2020 Pandemic
2020 Strangeness
2020 Streaming/Apps
100
The Chinese city where the coronavirus started.
Wuhan
100
Shortage of this product wreaked havoc among Australians (eventually the world) when lockdown was first announced.
Toilet Paper
100
What was the app Donald Trump wanted to ban for a few months, then quickly forgot about it?
TikTok
200
In which country was the first COVID-19 case recorded outside China?
Thailand
200
In USA for a four-week period ending April 11, sales of this baking product jumped 410%, causing nationwide shortages.
Yeast
200
The name of the Netflix documentary about a gay, redneck polygamist and country music singer who ran for mayor of his home town while running a zoo?
Tiger King
300
True or False: COVID-19 has currently been detected on all seven continents.
True. On Dec. 24, Antarctica has confirmed cases of COVID-19.
300
Which actor posted this tweet weeks after coronavirus first broke:
Wow. 12 days ago I began a silent meditation in the desert. We were totally isolated. No phone, no communication etc. We had no idea what was happening outside the facility.
Jared Leto
300
Which company charged customers an extra $30 (on top of the existing streaming subscription fee) to see their newest blockbuster Mulan?
Disney
400
In January, whose breakup happened that caused international news?
Brexit: United Kingdom breaking up with the European Union
400
Which Marvel superhero actor accidentally leaked his own nude but used it as an opportunity to get people to vote in the US election?
Chris Evans
400
In January, when US President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike on Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, what memes started trending?
'Lol WW3' memes
500
In 2020, plague went around the world and fires and floods happened in Australia, but what happened in Africa?
Locusts (swarms ravished East Africa devastating crops)
500
What 'invasion' did The New York Times report in April adding yet another threat to worry about in the already calamitous year.
Murder Hornets (Asian giant hornets found in Washington state)
500
What app launched in 2020 - then crashed after six months and burned US$1.75million?
Quibi