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Trivia Night - What do we remember of 2020?
Trivia Night - What do we remember of 2020?
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1
In October which soccer player was awarded an MBE to recognize his campaign to feed vulnerable children?
Gareth Bale
Marcus Rashford
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
2
In 2020, Ken Jennings won $1,000,000 on the "Best Ever" edition of what game show?
Wheel of Fortune
Jeopardy
Family Feud
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
3
In which Chinese city was Covid-19 first identified?
Wuhan
Shenzen
Xi'an
Beijing
4
Which golfer won the rearranged US Masters in November?
Rory McIIroy
Tiger Woods
Dustin Johnson
Phil Mikelson
5
Which social media app did Donald Trump try to block in the US?
Snapchat
Tik Tok
Facebook
Instagram
6
Who won 2020 NBA finals?
76'ers
Heat
Lakers
Raptors
7
What was the #1 song of 2020?
Don't start now - Dua Lipa
Someone you loves - Lewis Capaldi
Circles - Post Malone
Blinding Lights - The Weekend
8
Name the James Bond film that’s been delayed to 2021
No Time To Die
My Time to Die
To Die or Not
Did I Die
9
What video game released on March 20, 2020 on the Nintendo Switch?
Pokemon Sword & Shield
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Luigi's Mansion 3
10
In March, the smallest dinosaur skull ever found was discovered in Myanmar. How small was it?
The size of a pea
The size of a baseball
The size of a bowling ball
The size of a fingernail
11
Netflix profited from the pandemic, which smashed forecasts for the first quarter of 2020 and added how many subscribers
15 million
20 million
10 million
5 million
12
In the Chinese Zodiac, 2020 is "the year of" what animal?
Rat
Monkey
Dragon
Snake
13
In January, Which actor's organization 'Earth Alliance' donated $3 million to wildfire relief efforts in Australia?
Tom Hanks
Russell Crowe
Denzel Washington
Leonardo DiCaprio
14
Which country was the first in Central American to legalize same-sex marriage in 2020?
El Salvador
Belize
Honduras
Costa Rica
15
At the beginning of 2020 what took out most of Africa's farm lands?
People
Drought
Plague of Locusts
Fires
16
In March which country announced plans to build a national forest that spans the length and breadth of the country?
Croatia
Colombia
Wales
Norway
17
What cute animal almost went extinct in the Australian wildfires?
Kangaroo
Koala
Wombat
Dingo
18
When did the protests caused by the George Floyd killing start?
April 4th
March 20th
May 26th
June 2nd
19
How many cases of covid-19 has been reported worldwide? (up to December 14)
50 million
92 million
100 million
72 million
20
Which actress and singer was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year?
Whitney Houston
Janet Jackson
Jennifer Lopez
Stevie Knicks
21
Prime Minister _____ became the first leader of a major Western nation to contract the coronavirus.
Pedro Sánchez of Spain
Boris Johnson of Britain
Justin Trudeau of Canada
Giuseppe Conte of Italy
22
Name the Philadelphia business Donald Trump’s lawyers held a press conference outside, contesting the 2020 US Election
Four Men Hotel
Four Clovers Landscaping
Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Four Seasons Total Hotel
23
A new treatment for which deadly allergy is set to be released in 2020?
Bee Stings
Pollen
Shellfish
Peanuts
24
According to Forbes, which entrepreneur became the first person in history to have a net worth of more than $200 billion
Bill Gates
Mark Zuckerberg
Warren Buffet
Jeff Bezos
25
Which city was due to host this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games?
London
Tokyo
Rio
Wuhan
26
Who is the first private company to send astronauts to the International Space Station?
Elon Musk
NASA
The Space Force
Space X
27
What’s the name of Elon Musk and Grimes’ baby born in 2020?
X Æ A-12
XX E A-12
XA E A-12
X Æ A-11
28
Who became the youngest solo artist to win the Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards this year?
The Weekend
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
Billie Eilish
29
In March _____ became the epicenter of the COVID pandemic in the US with more cases than any other country at that time
Chicago
L.A.
New York
Boston
30
How old did the Queen become in 2020?
96
92
93
94
31
The ______ voted to acquit President Trump on Feb. 5 of charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress.
Senate
Supreme Court
The People
House of Representatives
32
What’s the name of the man who cheated in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, the scandal that was turned into an ITV drama
Ronald Moore
Sam Smith
Charles Ingram
Frank Weatherby
33
2020 was a leap year
False
True
34
On July 15, hackers breached some of Twitter’s most prominent accounts as part of ____ scam
identity
sports betting
bitcoin
prescription drug
35
Who had the first number one single of the new decade?
