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2020 Trivia

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

a)

Wuhan, China

b)

Seoul, South Korea

c)

London, England

d)

Barcelona, Spain

2.

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

a)

moving to Paris

b)

renouncing their royal titles

c)

stepping back as "senior members" of the royal family

3.

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.

a)

Chicago Bulls

b)

Los Angeles Lakers

c)

Miami Heat

d)

Boston Celtics

4.

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.

a)

Ariana Grande

b)

Billie Eilish

c)

Lizzo

5.

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.

a)

Baltimore Ravens

b)

Seattle Seahawks

c)

Kansas City Chiefs

6.

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.

a)

Former mayor Michael Bloomberg

b)

Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota

c)

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont

7.

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

a)

Boris Johnson of Britain

b)

Giuseppe Conte of Italy

c)

Justin Trudeau of Canada

d)

Donald Trump of America

8.

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.

a)

Denver

b)

Minneapolis

c)

San Antonio

d)

Miami

9.

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

a)

Chicago Blackhawks

b)

Kansas City Chiefs

c)

Washington Redskins

10.

______, 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.

a)

Hosea Williams

b)

John Lewis

c)

Ralph Abernathy

d)

George Floyd

11.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a feminist icon and the _______woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died on Sept. 18 at the age of 87.

a)

only

b)

first

c)

second

12.

The Justice Department accused Google on Oct. 20 of illegally _______.

a)

disseminating private user data to corporations

b)

manipulating its company stock

c)

protecting its monopoly over search and search advertising

13.

In November, two deaths from sports and culture: On Nov. 8, Alex Trebek, who hosted the game show ________for a record-setting 37 years, died at 80.

a)

Wheel of Fortune

b)

Family Feud

c)

Jeopardy

d)

Price is Right

14.

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was elected the 46th president of the United States on Nov. 7, promising to restore political normalcy and a spirit of national unity to confront raging health and economic crises.


Which fact about the 2020 presidential election is NOT true?

a)

a majority of national polls correctly predicted the winning presidential candidate in each of the 50 states

b)

Mr. Biden won the popular vote with 81 million votes, seven million more than President Trump received

c)

Over 101 million early voting and absentee ballots were casted, an election record

15.

On Dec. 14, in accordance with C.D.C. committee recommendations, elderly people living in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities and ___________became the first groups of Americans to receive coronavirus vaccinations.

a)

children under 10

b)

health care workers

c)

high school teachers

16.

Bad Bunny, the singer, rapper and streaming megastar, set an industry milestone with his latest album, which is the first LP entirely in _______ to top the Billboard 200 album chart.

a)

Latin

b)

Mandarin

c)

Spanish

d)

German

17.

On Christmas morning, an R.V. exploded in downtown ________ , injuring three people and disrupting telecommunications across the region.

a)

Atlanta

b)

Nashville

c)

St. Louis

d)

Chicago