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World Affairs Quiz 2026

Q: Which country became the first in the world to legally require all new buildings to have solar panels installed?

Spain — Spain introduced legislation mandating solar panels on all new residential and commercial buildings, becoming the first country to enforce this requirement nationwide.

Q: In 2026, which city hosted the FIFA World Cup final?

Los Angeles — Los Angeles hosted the 2026 FIFA World Cup final at the SoFi Stadium, part of the jointly hosted tournament shared between the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

Q: What is the name of the UK's domestic intelligence service responsible for counter-espionage?

MI5 — MI5, formally known as the Security Service, is the UK's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency responsible for protecting the country from threats including espionage and terrorism.

Q: Which greenhouse gas, besides carbon dioxide, is considered the second most significant contributor to human-caused climate change?

Methane — Methane, released primarily by livestock, landfills, and fossil fuel operations, is the second largest contributor to climate change and has more than 80 times the warming power of CO2 over a 20-year period.

Q: The UN Security Council has five permanent members with veto power. Which of these is NOT one of them?

Germany — The five permanent members of the UN Security Council, known as the P5, are the USA, UK, Russia, China, and France — Germany holds no permanent seat.

Q: Which UK Prime Minister served during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020?

Boris Johnson — Boris Johnson was UK Prime Minister when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, overseeing the initial lockdowns and the UK's vaccination rollout programme.

Q: The Abraham Accords, signed in 2020, normalised relations between Israel and which two Arab nations?

UAE and Bahrain — The Abraham Accords, brokered by the United States, saw the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain normalise diplomatic and economic relations with Israel in September 2020.

Q: What does NATO stand for?

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation — NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, a military alliance founded in 1949 originally comprising 12 countries to provide collective defence against Soviet aggression.

Q: Which country is the world's largest producer of lithium, a key material for electric vehicle batteries?

Australia — Australia is the world's largest producer of lithium by volume, primarily from hard-rock spodumene mines in Western Australia, supplying a significant share of global demand for battery materials.

Q: What is the name of the international agreement that succeeded the Kyoto Protocol in setting global climate targets?

Paris Agreement — The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015 and entered into force in 2016, replaced the Kyoto Protocol as the main international framework for limiting global temperature rise to 1.5-2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

From geopolitics to climate, test your knowledge of global events.

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Question 1 of 12

1. Which country became the first in the world to legally require all new buildings to have solar panels installed?

2. In 2026, which city hosted the FIFA World Cup final?

3. What is the name of the UK's domestic intelligence service responsible for counter-espionage?

4. Which greenhouse gas, besides carbon dioxide, is considered the second most significant contributor to human-caused climate change?

5. The UN Security Council has five permanent members with veto power. Which of these is NOT one of them?

6. Which UK Prime Minister served during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020?

7. The Abraham Accords, signed in 2020, normalised relations between Israel and which two Arab nations?

8. What does NATO stand for?

9. Which country is the world's largest producer of lithium, a key material for electric vehicle batteries?

10. What is the name of the international agreement that succeeded the Kyoto Protocol in setting global climate targets?

11. Which former UK overseas territory was returned to China in 1997, ending over 150 years of British rule?

12. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is based in which city?

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