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