2021 Year in Review

Sports

100

This country won the most gold medals at the 2021 Olympics

United States of America

200

The 2021 Olympics were held in this City

Tokyo, Japan

300

This NBA player broke the all-time 3-point field goal record

Stephen Curry

400

Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens kicked the longest field goal in NFL history, making a field goal from this distance

66 Yards

500

This athlete was named Time Magazine’s Athlete of the year for 2021

Simone Biles

Music

100

“Get Back” was a 2021 documentary releasing never-before seen footage of what band?

The Beatles

200

This was the most listened to Christmas song of 2021.

All I want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey

300

This was the most listened to song in 2021

Driver's License by Olivia Rodrigo

400

This was the number one selling album of 2021

Dangerous: The Double Album by Morgan Wallen

500

This band had the highest grossing tour of 2021

The Rolling Stones

Movies

100

This movie was the top grossing movie of the year in box offices world wide.

Spiderman, No way home

200

This person is the highest paid actor of 2021

Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson

300

The 4th Matrix movie was released in 2021.  How old is the lead actor, Keanu Reeves?

57 years old

400

This move, released in 2021, is a based off of a series of novels written by Frank Herbert

Dune

500

Daniel Craig appeared in his final James Bond movie in 2021.  How many actors have played James Bond officially in movies.

7

APT Center

100

This is the tag line of the APT Center

We Build Translation

200

Fill in the blank:

The mission of the APT Center is to advance innovative technologies along the ______ ________ that address the health and independence of disabled veterans.

translational pathway

300

There were 6 key impacts listed in this year’s annual report.  Name one of them.

• APT Center Breakthrough Point of Care Device Gets Optimized for Trauma Care
• Uromonitor Completes First Human Trial and Moves Forward with New Enhancements
• Five APT Center Investigators/Staff Awarded Funds Through the VHA Innovation Investment Program
• First iSens System is Implanted into a Veteran Research Participant
• Real Time Blood Pressure Sensing Technology to Address Hypertension
• Technology Transfer Assistance Program to Support VA Inventors

400

 How many core investigators are there in the APT Center?

24 (and 28 Associate Investigators!)

500

How many patents were issued to Primary APT Center investigators in FY 2021?

8

World Events

100

He was the first private citizen to enter space in their own spaceship

Richard Branson

200

This company saw an increase of over 8,000% in stock value when reddit users banded together in an attempt to combat large hedge fund owners shorting its stock

Gamestop

300

This is now the 5th ocean on earth.

The South Ocean

400

An instrument called MOXIE was launched into space and landed on Mars in 2021.  What is the purpose of MOXIE.

Convert Mars' atmosphere into oxygen

500

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala made history in March by becoming the first African and the first woman to do what?

Serve as Director-general of the World Trade Organization.