2021 Events

At the UN climate summit pledges were signed to decrease emissions. The US, EU, India, & _____ are the largest emitters

Quarterback _____ won his 7th Super Bowl leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 31-9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

By the end of 2021, though, more than _______ people will have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

A man killed 8 people, including 6 women of Asian descent outside of ___ set off a new wave of fear for Asian Americans

10 people were killed & more were injured at a ____ concert in Houston after a crowd began pushing toward the stage.

Facebook decided to change its name to _______.

Facebook said on Sept. 27 that it had paused development of an Instagram service tailored for ______.

After more than 10 days of fighting, ________ and the Hamas agreed to a cease-fire.

At the Academy Awards Chloé Zhao won the best director for “____,” becoming the 1st woman of color to win the award.

The music industry’s first runaway hit single of 2021, “_____” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Myanmar’s military launched a coup detaining the its civilian leader & her top lieutenants. Which country is it?

Perhaps the biggest story of the 2020 Olympics took place when Simone Biles, a ________, withdrew from the finals.

The NFT is a collectible that has changed the cryptocurrency & art worlds this year. What does it stand for?

The University of CA agreed to not take ___ into account in admissions decisions for its system of 10 schools

The Senate _____ Donald J. Trump in his 2nd impeachment trial.

The US experienced its biggest one-year increase on record in ______ in 2020, according to the FBI.

The House passed a $1 trillion ____ bill giving final approval to a central plank of President Biden’s economic agenda.

Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the US. Which of the following is NOT true of the inauguration?

A large mob stormed the ______ on Jan. 6 to take over the halls of government.

Supply chain issues are affecting industries across the globe. Which is NOT one the reasons for the supply distruption?

Evidence was found of a tiny subatomic particle, the muon, seems to be __ that would change knowledge of the universe

39-year-old pop star Britney Spears petitioned a court to ______ .

Amateur investors banded together to squeeze Wall Street hedge funds by sending _____’s stock value up billions of $s.

Biden signed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, enshrining it the national day to commemorate ______.

The 3 known survivors of the 1921 ____ appeared before a congressional committee arguing that justice was far overdue.

Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from Louisiana, became the first Black American to win the Scripps National ____ .

NASA safely landed a new robotic rover, named Perseverance, on Mars to do WHAT?

The World Health Organization endorsed the first ____ vaccine shown to help prevent the disease.

The US military departed Afghanistan ending a ____ year occupation and leaving the country in the Taliban's hands.

In July, the founders of 2 major corporations went into space, starting space tourism. Which billionaire DID NOT go?