vaccine
  4. Malaria Vaccine
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Answer:

Cancer Vaccine

Fun fact: First patient in UK gets dose of jab designed to kill most common form of lung cancer - and stop it coming back Source: The Guardian

Question 6 · Pick answer

What record did Rosé’s song “Apt.” break in 2024?

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  1. Fastest song to reach 1 billion views on YouTube
  2. Highest-charting debut by a female K-pop artist on the Billboard Hot 100
  3. First K-pop artist to win a Grammy
  4. Most-streamed song in 24 hours on Spotify
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Answer:

Highest-charting debut by a female K-pop artist on the Billboard Hot 100

Fun fact: Fastest K-pop music video to reach 500 million views on YouTube. Previously, “APT.” also broke the record for fastest female K-pop music video to hit 400 million views. Source: Soompi

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Which country won the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship?

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  1. Italy
  2. France
  3. Spain
  4. Germany
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Answer:

Spain

Fun fact: Yamal, who turned 17 the day before the final, appeared in every one of Spain’s seven games in Germany, providing a tournament-high four assists and scoring one goal: a stunning, record-breaking effort in the semifinal against France which made him the youngest ever scorer in Euro history. Source: CNN

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Which private company completed the first successful commercial moon landing in 2024?

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  1. Astrobotic Technology
  2. Intuitive Machines
  3. Blue Origin
  4. SpaceX
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Answer:

Intuitive Machines

Fun fact: A Falcon 9 rocket flown by Elon Musk’s SpaceX lifted off after 1am (06:00 GMT), 15 Feb 2024, on Thursday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, launching a moon lander made by Intuitive Machines towards its destination 370,000km (230,000 miles) away. Source: Aljazeera

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What major tech regulation took effect in 2024, focusing on AI and data privacy?

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  1. EU AI Act
  2. European Data Governance Act
  3. Digital Markets Act
  4. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Update
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Answer:

EU AI Act

Question 10 · Pick answer

Which iconic historical site was reopened in 2024 after extensive restoration work?

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  1. The Great Pyramid of Giza
  2. The Notre Dame Cathedral
  3. The Colosseum
  4. The Acropolis
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Answer:

The Notre Dame Cathedral

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