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Year in Review 2021
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1
In July, founders of 2 major corporations launched into space, beginning of space tourism. Which billionaire DID NOT go?
Richard Branson
Jeff Bezos
Elon Musk
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What was the top movie in 2021?
Venom
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Black Widow
Nightmare Alley
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The first runaway hit single of 2021
Montero (call me by my name)
Save Your Tears
Happier Than Ever
Drivers License
4
A large mob violently stormed the _____ on Jan 6 to take over the halls of government
White House
Supreme Court
Capitol
Library of Congress
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The catastrophic partial collapse of a in Surfside, Fla., on June 24 led to the deaths of 98 people.
business center
hotel
condominium tower
shopping mall
6
The U.S. military departed Afghanistan on Aug. 30, ending a _year occupation and ending our longest war
20
50
30
10
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The World Health Organization endorsed on Oct. 6 the first vaccine shown to help prevent the disease.
Malaria
polio
HIV
smallpox
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The University of CA agreed on May 14 to not look at ____ when deciding on admissions
SAT and ACT scores
Advanced Classes/AP classes
Volunteer hours
Extracurricular activities
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At the Academy Awards Chloé Zhao won the best director for _ becoming the first woman of color and 2nd woman to win
Venom
Green Book
Nomadland
Moonlight
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Facebook said on Sept. 27 that it had paused development of an Instagram service tailored for _
Children 13 years old or younger
Senior citizens
non-English speakers
divorced parents
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Evidence shows that a tiny subatomic particle, muon, seems to be __, filling a hole in our understanding of the universe
swallowing other atomic material
mutating into a new form of matter
disobeying the known laws of physics
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President Biden formally announced on April 24 that the US recognized the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Turks as _
a tragedy
crime of aggression
genocide
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NASA landed a new robotic rover, Perseverance, on Mars on Feb. 18, beginning its most ambitious effort in decades to __
Claim the planet for the US
rescue a lost NASA spacecraft
find aliens
study whether there was life on the planet
14
Simone Biles during the olympics made history for doing what?
tripped during the 4X100 meter final
won the 100 butterfly
sat out the team gymnastics final
won the gold fencing medal
15
The remains of 751 people, mainly Indigenous children, were discovered at the site of a former boarding school in ___
Saskatchewan, Canada
Quito, Ecuador
New York City, US
Oaxaca, Mexico
16
On Jan 20, Joe Biden was sworn in as our 46th President. Which is NOT true?
Every former living president attended
Amanda Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet in US history
K Harris became the first black female and person of South Asian descent VP
Biden became the oldest president in history
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Myanmar's military launched a coup on Feb 1, capturing its leader and her top military aids. Where is Myanmar?
C
B
D
A
18
Quarterback ____ won his 7th superbowl on Feb 7, leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the Kansas City Chiefs
Patrick Mahomes
Payton Manning
Tom Brady
Aaron Rodgers
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On July 8, Zaila Avant-garde, a 14 year old from LA, became the first Black American to win the Scripps National __
Bake Off
Spelling Bee
American Idol
Math Olympics
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Many extreme weather events happened in the US this year. Which is NOT one?
Flash floods in Tennessee
Wildfires in California
record-breaking rainfall in NYC
tornadoes in Hawaii