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Year in Review - 2020 Trivia Quiz
Year in Review - 2020 Trivia Quiz
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The biggest news from this crazy year!
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1
On which social media platform did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce they were stepping down as senior royals?
Instagram
Twitter
Facebook
Tik Tok
2
In March, the smallest dinosaur skull ever found was discovered in Myanmar. How small was it?
The size of a bowling ball
The size of a baseball
The size of a pea
The size of a fingernail
3
The space rover Perseverance launched in July 2020 on a mission to which planet?
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
4
In which Chinese city did the coronavirus start?
Guangzhou
Shanghai
Wuhan
Beijing
5
In Feb 2020, which 2 singers headlined the Super Bowl halftime show?
Michael Jackson & Prince
Jennifer Lopez & Shakira
Adele & Pink
Ariana Grande & Selena Gomez
6
True or False: US Department of Defense released 3 Navy videos that show “unidentified aerial phenomena," or UFOs.
False
True
7
In Aug. 2020, Chadwick Boseman, star of the movie _________ died at age 43 from colon cancer.
Pirates of the Caribbean
Black Panther
Spiderman Homecoming
James Bond
8
A new treatment for which deadly allergy was released in Jan. 2020?
Shellfish
Pollen
Bee Stings
Peanuts
9
Kobe Bryant, RIP, played all 20 seasons with which NBA team?
LA Lakers
LA Clippers
Philadelphia 76ers
Indiana Pacers
10
This country had wildfires burning over 20% of it in early 2020?
China
Australia
Russia
USA
11
Which film won Best Picture at the Oscars in 2020?
The Irishman
Parasite
1917
The Green Book
12
Which animated movie skipped theaters and went straight to digital, at-home rental in April 2020?
The Spongebob Movie
Trolls: World Tour
Sonic the Hedgehog
Onward
13
True or False: The Dow Jones industrial average suffered its worst single-day point drop ever on March 9.
True
False
14
In Jan, which artist received the most Grammy awards, including Record, Album, Song of the year and Best New Artist?
Billie Eilish
Dua Lipa
Lizzo
Lil Nas X
15
In the Chinese Zodiac, 2020 is "the year of" what animal?
Rat
Snake
Monkey
Dragon
16
Protests across the world to demand an end to police brutality and racial injustice were led by
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Black Lives Matter
Green Peace
17
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
18
2020 was a Leap Year?
False
True
19
Because of quarantine, which Marvel Phase 4 movie was moved from April 2020 to May 2021?
Black Widow
Spiderman 3
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Thor 4
20
Which sporting event was not postponed because participants "do a good job social distancing"?
National Curling Championships
LPGA Women's Golf
Iditarod Dog Sled Race
World Archery Championship
21
Who won the US Presidential election of 2020?
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
22
A Netflix documentary about a sanctuary for _____ and the crazy people who run it became popular in March.
Tigers
Pitbulls
Llamas
Pandas
23
In Jan 2020, this word was named as "word of the year"?
Fake-news
Bet
Boomer
Bruh
24
Which private company became the first to launch a rocket into space in May 2020?
The Rebel Scum
Alphabet Inc.
The Space Force
SpaceX
25
The second woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court, __________ died in Sept.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Justice Coney Barrett
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
26
US astronaut Christine Koch completed the longest space flight by a women in Feb 2020. How long was her mission?
3,280 days
328 days
32 days
3 months, 28 days
27
The 2020 Olympics were to be held in which city (before they were postponed)?
Los Angeles
Tokyo
Mexico City
Beijing
28
True or False: A new form of technology, mRNA vaccines, made it possible to create Covid-19 vaccines within the year.
False
True
29
An invasive insect, known as "__________," were spotted for the first time stateside when they invaded Washington.
Stink Bugs
Murder Hornets
Lion Fish
Longhorn Beetles
30
Groundhog's Day's date 02/02/2020 can be read the same forward and backward. What's this kind of number called?
Prime Number
Exponent
Palindrome
Factor