Random Fun!
Life Sciences
2020 in Review
Holiday
COVID
100

How much did a Hershey bar in NY cost in USD in the 1980s?

Hint - unit is cents

25

100

Who is the CEO of Merck?

Bonus 100 points for the name of the award he received this year

Ken Frazier 

Courage Against Hate Award 2020

100

This social media video sharing app has grown exponentially in 2020 and is also the point of contention between China and Western countries. What is its name?

Tik-Tok

100

How many reindeer does Santa have?


Bonus 100 points if you can name all of the reindeer

9


Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and, of course, Rudolph

100

What city is allegedly the ground zero for COVID-19?

Bonus 100 points if you can name the market where it was allegedly discovered

Wuhan

Wuhan Seafood Wholesale Market

200

In 1957, what was the first living animal in space and which country launched it in Space?

Extra 200 points for the name of the animal


Dog, Russia

Laika

200

Earth's atmosphere is made up of approximately __ percent of oxygen?

21%

200

In the 2020 review video we just watched, who were the 3 individuals that unfortunately passed away?

Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

200
What is the best selling holiday song of all time?


100 Bonus points if you can name the most streamed holiday song on Spotify

White Christmas by Bing Crosby

All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey

200

As of December 7th, what is the total number of coronavirus cases worldwide?

67.3 million


300

I'm under your face,
I'm outside your mind;
A biological case,
Pressure brings pain sometimes.
What am I?

Skull

300

Who are the 3 major company-combinations that have COVID-19 vaccine candidates?

Pfizer - Biontech

Moderna

Astrazeneca - Oxford

300

Which city in the Middle East experienced a devastating factory explosion?

Beirut, Lebanon

300

According to Forbes, by what percentage did foot-traffic decrease in America on Black Friday (the biggest shopping holiday that follows Thanksgiving?

48-52%

300

In June, this country was the only country to report zero active cases since the beginning of the pandemic

New Zealand

400

This 1995 animation movie was inspired by the Pixar short film "Tin Toy"

Toy Story

400

What medical school did Anthony Fauci graduate from?

Cornell

400

What is the name of the movie and who is the director of the movie that won the Oscar for Best Picture this year?

Parasite by Bong Joon Ho

400

This European country sends a Christmas tree to Britain every year as a symbol of gratitude for their help preserving their liberty during World War II.

Norway

400

How old was the first patient in the UK to receive the approved COVID 19 vaccine?

90

500

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

A map
500

What was the Chemistry Nobel Prize awarded for in 2020? (Extra 200 points if you can name one of the recipients)

Crispr - Cas9 (method for gene editing) 

Recipients - Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna 

500

This female artist won Song of the Year and is the youngest winner of the Record of the Year


200 extra points if you can name the song and the album that won

Billie Eilish


Song - Bad Guy

Album - When We All Fall Down, Where Do We Go?

500

The total number of gifts listed in "The 12 Days of Christmas" is _____

364

500

What is the name of the of the first major European sports league that resumed play in May?

Germany's Bundesliga Soccer League

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