1. Which two countries became full members of the European Union’s Schengen area on January 1, 2025?
A) Croatia and Serbia
B) Romania and Bulgaria
C) Greece and Turkey
D) Poland and Hungary
2. Who was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, 2025?
A) Joe Biden
B) Kamala Harris
C) Donald Trump
D) Mike Pence
3. Which country joined the BRICS group of emerging economies in January 2025?
A) Indonesia
B) Argentina
C) Turkey
D) Nigeria
4. Which country legalized same-sex marriage starting in January 2025?
A) Thailand
B) Japan
C) South Korea
D) Singapore
5. Who became the Prime Minister of Ireland for the second time on January 23, 2025?
A) Leo Varadkar
B) Micheál Martin
C) Enda Kenny
D) Mary Lou McDonald
6. Which country was admitted to the Schengen Area on January 1, 2025.
A) Croatia
B) Bulgaria
C) Romania
D) Both B and C
7. Which country held its presidential election on January 26, 2025?
A) Belarus
B) Ukraine
C) Poland
D) Hungary
8. Which country became a member of the International Criminal Court on January 1, 2025?
A) Ukraine
B) Israel
C) Turkey
D) Iran
9. Which country experienced a magnitude-6.8 earthquake in its Tibet region in January 2025?
A) Nepal
B) China
C) India
D) Bhutan
10. Which country legalized same-sex marriage in a near-unanimous vote in May 2024, with the law taking effect in January 2025?
A) Liechtenstein
B) Switzerland
C) Austria
D) Luxembourg