News Quiz 2020_inter

Coronavirus is considered as the most severe pandemic since the flu pandemic which broke out in 1918 and was called...

• the swine flu

• the bird flu

• the Spanish flu

• the Mexican flu

The film Parasite made history as the first foreign-language film to be awarded the Oscar for best picture in February 2020. What country is the movie from?

• Japan

• South Korea

• Iran

• Portugal

Many countries around the world ordered strict lockdowns in 2020, but which country was the first in Europe to shut down?

• Spain

• France

• Sweden

• Italy

The Tokyo Olympics didn’t take place in summer 2020 because of the pandemic. How many times have the Olympics been cancelled or postponed in the past?

• never

• 1

• 2

• 3

Which aircraft returned to the skies in 2020 after being grounded for more than a year?

• Boeing 737 Max

• Boeing 777

• Boeing 747-8

• Airbus A380

As the pandemic spread across the world, many world leaders came down with the coronavirus. Which of these politicians did not?

• Donald Trump (USA)

• Jair Bolsonaro (Brazil)

• Vladimir Putin (Russia)

• Emmanuel Macron (France)

K-pop band BTS broke the YouTube record in August 2020 when their song was watched more than 100 million times within 24 hours of its release. What’s the song called?

• I need you

• Dynamite

• Idol

Anti-racism protests broke out in the USA and other countries after the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in…

• Miami

• Minneapolis

• Chicago

Lewis Hamilton became the Formula 1 champion for the seventh time in 2020. Which other racing driver has won Formula 1 a record seven times?

• Michael Schumacher

• Niki Lauda

• Sebastian Vettel

While many countries took strict measures to fight the coronavirus, one European country stood out from the rest. In which country did life carry on as normal?

• Denmark

• Sweden

• Switzerland