Following three successful editions, welcome back to Global Cement’s Quiz of 2025. No cheating - Google's for noodles! (Answers below).
1. Which country became the 38th to legalise same-sex marriage in January 2025?
A: Montenegro; B: Liechtenstein; C: Papua New Guinea; D: Thailand
2. In February 2025, the 67th Grammy Awards took place. Who won Album of the Year?
A: Chappell Roan; B: Taylor Swift; C: Beyoncé; D: The Weeknd
3. March 2025 saw the World Air Quality Report name a city in which country as the most polluted?
A: China; B: India; C: Pakistan; D: Bangladesh
4. A juvenile colossal squid was filmed in the South Atlantic Ocean for the first time since its discovery in 1925. How many metres deep is its natural environment?
A: 500; B: 600; C: 1000; D: 1800
5. What is the name of the online video calling service that was taken offline in May 2025?
A: Zoom; B: Viber; C: Skype; D: HelloTalk
6. Which nation elected a new president in June 2025, after its previous president was impeached?
A: Chad; B: Portugal; C: South Korea; D: Vietnam
7. Which British heavy metal band performed for the final time in July 2025, before its lead singer sadly passed away weeks later?
A: Iron Maiden; B: Black Sabbath; C: Led Zeppelin D: Def Leppard
8. Kokichi Akuzawa became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Fuji in Japan in August 2025, but how old was he?
A: 89; B: 97; C: 102; D: 105
9. Who set the record for the Fastest F1 lap in history in September 2025, at an average of 264km/hr?
A: Lando Norris B: Max Verstappen C: Lewis Hamilton D: Oscar Piastri
10. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in October 2025 to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi for their work on...?
A: Metal-organic frameworks; B: Quantum dots; C: Genome editing; D: Click chemistry
11. In November 2025, which country imposed the first lifelong smoking ban on people born after 2007?
A: Panama; B: Australia; C: Malta D: Maldives
12. Every year, the town of Gävle in Sweden erects a large version of a traditional Yule goat made of straw to celebrate the Christmas period. How many of these goats have been subject to arson attacks since their first appearance in 1966?
A: 10; B: 35; C: 42; D: 51
Answers
1. D: Thailand. Liechtenstein was the 37th country, also in January 2025.
2. C: Beyoncé, for her album 'Cowboy Carter'.
3. B: India - Byrnihat in Meghalaya.
4. B: A colossal squid's natural environment is 600m deep in the ocean.
5. C: Skype was taken offline in May 2025 - it was established in 2003...
6. C: South Korea, after the president's declaration of martial law.
7. B: Black Sabbath.
8. C: Kokichi Akuzawa is 102. He first climbed the mountain when he was 96.
9. B: Max Verstappen.
10. A: The researchers' work was on metal-organic frameworks, which have potential in the cement industry to capture carbon emissions.
11. D: The Maldives. People born since 2007 are now permanently banned from buying or using tobacco, including foreign tourists.
12. C: 42 of the 59 goats have been the subject of arson attacks since 1966, despite security measures and a nearby fire station.
