Current Events December 14, 2020

Who was named Time magazine's Athlete of the Year?

What movie on Netflix has the last performance by the late actor Chadwick Boseman?

Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier died Tuesday. Which book made General Yeager a national hero?

Which musician sold his entire songwriting catalog to Universal Music in a landmark deal estimated at more than $300 mil

What entertainer tested positive for Covid-19 last week?

A robotic space probe landed on an asteroid, collected samples and ferried them to Earth. What country did this?

1. Name the type of storm that recently brought strong winds and heavy snow to New England and Eastern Canada.

Marvel entertainment announced they would not recast what T'Challa actor in Black Panther 2?

What California skiing resort closed due to Covid-19?

Who voices some of the characters in the new Soul animated movie?

The runoff election in the state named in question 3 is expected to determine the political makeup of what?

Who were 2020 People of the Year for 2020?

The International Olympic Committee announced that what sport would make its debut at the Paris Summer Games in 2024?

Which two shades did Pantone pick as colors of the year for 2021?

Which musician became the first to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with an album that’s entirely in Spanish?

December 7th, historically a "date which will live in infamy," marked the 79th anniversary of what event?

What is the name of NASA's planned mission to the moon, which is scheduled to launch in 2024?

Who was Time magazine's entertainer of the year?

In what U.S. state is a runoff election with national implications scheduled for January 5th?

In what European country, whose national flag is square, are ski lifts open this season (closed nearby)?

What did new research reveal about Johns Hopkins University’s eponymous founder?

Which top cybersecurity firm revealed on Tuesday that hackers had stolen its digital tools to launch attacks?

What is Switzerland noted for in tourism and exports?

Which mountain grew by about three feet on Tuesday, when a new measure for the peak was announced?

Mount Everest sits on the border of what two countries, determined its exact height of 29,032 feet?

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a $741 billion defense policy bill which required what?

Two new lawsuits seek to limit Facebook's power by forcing the company to spin off what two applications (apps)?

Deaths from Covid-19 reached what milestone over the weekend?

Who was sworn in as San Diego's new mayor?

Facebook was accused of buying up its rivals to squash competition. What did prosecutors call for Facebook to do?

For the first time in years, Australia will conduct a national count of which species?

What nation was the first to make a coronavirus vaccine available to citizens, even though it's still in a trial phase.

What is the most popular toy of 2020, according to Amazon.com?