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EVENTS 2020

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which tennis player topped the 2020 Forbes magazine list of highest-paid athletes?

a)

Rafael Nadal

b)

Serena Williams

c)

Roger Federer

d)

Novak Djokovic

2.

Who won the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for the ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade?

a)

Virat Kohli

b)

Aaron Finch

c)

Dawid Malan

d)

Kane Williamson

3.

Which country topped the FIFA 2020 ranking?

a)

Argentina

b)

Belgium

c)

Brazil

d)

Germany

4.

At which race did Lewis Hamilton clinch his seventh world title, equaling Michael Schumacher's all-time record?

a)

Turkish Grand Prix

b)

Bahrain Grand Prix

c)

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

d)

Sakhir Grand Prix

5.

Who became the first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets?

a)

Mitchell Johnson

b)

Mohammad Shami

c)

James Anderson

d)

Shane Bond

6.

Which private company became the first to launch a rocket into space?

a)

SpaceX

b)

Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems

c)

Orbital

d)

Blue Origin.

7.

Which country became the second country to plant a flag on the Moon and brought the first samples of the moon in over 40 years?

a)

Russia

b)

India

c)

China

d)

United Kingdom

8.

Identify the newly discovered orchid species labelled as 'World's ugliest orchid'.

a)

Brassavola nodosa

b)

Gastrodia agnicellus

c)

Dendrobium aphyllum

d)

Vanda coerulea

9.

In Which country, a town has deployed robotic wolves to scare away bears?

a)

Japan

b)

The U.S.A.

c)

China

d)

Russia

10.

On ____________the world witnessed a rare celestial event, after 400 years, the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter.

a)

December 11, 2020

b)

December 15, 2020

c)

December 1, 2020

d)

December 21, 2020

11.

Which film won the Best Picture award at the Oscars 2020?

a)

Minari

b)

Nomadland

c)

Parasite

d)

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

12.

Which film tells the story of a physician (Robert Downey Jr) who can talk to animals?

a)

Abominable

b)

Doctor Dolittle

c)

Sherlock Holmes

d)

Iron Man

13.

Which artist became the first to win all four major Grammy awards in 2020 ( Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist)?

a)

Taylor Swift

b)

Ed Sheeran

c)

Billie Eilish

d)

Harry Styles

14.

‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ is set in the fictional kingdom ___________.

a)

Kumandra

b)

Arendelle

c)

DunBroch

d)

Wakanda

15.

Which was the biggest selling game of 2020?

a)

Minecraft

b)

Grand Theft Auto V

c)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

d)

Animal Crossing

16.

Identify the word that defines “the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel, social interactions, and access to public spaces’ (Collins Dictionary word of the year).

a)

Lockdown

b)

Quarantine

c)

Curfew

d)

Travel Ban

17.

Which book is written by J.K. Rowling and contains illustrations submitted by young readers?

a)

Quidditch Through the Ages

b)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

c)

The Ickabog

d)

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

18.

Who is the author of the book titled “How the Onion Got Its Layers”?

a)

Laxmi Venu

b)

Ruskin Bond

c)

Sudha Murty

d)

Anushka Ravishankar

19.

Which book was released in July 2020, that marked the 70th year of Ruskin Bond’s literary career?

a)

A song of India

b)

Looking for the rainbow

c)

Till the clouds Roll By

d)

Coming round the mountain

20.

Which 2020 book is this?

a)

The New Wilderness by Diane Cook

b)

Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

c)

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

d)

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart