QUIZ ON AUSTRIA

1. Which social media platform recently surpassed 2 billion monthly active users?

•           A) Twitter

•           B) TikTok

•           C) Instagram

•           D) Facebook

Correct answer: B) TikTok

2. What is the name of the recent space mission by NASA aimed at studying asteroids?

•           A) Mars 2025

•           B) Perseverance

•           C) Osiris-Rex

•           D) Lucy

Correct answer: C) Osiris-Rex

3. Who won the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election?

•           A) Joe Biden

•           B) Donald Trump

•           C) Kamala Harris

•           D) Ron DeSantis

Correct answer: A) Joe Biden

4. What is the main environmental goal of the European Green Deal?

•           A) Reducing urban pollution

•           B) Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

•           C) Expanding nuclear energy use

•           D) Encouraging deforestation

Correct answer: B) Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050  

5. Which company recently became the first to reach a $3 trillion market value?

•           A) Microsoft

•           B) Amazon

•           C) Apple

•           D) Tesla

Correct answer: C) Apple

6. In 2024, which country became the first to successfully land a rover on the moon’s south pole?

•           A) India

•           B) China

•           C) United States

•           D) Russia

Correct answer: A) India

7. What's the latest breakthrough in artificial intelligence that has generated global debate?

•           A) DeepMind’s AlphaFold

•           B) ChatGPT

•           C) Google's Quantum Computer

•           D) OpenAI's DALL•E 3

Correct answer: B) ChatGPT 

8. Which fashion designer passed away in 2024, who was known for revolutionizing fashion with gender-neutral designs?

•           A) Virgil Abloh

•           B) Alexander McQueen

•           C) Jean-Paul Gaultier

•           D) Karl Lagerfeld

Correct answer: A) Virgil Abloh       

9. What was the major tech company that faced a major antitrust lawsuit filed in 2024 over its app store practices?

•           A) Amazon

•           B) Microsoft

•           C) Apple

•           D) Meta

Correct answer: C) Apple

10. Which country recently announced that it will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

•           A) United States

•           B) Canada

•           C) Mexico

•           D) All of the above

Correct answer: D) All of the above