From which flooded cave in Thailand were twelve boys and their coach rescued in July 2018?
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Tham Luang
The boys were sedated and brought out one by one by divers.
💡 Did you know? A Thai navy diver died during the preparations.
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Who won the 2018 World Cup in Russia?
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France
19-year-old Kylian Mbappé became the tournament's star.
💡 Did you know? It was Croatia's first-ever World Cup final.
To whom did Germany lose their decisive 2018 group game, crashing out of a World Cup group stage for the first time?
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South Korea
The defending champions finished bottom of their group.
💡 Did you know? The second goal went into an empty net: keeper Neuer had joined the attack.
Which party leadership did Angela Merkel relinquish in December 2018 after 18 years?
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CDU chair
Merkel remained chancellor until 2021.
💡 Did you know? Weak state elections in Bavaria and Hesse triggered the step.
In which English city were ex-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter poisoned with Novichok in 2018?
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Salisbury
Western states expelled dozens of Russian diplomats in response.
💡 Did you know? The suspects claimed they had come to see the cathedral.
Which Saudi journalist was murdered in his country's Istanbul consulate in October 2018?
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Jamal Khashoggi
US intelligence pointed to Crown Prince bin Salman as having ordered it.
💡 Did you know? Khashoggi had only come to collect papers for his wedding.
Which North Korean leader did Trump meet in Singapore in June 2018 (a historic first)?
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Kim Jong Un
Little concrete disarmament followed, however.
💡 Did you know? In 2019 they even met at the inter-Korean border.
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Which SpaceX rocket launched a red Tesla roadster towards Mars orbit in February 2018?
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Falcon Heavy
Bowie's "Space Oddity" played on loop on the car radio.
💡 Did you know? The two side boosters landed in sync: like choreography.
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Which astrophysicist ("A Brief History of Time") died in March 2018?
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Stephen Hawking
Doctors once gave him just years: he lived with ALS for over 50.
💡 Did you know? His ashes rest in Westminster Abbey: between Newton and Darwin.
Which motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in August 2018, killing 43 people?
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Morandi bridge
The collapse ignited a debate about Italy's crumbling infrastructure.
💡 Did you know? Its replacement by star architect Renzo Piano opened as early as 2020.
Whom did Prince Harry marry at Windsor Castle in May 2018?
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Meghan Markle
The couple became Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
💡 Did you know? In 2020 they stepped back from royal duties: "Megxit".
Which South Korean city hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics?
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Pyeongchang
North and South Korea marched in together under one flag.
💡 Did you know? Russia was banned over state doping: athletes competed as neutrals.
Which EU privacy regulation began to apply in May 2018, flooding every inbox?
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GDPR
It had entered into force in 2016; after a two-year transition, companies worldwide had to overhaul their data practices.
💡 Did you know? Fines can reach four percent of global revenue.
Which 15-year-old Swede began her school strike for the climate in August 2018?
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Greta Thunberg
Within months, pupils worldwide were striking on Fridays.
💡 Did you know? Her cardboard sign "Skolstrejk för klimatet" became an icon.
Which weather extreme defined Europe's summer of 2018?
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drought
Crop failures, forest fires and record-low rivers followed.
💡 Did you know? Germany's word of the year 2018 was "Heißzeit": "heat age".
Which battle-royale game became a global youth phenomenon in 2018 with its dances?
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Fortnite
At times over 200 million people played.
💡 Did you know? Football stars celebrated goals with Fortnite dances.
Which new state name did Macedonia agree with Greece in the 2018 Prespa accord?
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North Macedonia
It cleared the path towards NATO and EU talks.
💡 Did you know? Greece had claimed the name "Macedonia" for its own region.
Which country became the first G7 nation to legalise recreational cannabis nationwide in October 2018?
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Canada
Legal shops sold out within days.
💡 Did you know? Germany followed with partial legalisation in 2024.
What did the Leipzig federal court ruling of February 2018 allow German cities to impose?
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diesel bans
Hamburg became the first city to close streets to old diesels.
💡 Did you know? The background: breached nitrogen-oxide limits.
Which NASA spacecraft launched in 2018 to fly through the Sun's corona?
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Parker Solar Probe
In 2021 it became the first object to "touch" the Sun's atmosphere.
💡 Did you know? Namesake Eugene Parker watched the launch: a NASA first.
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