Around the World
These two billionaires made their first trips to space in 2021.
Who are Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos?
This premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2021.
What is Starbucks?
Charlie Watts, the bedrock drummer for this band for over 50 years, died in August.
What is The Rolling Stones?
In June, this city hit 115-degrees Fahrenheit, the highest temperature ever recorded there since 1940.
What is Portland?
In May, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed a daughter, Lilibet, named after this royal.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
This country hosted the delayed 2020 Olympics in 2021.
What is Japan?
In August this company eclipsed Walmart to become the world’s largest retail seller outside China.
What is Amazon?
This James Bond film released in 2021 is Daniel Craig’s last movie as the title character.
What is No Time To Die?
This city was the first major city in the U.S. to enact a substantially higher minimum wage for its workers, requiring them to earn at least $15/hour in 2021.
What is Seattle?
After the death of the longtime “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, the game show initially designated two hosts: Mike Richards, the show’s executive producer, and this entertainer.
Who is Mayim Bialik?
COP26, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, took place in this European city.
What is Glasgow?
Facebook went thru a corporate rebranding to become this social technology company.
What is Meta?
The Harry Potter film franchise celebrated this anniversary in 2021.
What is 20 years?
Michelle Wu was the first woman and person of color to be elected mayor for this city.
What is Boston?
President Biden signed legislation to recognize this federal holiday, enshrining June 19 as the national day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
What is Juneteenth?
One of the world’s largest container ships, Ever Given, ran aground for six days in this famous canal.
What is the Suez Canal?
As of August, approximately 78% of the U.S. population lives within five miles of this drugstore chain.
What is Walgreens?
This person was first woman of color to win an Oscar for Best Director in 2021.
Who is Chloe Zhao?
By the end of 2021, this metropolitan area will be the least affordable major metro region for homebuyers outside of California.
What is Austin?
This world leader was named The World’s Most Powerful Woman by Forbes magazine for the last ten years in a row.
Who is Angela Merkel?
This country became the first in the world to accept Bitcoin as an official currency.
What is El Salvador?
This big box retailer has 111.6 million members as of September.
What is Costco?
This entertainer was designated by Forbes as the world’s wealthiest female musician in 2021.
Who is Rihanna?
This city grew at the fastest rate among America’s biggest cities, vaulting it ahead of Philadelphia to officially become the fifth-biggest city in the United States since the last census.
What is Phoenix?
According to the Chinese New Year, 2021 is the Year of this animal.
What is an Ox?