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Worksheets2020 Trivia
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
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.
Wuhan, China
Seoul, South Korea
London, England
Barcelona, Spain
On Jan. 8, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, announced that they were ________ .
moving to Paris
renouncing their royal titles
stepping back as "senior members" of the royal family
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.
Chicago Bulls
Los Angeles Lakers
Miami Heat
Boston Celtics
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.
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Lizzo
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.
Baltimore Ravens
Seattle Seahawks
Kansas City Chiefs
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.
Former mayor Michael Bloomberg
Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont
__________became the first leader of a major Western nation to contract the coronavirus.
Boris Johnson of Britain
Giuseppe Conte of Italy
Justin Trudeau of Canada
Donald Trump of America
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.
Denver
Minneapolis
San Antonio
Miami
On July 13, under pressure from corporate sponsors, the _________ announced that it would retire its name, which had long been considered offensive.
Chicago Blackhawks
Kansas City Chiefs
Washington Redskins
______, 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.
Hosea Williams
John Lewis
Ralph Abernathy
George Floyd
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.
only
first
second
The Justice Department accused Google on Oct. 20 of illegally _______.
disseminating private user data to corporations
manipulating its company stock
protecting its monopoly over search and search advertising
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.
Wheel of Fortune
Family Feud
Jeopardy
Price is Right
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 majority of national polls correctly predicted the winning presidential candidate in each of the 50 states
Mr. Biden won the popular vote with 81 million votes, seven million more than President Trump received
Over 101 million early voting and absentee ballots were casted, an election record
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.
children under 10
health care workers
high school teachers
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.
Latin
Mandarin
Spanish
German
On Christmas morning, an R.V. exploded in downtown ________ , injuring three people and disrupting telecommunications across the region.
Atlanta
Nashville
St. Louis
Chicago
