Oct. 2020
The last Jeopardy trivia we did was about this season.
What is Autumn?
On November 30, this company files an application for Emergency Use Authorization in the United States for their COVID 19 vaccination.
Who is Moderna?
On December 1, this company also announced an Emergency Use Authorization application for their COVID 19 vaccination.
Who is Pfizer?
On January 23, this famous CNN talk show host passed away.
Who is Larry King?
On February 1, the number of vaccinations administered worldwide exceeds this number.
What is 100 million?
We also played this game on the whiteboard.
What is Hangman?
Two hurricanes, Eta and Iota, hit this Central American country in the same month!
What is Nicaragua?
On December 12, this American singer and guitarist died due to complications related to COVID-19.
Who is Charley Pride?
The day before on January 22, this famous baseball player also passed away.
Who is Hank Aaron?
Lasting from the 13th to the 17th, this wreaks havoc on the US killing at least 70 people and causes over 9.7 million power outages in the US.
What is a snow storm?
True or False: I stayed down here multiple times while you were in quarantine waiting to do trivia that no one was ever going to come down for.
What is true?
November 15, NASA and this billionaire philanthropist launched the SpaceX mission from the Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station.
Who is Elon Musk?
This natural phenomenon occurs on December 14, but is only visible in parts of the South Pacific Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean.
What is a solar eclipse?
Also on the 22nd, the U.N. signed a treaty to prohibit the creation and use of these with the ultimate goal being their total elimination.
What are nuclear weapons?
February 20, 7 people contracted this virus on a farm, making them the first humans to get this new strain.
What is the H5N8 Bird Flu?
This month was the last time we had trivia in the living room.
What is November (22nd)?
On November 8, we lost this game show host that made the game we're playing right now popular.
Who is Alex Trebek?
On December 3, The UN votes to remove this drug from it's list of dangerous drugs.
What is cannabis?
On January 6, Pro-Donald Trump rioters took this building by force, disrupting certification of the 2020 presidential election and forcing Congress to evacuate.
What is the US Capitol building?
On February 2, Jeff Bezos steps down from his position as CEO of this company.
What is Amazon?
We played the computer game version of this game show the last time we had trivia.
What is Family Feud?
On the morning of November 7 at approximately 11:30 a.m. EST, roughly three and a half days after polls had closed, all the news outlets called the presidential election for this candidate.
Who is Joe Biden?
On December 8, the United Kingdom begins mass vaccinations for it's citizens, 6 days before this country starts vaccinating.
What is the US?
On January 15, the global death toll from COVID-19 passes this number.
What is 2 million?
On February 18, NASA's drone and rover finally land on this planet after traveling for seven months.
What is Mars?