2020 Trivia

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On the last day of 2019, the government in __________, confirmed that health authorities were treating dozens of cases of pneumonia of an unknown cause. By January the mysterious respiratory illness had begun spreading around the world.

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Wuhan, China

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On Jan. 8, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, announced that they were ________ .

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stepping back as "senior members" of the royal family

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Kobe Bryant, the retired basketball star who won five championships during his 20-year career with the ______, and his 13-year-old daughter were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26.

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Los Angeles Lakers

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At the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, __________won five awards, including the four most prestigious and competitive prizes album, record and song of the year, and best new artist.

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Billie Eilish

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The _________scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to come from behind and beat the San Francisco 49ers, 31-20, in Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2.

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Kansas City Chiefs

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The presidential candidacy of ________ ended on April 8, clearing the way for a general election between the presumptive Democratic nominee, Joseph R. Biden Jr., and President Trump at a time of national crisis.

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Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont

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__________became the first leader of a major Western nation to contract the coronavirus.

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Boris Johnson of Britain

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George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, died in ___________ on May 25 after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a white police officer. Bystanders captured video of the officer using his knee to pin Mr. Floyd by his neck for nearly nine minutes.

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Minneapolis

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On July 13, under pressure from corporate sponsors, the _________ announced that it would retire its name, which had long been considered offensive.

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Washington Redskins

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______, an apostle of nonviolence who was bloodied across the Jim Crow South in the historic struggle for racial equality, and who then carried a mantle of moral authority into Congress, died on July 17. He was 80.

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John Lewis