Current Events - December 2025
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15 questions · Published January 5, 2026
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What NFL team featuring players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce failed to enter the playoffs for the first time since 2014?
The Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Los Angeles Chargers 16-13 on December 14th as Patrick Mahomes suffered a left knee injury that caused his departure from the game.
A combination of results around the league meant that Kansas City was eliminated from the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
- Multiple Choice
2. What pop diva extended her record for Most Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song "All I Want For Christmas Is You"?
Mariah Carey recently set new records with the holiday hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You", becoming the first artist with a No. 1 hit in four separate decades (1990s-2020s) and extending her own record for "Most Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100" solidifying its status as the longest-running No. 1 ever.
- Multiple Choice
3. James Cameron's threequel "Avatar: __________" premiered in the U.S. on December 19 taking first place in weekend box office revenue.
"Avatar: Fire and Ash" (2025), the third movie of James Cameron’s epic franchise, with a runtime of 3 hours and 15 minutes, brought in an estimated $88 million in North America, enough to easily take the weekend’s top spot, but short of the $110 million to $125 million analysts were expecting.
- Fill In The Blank
4. Bourbon-maker Jim ______ announced it will halt production for an entire year due to slowing consumer demand and tariff related costs.
Jim Beam announced it is halting production at its main facility in Clermont, Kentucky, for at least a year starting in 2026. The pause is in part due to adults reducing how much they drink and also President Trump’s tariffs which have added uncertainty into sales abroad.
Distillers must calculate how much bourbon to make since it has to age in barrels for years before being bottled and sold.
- Multiple Choice
5. Which of the following superhero film IPs will Netflix own as result of its planned merger with Warner Bros. Pictures?
Announced in December 2025, Netflix is in the process of acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery's studio assets including HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Comics, and HBO Max for approximately $82.7 billion.
Warner Bros. owns the film rights to DC Comics which includes superheroes like Batman, Superman, Justice League, and Aquaman.
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