The Weekend
Billie Eilish
Justin Bieber
Ellie Goulding
36
Which anniversary did Coronation Street celebrate this year?
70th
40th
60th
50th
37
Will we ever forget the crazy year of 2020?
Heck no!
Definitely not!
No!
No way!
38
Which country sent an unmanned space probe to the Moon?
Canada
China
USA
Russia
39
In January, the impeachment trial of Trump began. Including Trump, how many Presidents of the US have been impeached?
5
4
2
3
40
To the nearest thousand, how many votes did Kanye West receive in this year’s US Election?
20,000
50,000
60,000
1,000
41
Which country was due to host this year’s Eurovision Song Contest?
Norway
Sweden
The Netherlands
Poland
42
Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas- finally topped the UK charts in December. What year was it originally released?
1992
1990
1994
1999
43
In August, A temperature of 54°C, one of the highest ever recorded on Earth, was recorded in
Sahara Desert
Queensland, Australia
Capetown, South Africa
Death Valley, USA
44
According to Miriam-Webster, what was the 2020 word of the year?
Unprecedented
PPE
pods
Pandemic
45
Which NFL team won the Superbowl on February 2?
Tampa Bay Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs
Seattle Seahawks
San Fransco 49ers
46
What sold out 1 day early of its pre-order sales going live?
Nintendo Switch
PSP
PS5
Xbox Series X
47
US astronaut Christine Koch completed the longest space flight by a women in Feb 2020. How long was her mission?
32 days
3,280 days
3 months, 28 days
328 days
48
Which movie became the first non-English language film to win an Oscar for Best Picture?
Roma
Life Is Beautiful
Letters from Iwo Jima
Parasite
49
What music group sold the most albums in 2020?
Carrie Underwood
BTS
Beatles
Outcast
50
Which was was the first European country to go into lockdown?
Sweden
Germany
Spain
Italy
51
What’s the name of Joe Biden ’s wife, who will become the First Lady in 2021?
Dr Jane Biden
Dr Jill Biden
Dr Jennifer Biden
Dr Jillian Biden
52
Which of these events did not happen in 2020?
Conspiracy about Wayfair running a sex trafficking ring
Armed protestors mad about haircuts stormed Michigan' state capitol
Carol Baskin won Dancing with the stars
A Bolivian orchestra was trapped in a castle by wolves
53
Which company sold the most cars till 2020
Volkswagen
Volvo
Ford
Peugeot
54
Who directed the First World War film 1917, released in January 2020?
Shawn Mendes
Christopher Nolan
Oliver Stone
Sam Mendes
55
In 2020 it was confirmed that Camila Cabello is filming the eponymous lead role in a remake of which classic fairytale?
Snow White
Cinderella
Aladdin
The Little Mermaid
56
Who was named Best New Artist at the 2020 Brit Awards?
Harry Styles
Lewis Capaldi
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
57
Which mountain officially grew by almost 1 meter in 2020?
K2
Kilimanjaro
Makalu
Mount Everest
58
Who said this : "It's going to disappear one day, it's like a miracle, it will disappear."
Joe Biden on Donald Trump
Donald Trump on Covid-19
Dr Jill Biden on Donald Trump
Dr Fauci on Covid-19
59
Which film won best film at the 2020 BAFTAs?
The King
Tenet
Parasite
1917
60
Who is the Tiger King whose life and dramas at his private zoo were documented in the Netflix series of the same name?
Bhagavan Antle
Jeff Lowe
Carol Baskins
Joe Exotic
61
What’s the name of the Sky drama starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant?
The Help
Big Little Lies
Trials
The Undoing
62
What did NASA discover on January 9th 2020?
A circumbinary planet
Bipolar moon rocks sustaining their own gravity
Mercury pools on Mars
Traces of actual milk along the Milky Way
63
Liverpool finally won the Premier League this year. How many years has it been since they last won?
29
30
21
20
64
On Dec 16 China brought ___ back to Earth for the 1st time since 76' signaling a new era of competition in space with US
Alien
Topsoil from Mars
Interstellar ice
Moon rocks
65
Which of these older tv shows got a new season in 2020?
Cow and Chicken
Rugrats
Animaniacs
Dexter's Laboratory