A landscape in Mozambique. Part of a TechnoServe news quiz.

May 2025 World News Quiz

By TechnoServe

Are you an informed global citizen? This week, test your knowledge of current events with TechnoServe's May 2025 world news quiz.

 

May 2025 World News Quiz

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1) What is the name of South Africa’s president, who visited U.S. President Trump in a contentious meeting this month in Washington, D.C?*
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2) Robert Prevost was elected Pope on May 8, taking the name Leo XIV. In which country did he spend much of his church career?*
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3) May 22 marked which official “day,” to acknowledge what the U.N. calls “the pillars upon which we build civilizations”?*
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4) Indian writer Banu Mushtaq recently won the prestigious International Booker Prize for a work of fiction translated into English. Her short story collection, “Heart Lamp,” is the first prize winner to have been written in what language?*
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5) Nigeria also notched a cultural first this month, with a film selected for the first time for the Cannes Film Festival. What is the name of this movie?*
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