Americas
On January 20th, he became the 46th President and oldest in United States History.
Who is Joe Biden?
In March, this couple released an interview with Oprah Winfrey discussing the racism and harassment they had faced as part of the British Royal Family.
Who are Harry and Meghan?
In late August, the United States Military made a chaotic exit from this country, ending the longest war in American history.
What is Afghanistan?
The 2020 Olympics finally took place, without crowds, in this major world city.
What is Tokyo?
In early 2021, these things, which protect the body against COVID-19, became widely available in Europe and North America.
What are vaccines?
On January 6th, supporters of this man attacked the U.S. Capitol Building, leading to the deaths of 5 people.
Who is Donald Trump?
In November, world leaders attended the COP26 meeting in Glasgow, Scotland to discuss this.
What is Climate Change?
In March, a ship was stuck in this Egyptian canal for a week, disrupting global trade.
What is the Suez Canal?
This country continued to have a giant cultural impact around the world through shows like Squidgame and bands like BTS.
What is South Korea?
In November, this highly contagious variant of the coronavirus was discovered in South Africa, leading to government restrictions worldwide and the widespread use of booster shots.
What is Omicron?
On June 25th, American ex-police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of this man.
Who is George Floyd?
In December, this first female Chancellor of Germany left power after 16 years.
Who is Angela Merkel?
In June 2021, the controversial Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest ever serving Prime Minister of this country, was voted out of power.
What is Israel?
In 2021, many countries, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia, announced a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in this country because of its ongoing imprisonment of ethnic Uyghurs.
What is China?
On October 28th, this company renamed itself "Meta" and announced the creation of the "Metaverse," an immersive virtual reality world.
What is Facebook?
In July, the President of this country was assassinated. Barely a month later, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit this country, causing widespread floods and killing 2,200.
What is Haiti?
What is a flood?
In 2021, 16 million, or over half of this country's population was starving due to this country's ongoing civil war and a blockade from Saudi Arabia.
What is Yemen?
In March, the WHO released a study on the origins of COVID-19 in this Chinese city.
What is Wuhan?
In July, this ultra-rich founder of Blue Origin went into space in a significant moment for civilian space travel.
Who is Jeff Bezos?
In February, a snowstorm hit this famously hot U.S. state, causing a power outage that lasted for weeks.
What is Texas?
In 2021, this husband of Queen Elizabeth died.
Who is Prince Philip?
In 2021, the extremely violent civil war in this East African country reached its one-year anniversary.
What is Ethiopia?
In December, this Pacific island rejected independence from France in the last of three votes.
What is New Caledonia?
In 2021, the U.S. government released a nine-page report confirming the existence of these.
What are UFOs (OVNIs)?