2020 World
Events
Events
Name three preventative measures you have taken to ensure your health safety during the pandemic.
Washing hands, wearing a mask at all times, social distancing, school classes online, working from home, etc.
Who is the next president elected into office after Donald Trump?
Joe Biden
What social media app took over the internet in 2020?
Tiktok
What are three streaming platforms tat can provide access to movies and shows?
Netflix, Hulu, YouTube TV, etc.
Name two animated Disney movie from the 90s.
The Lion King, Aladdin, Toy Story, Tarzan, A Bug's Life, Mulan, Hercules, The Prince of Egypt, Antz, Pocahontas.
Name one top event of 2020, besides the COVID-19 pandemic.
Decline in U.S. economy.
Loss of jobs.
Etc.
Why is Jan 6th, 2021 now such an important day in our history?
The breeching of the U.S. Capitol by President Trump's supporters.
List five social media platforms
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tiktok, etc.
What tv show classic was recently removed from NETFLIX?
The Office.
List three countries in Africa.
Ghana, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Morocco.
What royal couple renounced their royalty in 2020?
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Vice president Mike Pence unfollowed President Trump on Twitter for a total of how many minutes, after the events of January 6th?
30 minutes
Name one bilingual collaboration in the music world
Bad Bunny & Harry Styles.
Rosalia & Billie Eilish.
J Balvin & The Weeknd.
Daddy Yanky & Missy Elliot.
Camilo & Sam Smith.
Name the NETFLIX series that became a staple of 2020, featuring Carol Baskin and Joe Exotic.
Tiger King
Name three former First Ladies of the U.S.
Last three: Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, Laura Welch Bush.
A holiday is approaching to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.
Can you name another activist of the Civil Rights Movement's icon, regardless of time period.
Malcom X, James Baldwin, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, W.E.B. Du Bois, Frederick Douglas.
What state and city did Donald Trump's visit directly after the events of January 6th?
Alamo, Texas
What basketball player passed away in January of 2020 due to a fatal helicopter crash?
Kobe Bryant.
What South Korean film won 4 academy awards in 2020?
Parasite
Name three female authors of the 1900s and prior.
Maya Angelou, Kate Chopin, Shirley Jackson, Jamaica Kincaid, Harper Lee, Toni Morrison, Jane Austen, Amy Tan, Emily Bronte, Mary Shelly.
What European country left the European Union?
United Kingdom.
Explain the impact of one African American man whose his death in May of 2020 roused protests and a new uprising of the Black Lives matter movement. Who was this man and why was his death symbolic?
George Floyd-
Police brutality, inefficiency of law-abiding police execution, racism, scholarship funds sanctioned under his name in historically black colleges and universities.
What Tex-Mex queen had a new series released under the production of Netflix?
Selena Quintanilla
List three books set in a historical time period that have been turned into movies.
The Three Musketeers, Beowulf, Dracula, Alice in Wonderland, Pride & Prejudice, Romeo & Juliet, Gone With the Wind, The Help, Frankenstein, The Scarlet Letter.
List Three countries and their capitols.
America- Washington D.C.
Mexico- Mexico City
Norway- Oslo
Russia- Moscow
China- Beijing
Cuba- Havana
Ecuador- Quito
Peru- Lima
Argentina- Buenos Aires
Egypt- Cairo
Germany- Berlin
England- London