2023 Year in Review Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Who received the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting women’s rights and human rights in Iran?
Maria Ressa
Narges Mohammadi
Greta Thunberg
Shirin Ebadi
2. A climate delegate’s 2023 conference badge lists Dubai as the host city for COP28. Which country hosted the summit?
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Egypt
The United Arab Emirates
3. A cinema advertised a 2023 double feature using the nickname “Barbenheimer.” Which two films was it pairing?
Barbie and Napoleon
Barbie and Oppenheimer
The Little Mermaid and Oppenheimer
Barbie and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
4. Whose coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023?
Prince William
King Felipe VI
King Charles III
King Willem-Alexander
5. When major climate datasets compared 2023 with earlier years, what conclusion did they reach?
It was cooler globally than every year from 2015 through 2022
It was the first year with no recorded Arctic sea ice
It was the warmest year in the global temperature record at that time
It returned global temperatures to the twentieth-century average
6. A 2023 maritime briefing mentions a submersible that imploded during a dive toward the wreck of the Titanic. What was the vessel called?
Deepsea Challenger
Nautilus
Alvin
Titan
7. A recap of the 2023 Rugby World Cup notes that the champion defeated New Zealand 12-11 in the final. Which team lifted the trophy?
Ireland
France
South Africa
England
8. A demographic chart based on United Nations estimates showed which country overtaking China as the world’s most populous nation in 2023?
Indonesia
Nigeria
India
Pakistan
9. News reports from February 6, 2023 described devastating earthquakes centered near the border of which two countries?
Turkey and Syria
Iran and Iraq
Afghanistan and Pakistan
Morocco and Algeria
10. Which word, meaning charm or skill in attracting another person, was selected as Oxford’s 2023 Word of the Year?
Rizz
Permacrisis
Goblin mode
Vax
11. In May 2023, which organization ended COVID-19’s designation as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern while emphasizing that the disease remained a health threat?
The International Committee of the Red Cross
The World Health Organization
The World Bank
The United Nations Security Council
12. Film and television production paused widely in 2023 during strikes involving which two U.S. unions?
The Directors Guild of America and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
The Writers Guild of America and the Directors Guild of America
Actors’ Equity Association and the American Federation of Musicians
The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA
13. An archived 2023 headline describes Chandrayaan-3 making the first successful landing near the Moon’s south polar region. Which country operated the mission?
Japan
India
China
The United Arab Emirates
14. The 2023 Nobel citation for Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman highlighted discoveries that enabled effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. In which Nobel Prize category were they honored?
Physiology or Medicine
Physics
Peace
Chemistry
15. Which nation won its first FIFA Women’s World Cup title in 2023 after defeating England in the final?
Spain
Sweden
Australia
The Netherlands
16. Which political newcomer won Argentina’s presidential election in November 2023?
Sergio Massa
Mauricio Macri
Alberto Fernández
Javier Milei