Year in Review: 2020

Question 1

May: A group of scientists announced the discovery of a microbe that prevents mosquitoes from transmitting what disease?

Accepted Answer

malaria

Question 2

January: This country suffered wildfires that burned more than 47 million acres.

Accepted Answer

Australia

Question 3

June: This sports league was the first in the nation to return to team sports during the pandemic.

Accepted Answer

National Women's Soccer League

Question 4

December: This company made the first vaccines for COVID-19, with the first doses administered on Dec. 14.

Accepted Answer

Pfizer

Question 5

October: The rock world lost a legend when the guitarist of this 1980's hair metal band, know for 'Jump', passed at 65.

Accepted Answer

Van Halen

Question 6

December: Which mountain officially grew by almost 1 meter?

Accepted Answer

Mount Everest

Question 7

December: Sarah Fuller enters the history books when she plays at this position in an NCAA football game for Vanderbilt.

Accepted Answer

kicker

Question 8

November: Kim Ng makes history as the first ever female General Manager when hired by the Marlins in this sport.

Accepted Answer

baseball

Question 9

November: This record-breaking number of Americans voted in the 2020 election.

Accepted Answer

159 million

Question 10

February: This team defeated the 49ers to win their first Super Bowl in 50 years (still bitter...)

Accepted Answer

The Kansas City Chiefs

Question 11

May: How old was the skateboarder that became the first person ever to land a 1080-degree turn on a vertical ramp?

Accepted Answer

11

Question 12

July: The downtown area of which city became officially powered by 100% renewable energy thanks to a historic deal?

Accepted Answer

Sydney

Question 13

July: NASA launches a rover mission to this planet to collect scientific samples.

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 14

March: COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic by this global organization

Accepted Answer

The World Health Organization

Question 15

September: Buried lakes of water were discovered on ____

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 16

October: This NBA team, led by Lebron James, won the NBA championship.

Accepted Answer

LA Lakers

Question 17

January: This university went undefeated to win the College Football National Championship on Jan. 13, 2020

Accepted Answer

LSU

Question 18

November: Which song became the most viewed video on YouTube ever?

Accepted Answer

Baby Shark

Question 19

August: This entrepreneur, the CEO of Amazon, is the first person with a net worth of $200 Billion.

Accepted Answer

Jeff Bezos

Question 20

April: Sabrina Ionescu, who went to this University, is selected #1 overall in the WNBA draft.

Accepted Answer

Oregon

Question 21

February: This film became the first non-English Language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars.

Accepted Answer

Parasite

Question 22

September: A 1634 edition of Two Noble Kinsmen by this famous playwright is discovered in a library in Spain.

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Question 23

June: This man officially cliched the Democratic Party nomination for President.

Accepted Answer

Joe Biden

Question 24

April: Which country set a new record for solar power generation during a series of clear sky days?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 25

August: History is made when this person becomes the first African American woman to be nominated for Vice President.

Accepted Answer

Kamala Harris

Question 26

March: This annual collegiate sporting event was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Accepted Answer

the NCAA basketball tournament

Year in Review: 2020

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Year in Review: 2020

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