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2021

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1

Which of the following billionaires went to space in 2021?

a)

Warren Buffett and Mark Zuckerberg

b)

Sergey Brin and Bernard Arnault

c)

Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos

d)

Elon Musk and Bill Gates

2.

Which US city was the first to require people to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination to enter businesses?

a)

New York City

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Chicago

d)

San Diego

3.

On June 4th, Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle announced the birth of their daughter whose name pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. What is her name?

a)

Queenie

b)

Lilibet

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Betty

4.

Which United States president had his Facebook account suspended in 2021?

a)

George Bush

b)

Joe Biden

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Donald Trump

5.

On June 25th 2021, a fossilized skull of a new species of human was found in northeast China. What nickname was the skull given?

a)

First Man

b)

Dragon Man

c)

Bright Eyed Man

d)

Lost Man

6.

What was the former name of the breakfast food brand that changed its name to Pearl Milling Company in June 2021?

a)

Aunt Jemima

b)

Hungry Jack

c)

Krusteaz

d)

Cornflake

7.

What anniversary is the Harry Potter film franchise celebrating in 2021?

a)

10th

b)

20th

c)

30th

d)

40th

8.

Which of the following James Bond films (released in 2021) was Daniel Craig’s last movie as the title character?

a)

Spectre

b)

No Time To Die

c)

From Russia With Love

d)

Skyfall

9.

Which female tennis player was the surprise winner of the US Open in 2021?

a)

Naomi Osaka

b)

Serena Williams

c)

Emma Raducanu

d)

Ashleigh Barty

10.

Which of these famous couples did not break up in 2021?

a)

Bill and Melinda Gates

b)

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell

c)

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West

d)

Elon Musk and Grimes

11.

In 2021, who was the first woman of color to win an Oscar for Best Director?

a)

Chloé Zhao for Nomadland

b)

Kelly Reichardt for First Cow

c)

Regina King for One Night in Miami

d)

Whoopi Goldberg for Hustlers

12.

Who are they? Why were they dancing during the Tokyo Olympics?

a)

Belinda Polii and Apriyani Rahayu -won Indonesia's first ever Olympic gold in badminton women's doubles

b)

Greysia Polii and Liliani Rahayu - won Indonesia's first ever Olympic gold in table tennis women's doubles

c)

Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu - won Indonesia's first ever Olympic gold in badminton women's doubles

d)

Tini and Tina - they were excited to eat Nasi Goreng

13.

Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021 in Rotterdam?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Malta

c)

Greece

d)

Italy

14.

Which country topped the leaderboard at the Tokyo Olympics?

a)

United States

b)

Australia

c)

China

d)

Japan

15.

The delayed Euro 2020 football tournament took place in 2021. Which country won?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Italy

d)

France

16.

Which of these is the name of a hurricane which struck at the end of August 2021?

a)

Hurricane Ida

b)

Hurricane Irma

c)

Hurricane Ira

d)

Hurricane Isla

17.

Which was the first state in Australia to go from 'COVID zero' to 'COVID normal'?

a)

South Australia

b)

Western Australia

c)

New South Wales

d)

Victoria

18.

What was the name of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference which took place in Scotland?

a)

BOP28

b)

MOP21

c)

COP26

d)

CAP96

19.

Abdulrazak Gurnah won a Nobel Prize in 2021 in which of the following fields?

a)

Economics

b)

Peace

c)

Medicine

d)

Literature

20.

British rockbound Coldplay released its ninth studio album on 15 October 2021 - what's the name of this album?

a)

A Head Full Of Dreams

b)

Coloratura

c)

Higher Power

d)

Music of The Sphere

21.

Tell us the best thing that happened to you in 2021!

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