November 16, 2020 News Quiz

Ron Klain is one of the first people President-elect Joe Biden has named to his cabinet. What position?

The SeaDream 1 cruise ship was the first cruise vessel to set sail in which region since the start of the pandemic?

Which word did Collins English Dictionary choose as its word of the year?

Which country brokered an agreement to end the war in Nagorno-Karabakh?

What Netflix series premiered a new season this past weekend?

Which drugmaker announced on Monday that early data showed its vaccine was 90 percent effective in preventing Covid?

Christie’s auction house continued offering what space-themed items in its “Voyage to Another World” sale?

What is the latest storm to hit this hurricane season?

Which company became the first to conduct a human test of hyperloop technology?

In 2020, there has been a record number of __________________.

Three men were banned from Yellowstone National Park after doing what?

The number of Covid-19 positive cases reached what milestone over the weekend?

According to new research, which type of indoor space is riskiest to visit, in terms of new coronavirus infections?

What state started a manual recount of all five million votes by Wednesday?

More than a week after the election CNN projected Joe Biden winning which of the following Republican strongholds?

Alex Trebek, who died this week, surpassed this TV personality to claim hosting the most episodes of a single game show.

Which US state was the first to top 1 million total Covid-19 infections?

What anticipated autobiography comes out Tuesday and expected to be number one on bestseller lists?

Joseph Webster was exonerated after serving 15 years in prison for a brutal slaying he didn’t commit where?

What African nation had a sweeping military operation in one of its regions?

Which named storm made four landfalls across multiple countries before heading into the Atlantic Ocean?

Ben Carson is one of the latest members of President Trump’s inner circle to be infected with coronavirus. His post?

Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving, but when is its national holiday?

A new monument opened on the Mall in Washington, D.C. honoring what group?

Which Trump administration official, when asked about preparations for a transfer of power, said no.

Last year, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi defended her homeland against accusations of genocide and won elections where?

The U.S. Supreme Court heard a case challenging what law this past week?