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