FiveWire five questions, once a day

No. 19

Sunday, August 23, 2026

World

Which city is home to the International Court of Justice?

• Vienna
• Brussels
• Geneva
• The Hague

The principal judicial organ of the UN has sat in the Peace Palace in The Hague since 1946.

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Politics

How long is a single term for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives?

• Six years
• One year
• Four years
• Two years

The entire House stands for election every two years, which is why control can change so quickly.

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Business

Which currency is used in Japan?

• The baht
• The won
• The yen
• The yuan

Introduced in 1871 as part of the Meiji reforms, replacing a complex system of feudal currencies.

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Science

Which agency announced it was abandoning a rescue mission for a struggling space observatory?

• NOAA
• ESA
• JAXA
• NASA

NASA abandoned its orbit-boosting rescue mission for the space observatory, as reported by ScienceInsider.

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Sports

How often are the modern Summer Olympic Games held?

• Every five years
• Every three years
• Every four years
• Every two years

Every four years since 1896, interrupted only by the two world wars and postponed once, in 2020.

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