May 2023 Global News Quiz: What were Tucker Carlson’s last words on Fox News?

The coronation occurred on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey. King Charles III solemnly swore to be a faithful Protestant and serve the people, not to be served by them. He did not vow about his personal life, environmental causes, or political reforms.

Fun fact: Prince Harry flew in from California for the coronation and stayed 28 hours. He missed the balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace and raced to the airport in his Dior coronation suit and medals.

President Biden delivered this joke at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 29, 2023. The 80-Year-Old Biden said that Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old media mogul who owns Fox News, makes him look like former One Direction member Harry Styles in comparison. He joked about his age and his critics who think he is too old to run for re-election. Biden also addressed serious issues at the event, such as press freedom and Americans wrongly detained abroad. Get the essential White House Correspondents’ Dinner trivia facts here.

E. Jean Carroll alleged in her 2019 memoir that Donald Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman store in New York City in 1996. Trump denied the allegation and called her a “nut job.” Carroll sued for defamation and battery under a New York law that allowed her to file a civil lawsuit despite the expired statute of limitations. The trial began on April 24, 2023, and lasted three weeks. On May 9, 2023, the jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation but not rape. They awarded Carroll $5 million in damages: $2 million for sexual abuse, $1 million for defamation, and $2 million in punitive damages.

According to records uncovered by The New York Times, Santos was the subject of a criminal investigation in Brazil in 2008. This was over allegations he used stolen checks to buy items at a clothing shop in Niteroi, near Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian authorities have reopened the case. On May 9, 2023, Santos was charged with 13 federal criminal offenses by the Justice Department in the Eastern District of New York. The other options are all lies Santos told about himself: He is not Jewish, he never worked at Citigroup or Goldman Sachs, and he did not loan his campaign $750,000 from his own company.

Tucker Carlson found out about his firing 10 minutes before it was announced on Monday, April 24, 2023. He was reportedly fired by Rupert Murdoch, Fox News’ owner, following input from senior Fox officials. According to several sources, Carlson’s exit was related to a lawsuit by a former producer who accused him of sexism. It was also related to the Fox defamation lawsuit settled for a record $787.5 million. Get all the Tucker Carlson exit facts you need here.

Tucker Carlson’s last show on Fox News aired on Friday, April 21, 2023. He ended the show by telling his viewers: “We’ll see you Monday; in the meantime, have the best weekend.” He did not know it would be his final show on Fox News.

Fun Fact: Carlson posted a video on Twitter on April 26, 2023, speaking publicly for the first time since his firing. He did not address his exit from Fox but railed against “completely irrelevant” debates on TV and “the liars who have been trying to silence” him. Get all the amazing Tucker Carlson Fox News exit trivia facts here.

On May 12, 2023, Twitter announced that it would limit access to some tweets and accounts in Turkey without specifying which ones or why. The company said it complied with the legal process and tried to keep Twitter available in Turkey. The decision sparked controversy and criticism from some observers who accused Twitter CEO Elon Musk of censoring Erdogan’s opponents and betraying his free speech principles. The content restriction came ahead of Turkey’s May 14, 2023, presidential election. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced a close race against opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Both sides dispute the election results, and Turkey remains in a state of political uncertainty.

Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948, after the British mandate over Palestine ended. This year, according to the Hebrew calendar, Israel marks its 75th anniversary on April 26, 2023. However, the celebrations are overshadowed by a political crisis that has divided the country for months.

What’s Israel’s political crisis?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces widespread opposition and protests over his attempt to overhaul the judiciary and his alliance with far-right and religious parties. Opposition leader Yair Lapid has boycotted the main state ceremony for Independence Day, and some bereaved families have asked politicians to stay away from military cemeteries on Memorial Day.

Pelé, who won three World Cups with Brazil and scored over 1,000 goals in his career, died on Dec. 29, 2022, at 82. His body was placed in a golden casket and laid to rest in a mausoleum in Santos, where he played most of his club soccer.

Fun Facts: The mausoleum has two golden statues of Pelé, artificial grass, images of fans in a stadium, and an endless soundtrack of cheers. It opened to visitors on May 15, 2023. Fans visiting the mausoleum must book a time on the Memorial Cemetery website.

Bobi is a 31-year-old Rafeiro do Alentejo, a purebred livestock guardian dog who lives in Conqueiros, a rural village in Portugal. He was born on May 11, 1992, and declared the world’s oldest dog by Guinness World Records on February 2, 2023.

Fun Facts: Bobi celebrated his 31st birthday on May 11, 2023, with a traditional Portuguese party that included local meats and fish, a dance troupe, and over 100 guests. His owner, Leonel Costa, said Bobi only eats human food and lives peacefully surrounded by other animals and nature. Bobi has also broken the record for the oldest dog ever. This record was previously held by Bluey, an Australian cattle dog who lived for 29 years and 5 months from 1910 to 1939.