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Year in Review 2021
Year in Review 2021
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1
Many extreme weather events happened in the US this year. Which is NOT one?
tornadoes in Hawaii
Wildfires in California
record-breaking rainfall in NYC
Flash floods in Tennessee
2
What was the top movie in 2021?
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Venom
Nightmare Alley
Black Widow
3
Quarterback ____ won his 7th superbowl on Feb 7, leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the Kansas City Chiefs
Aaron Rodgers
Payton Manning
Patrick Mahomes
Tom Brady
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Evidence shows that a tiny subatomic particle, muon, seems to be __, filling a hole in our understanding of the universe
mutating into a new form of matter
disobeying the known laws of physics
swallowing other atomic material
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The first runaway hit single of 2021
Save Your Tears
Happier Than Ever
Montero (call me by my name)
Drivers License
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On July 8, Zaila Avant-garde, a 14 year old from LA, became the first Black American to win the Scripps National __
Math Olympics
Spelling Bee
Bake Off
American Idol
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A large mob violently stormed the _____ on Jan 6 to take over the halls of government
Supreme Court
Capitol
Library of Congress
White House
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Facebook said on Sept. 27 that it had paused development of an Instagram service tailored for _
Senior citizens
Children 13 years old or younger
divorced parents
non-English speakers
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In July, founders of 2 major corporations launched into space, beginning of space tourism. Which billionaire DID NOT go?
Richard Branson
Jeff Bezos
Elon Musk
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NASA landed a new robotic rover, Perseverance, on Mars on Feb. 18, beginning its most ambitious effort in decades to __
find aliens
Claim the planet for the US
rescue a lost NASA spacecraft
study whether there was life on the planet
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At the Academy Awards Chloé Zhao won the best director for _ becoming the first woman of color and 2nd woman to win
Venom
Green Book
Moonlight
Nomadland
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The U.S. military departed Afghanistan on Aug. 30, ending a _year occupation and ending our longest war
30
50
10
20
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President Biden formally announced on April 24 that the US recognized the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Turks as _
genocide
crime of aggression
a tragedy
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The University of CA agreed on May 14 to not look at ____ when deciding on admissions
SAT and ACT scores
Advanced Classes/AP classes
Extracurricular activities
Volunteer hours
15
The catastrophic partial collapse of a in Surfside, Fla., on June 24 led to the deaths of 98 people.
condominium tower
shopping mall
business center
hotel
16
The remains of 751 people, mainly Indigenous children, were discovered at the site of a former boarding school in ___
Oaxaca, Mexico
New York City, US
Quito, Ecuador
Saskatchewan, Canada
17
On Jan 20, Joe Biden was sworn in as our 46th President. Which is NOT true?
Biden became the oldest president in history
K Harris became the first black female and person of South Asian descent VP
Every former living president attended
Amanda Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet in US history
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Myanmar's military launched a coup on Feb 1, capturing its leader and her top military aids. Where is Myanmar?
D
C
B
A
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Simone Biles during the olympics made history for doing what?
tripped during the 4X100 meter final
sat out the team gymnastics final
won the 100 butterfly
won the gold fencing medal
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The World Health Organization endorsed on Oct. 6 the first vaccine shown to help prevent the disease.
polio
smallpox
HIV
Malaria