2021 News Special

Question 1

The disappearance of Gabrielle Petito a 22-year-old woman who had been _______ was the top story of Sept. and Oct .

Accepted Answer

traveling to national parks in a van with her fiance

Question 2

Myanmar’s military launched a coup on Feb. 1, detaining the country’s civilian leader. Which Country is Myanmar?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 3

Which of the following Billionaires DID NOT go to space in 2021?

Accepted Answer

Elon Musk

Question 4

Music's first runaway hit single of 2021, _____ by 17-year-old Olivia Rodrigo, debuted at No. 1 on Billboards Hot 100

Accepted Answer

Drivers License

Question 5

President Biden signed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, enshrining June 19 as a day to commemorate

Accepted Answer

End of slavery in the United States

Question 6

The U.S. military departed Afghanistan on Aug. 30, a day ahead of schedule, ending a ____ year occupation

Accepted Answer

20

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

240 Million

Question 8

Three known survivors of the 1921 ______ appeared before a congressional committee arguing that justice was far overdue.

Accepted Answer

Massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Question 9

The biggest, most powerful and, most expensive _______ ever was launched into space on the morning of Dec. 25

Accepted Answer

telescope

Question 10

A record 1.7 million migrants were encountered trying to enter the United States illegally. This was the high number in

Accepted Answer

60 Years

Question 11

The University of California agreed to not take ______ into account in admissions or scholarship decisions

Accepted Answer

SAT and ACT Scores

Question 12

Amateur investors came together to squeeze Wall Street hedge funds by sending _______ stock up by more than $10 billion

Accepted Answer

GameStop

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

childern 13 years old or younger

Question 14

Chloé Zhao won the best director for ____ becoming the first woman of color to win the award, and the second woman ever.

Accepted Answer

Nomadland

Question 15

On December 10th, a series of _________ tore through six states, destroying buildings and property

Accepted Answer

tornadoes

Question 16

Which of the following Arts and Sports stories from the final weeks of 2021 is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

Lebron James set the N.B.A Record for career 3-pointers made.

Question 17

NASA safely landed a new robotic rover, named Perseverance, on Mars on Feb. 18, beginning its effort to _______

Accepted Answer

Study if there was ever life on the planet

Question 18

Facebook, the social networking giant announced on Oct. 28 that it was changing its corporate name to _____

Accepted Answer

Meta

Question 19

The World Health Organization endorsed on Oct. 6 the first _______ vaccine shown to help prevent the disease

Accepted Answer

Malaria

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT one the reasons for the global supply chain disruption?

Accepted Answer

A series of ransomware attacks on computerized ports where ships dock

Question 21

NFT is a blockchain-based collectible that has upended the cryptocurrency and art worlds. What does NFT stand for?

Accepted Answer

Nonfungible Token

Question 22

On July 26, 39-year-old pop star Britney Spears petitioned a court to

Accepted Answer

remove her father from her conservatorship

Question 23

On July 8, Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from Louisiana, became the first Black American to win the Scripps National

Accepted Answer

Spelling Bee

Question 24

Ten people were killed and dozens more were injured at a ____ concert in Houston on Nov. 5

Accepted Answer

Travis Scott

Question 25

The catastrophic partial collapse of a in Surfside, Fla., on June 24 led to the deaths of 98 people

Accepted Answer

Apartment Building

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