Events of 2020
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2020 Potpourri
100
This Organization declares the Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern at a meeting in Geneva.
What is the World Health Organization?
100
This zoo owner spirals out of control amid a cast of eccentric characters in this true murder-for-hire story from the underworld of big cat breeding.
What is Tiger King?
100
The Chinese city where the coronavirus started
What is Wuhan?
100
In 2014, Guinness World Records announced that this person had broken the record for the most game show episodes hosted by the same person on the same program.
Who is Alex Trebek?
100
Forty-five percent of Americans make New Year's resolutions. This is the most common resolution.
What is to lose weight?
100
The first nest within the United States of these invasive, predatory insects was found in Washington State in October.
What are Murder Hornets?
200
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzō Abe announces postponement of this event until summer of 2021 because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic
What is the Olympics?
200
Who was crowned the Jeopardy Greatest of All-Time Champion (GOAT)?
Who is Ken Jennings?
200
This city became the epicenter of the COVID outbreak in Europe
Where is Italy?
200
This Scotland-born movie star was portrayed by Will Ferrell on Saturday Night Live.
Who is Sean Connery?
200
About 1 million people gather in this New York City tourist destination to watch the ball drop.
What is Times Square?
200
Someone who asks "to speak to the manager" is commonly called this
What is Karen
300
On May 30, the first private company launched astronauts into space on this rocket.
What is SpaceX's Falcon 9?
300
In the 2020 Emmys, this Canadian TV show won all four main acting categories, as well as all seven major awards.
What is Schitt's Creek?
300
In which country was the first COVID-19 case recorded outside of China?
Where is Thailand?
300
With a nickname proclaiming her notorious, this Superme Court Justice and pioneer of women's rights died at age 87 on September 18th.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsberg?
300
Americans drink close to 360 million glasses of this alcoholic beverage to ring in the new year.
What is champagne?
300
For the four-week period ending April 11, sales of this baking product jumped 410% year over year, causing nationwide shortages.
What is flour (or yeast)?
400
Devastating fires affected two regions of the world this year.
What are Australian bushfires and West Coast wildfires in the US (California)?
400
Name of a popular Netflix show where a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.
What is Queen's Gambit?
400
These two companies led the first FDA early-use-authorized Coronavirus vaccine.
What are Pfizer and Moderna?
400
The iconic guitarist, known for hits such as "Jump" and "Hot for Teacher" died following a decades-long battle with cancer.
Who is Eddie Van Halen?
400
What is the diameter in feet of the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball.
What is 12 feet?
400
COVID-19 has created this fear of leaving one's home in millions of people worldwide.
What is agoraphobia?
500
On May 25, the death of George Floyd ignited protests around the world as part of this movement. What city did this event occur?
What is Minneapolis?
500
This streaming service has over 61 million subscribers in the US alone & streams over 1 billion hours of content per week.
What is Netflix?
500
True or False: COVID-19 has currently been detected on all seven continents.
True.
(Antarctica was the last to report a positive case with 36 confirmed cases this week)
500
This charismatic actor who died in August at age 43built his career playing historic Black icons, including barrier-breaking baseball player Jackie Robinson in 42, music icon James Brown in Get on Up, and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall and King T'Challa in the "Black Panther" franchise.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
500
This is the Roman Emperor who is responsible for making January 1st as New Year's Day.
Who is Julius Caesar?
500
Kayne West entered into the 2020 Presidential Campaign under which party?
(Hint, it was the first of its' kind).
What is the Birthday Party?
"Because when we win, it's everybody's birthday".