Sports
Which country hosted the delayed 2020 Olympics in 2021?
China
Thailand
Australia
Japan
Japan
Which US city was the first to require people to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination to enter businesses?
Los Angeles
New York City
Chicago
New York City.... :/
What celebrated military leader who became the nation’s first Black secretary of state, who died in October of complications from COVID-19 while suffering from multiple myeloma, as well as Parkinson’s disease?
Colin Powell
What was the former name of the breakfast food brand that changed its name to Pearl Milling Company in June 2021?
Hungry Jack
Krusteaz
Bisquick
Aunt Jemima
Aunt Jemima
What disgraced ex-New York governor was forced to quit over reports of inappropriate workplace advances?
Governor Andrew Cuomo
Which country topped the leaderboard at the delayed 2020 Olympics?
Great Britain
China
United States
Japan
United States! Wooohoo!
True or False?
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years for the murder of George Floyd.
True
In November, fans celebrated the decision of a Los Angeles judge to end the 13-year conservatorship controlling the personal and professional life of which pop star? .
Britney Spears
Begun in 2008 when the singer was struggling with mental health issues and a custody battle over her children, the conservatorship had been controlled for much of that time by her father. At a court hearing over the summer, Spears spoke publicly about the conservatorship for the first time, and called for it to be terminated.
Which of the following billionaires went to space in 2021?
Warren Buffett and Mark Zuckerberg
Sergey Brin and Bernard Arnault
Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos
Elon Musk and Bill Gates
Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos
What NFL team won the Super Bowl this year? Hint, the quarterback with initials TB won his 7th Super Bowl title.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the quarterback was Tom Brady. It was important because Tom Brady could show that he could win without the Patriots.
What brand new sport was added to the Olympics this year in which the USA won both men and women's gold medals?
Golf!
Nelly Korda and Xander Schauffele
On June 4th, Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle announced the birth of their daughter whose name pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. What is her name?
Queenie
Lilibet
Elizabeth
Alexandra
Lilibet
In March 2021, researchers at Brown University successfully transmitted WHAT wirelessly to a computer for the first time?
Brain signals!
he move is a breakthrough for paralyzed people, as the removal of cumbersome wires takes this tech one step closer to being available for home use. Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) have been used to help people type, use robotic prostheses, and even move their own limbs in the past, but for the first time participants in these studies can use this technology in their homes, rather than in a lab setting.
What anniversary is the Harry Potter film franchise celebrating in 2021?
10th
20th
30th
40th
20th
Who performed this year's Super Bowl halftime show?
Maroon 5
The Weeknd
Katy Perry
The Weeknd
10
Which female tennis player was the surprise winner of the US Open in 2021?
Leylah Fernandez
Ashleigh Barty
Emma Raducanu
Emma Raducanu
In which of the following canals did the container ship, Ever Given, run aground?
Corinth Canal
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Beijing-Hangzhou Canal
Suez Canal
In important health-related news, China announced that it has officially eliminated the disease M_____ after a decades-long effort to subdue the infectious disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year.
Malaria
Which of the following James Bond films (released in 2021) was Daniel Craig’s last movie as the title character?
From Russia with Love
Spectre
No Time to Die
Skyfall
No Time to Die
In April, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the murder of whom?
George Floyd
Who won the gold medal in female Women's gymnastics all around?
Shawn Johnson
Simone Biles
Suni Lee
Mickayla Skinner
Suni Lee
What was the name of the republican whom defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Virginia's high-profile election for governor in November 2021, flipping control of a state that President Joe Biden won handily just a year ago.
Glenn Youngkin
Since June 19, 1865, Black communities have commemorated and celebrated ________ to mark the end of slavery in the United States. While it has never been celebrated at the national level, local governments have taken steps to make _______ a state-wide holiday in recent years, with activists encouraging the federal government to follow suit.
Juneteenth
What female pop singer was declared a national hero by Barbados?
Rihanna
In August, _______ outsold diesel ones in Europe for the very first time, and next year, experts expect that more _______ will be sold overall in the UK. The surge is believed to be driven by a fall in prices, a wider range of vehicles, petrol shortages, and a rise in the number of charging spots available.
Electric cars