News quiz 2020

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

How closely did you pay attention 

to the events of 2020? 

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/08/learning/Special-News-Quiz-2020.html 

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.

1. London
2. Seoul, South Korea
3. Wuhan, China
4. Madrid

2. In January, record-breaking temperatures, extended drought and strong winds converged to create one of the worst fire seasons in _____________’s history.

1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Papua New Guinea
4. Tasmania

3. ________’s top security and intelligence commander was killed early Jan. 3 in a drone strike at Baghdad International Airport that was authorized by President Trump, American officials said.

1. Iran
2. Iraq
3. Syria
4. Saudi Arabia

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

1. moving to Paris
2. renouncing their royal titles
3. stepping back as"senior members" of the royal family
4. expecting their first child

5. 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.

1. Ariana Grande
2. Billie Eilish
3. Lizzo
4. Taylor Swift

6. In May, Gui Khury, 11, became the first skateboarder to____________ .

1. complete 200 consecutive 360-degree spins
2. hold a baby freeze pose for more than two minutes
3. land a 1080 on a halfpipe
4. master a hardflip

7. 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.

1. Denver
2. Minneapolis
3. San Antonio
4. Washington

8. The killing of Mr. Floyd sparked protests in thousands of cities and towns across the United States. Based on polling data, the Black Lives Matter protests may have become the largest movement in U.S. history. Estimates suggest that about _______people participated in demonstrations.

1. 1 million to 3 million
2. 8 million to 12 million
3. 15 million to 26 million
4. 30 million to 34 million

9. The coronavirus is infecting and killing ___________ in the United States at disproportionately high rates, according to federal data.

1. Black and Latino people
2. children under 18
3. women
4. Asian people

10. On Sept. 27, The New York Times published an investigation of President Trump’s finances, based on thousands of pages of documents that had not previously been public. Among The Times’s key findings was that Mr. Trump paid only $_____ in federal taxes in both 2016 and 2017.

1. 750
2. 7500
3. 75,000
4. 7,000,000

11. The Justice Department accused Google on Oct. 20 of illegally ____________________.

1. disseminating private user data to corporations
2. manipulating its company stock
3. protecting its monopoly over search and search advertising
4. listening to its users all the time

12. Kamala Harris made history on Nov. 7 when she was declared vice-president elect of the United States. Which of the following historical firsts is NOT true of her win?

1. She will become the first Black American to serve as vice president.
2. She will become the first person from California to serve as vice president.
3. She will become the first woman to serve as vice president.
4. /

13. On Dec. 16, China brought_________ back to Earth for the first time since 1976, signaling a new era of competition in space with the U.S.

1. interstellar ice
2. moon rocks
3. topsoil from Mars
4. aliens

14. Astronomers have found a potential sign of life in the clouds of ____________, a planet long overlooked in the search for extraterrestrial life.

1. Jupiter
2. Neptune
3. Saturn
4. Venus

15. Across southern Asia, more than four million people have been hit hard this summer by ______that have destroyed homes and structures, drowned entire villages and forced people to crouch on rooftops hoping for rescue.

1. geyser sprays
2. monsoon floods
3. tsunamis
4. hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian = Bahamas

Congratulations! You've all survived 2020! How would you describe last year?