Catalyst 2020
Major Stories in 2020
Music in 2020
Movies & TV in 2020
Social Media in 2020
100

During the summer, a group of guys and a group of girls participated in youth book studies based on this book/curriculum that explores issues of where we draw our sense of identity.

What is "Defined"?

100

This location declares a state of emergency and disaster amid large bushfires that have killed as many as 500 million animals.

What is Australia?

100

This Lady Gaga album was her first album released in four years.

What is Chromatica?

100

First non-English language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars

What is Parasite (2019)?

100

This Netflix documentary interviewed multiple tech experts in order to sound the alarm on the dangerous impact of social networking

What is The Social Dilemma? 

200

Before the pandemic, we played this game in the dark in the fellowship hall one Friday night and had a blast.

What is Sardines?

200

The organization that formally released three videos of UFOs in April (previously leaked by Luis Elizondo in 2017)

What is the Pentagon/U.S Government?

200

This artist released her eighth studio album, "Folklore." The album was announced on social media a day prior to its release.

Who is Taylor Swift?


200

This Netflix series about Beth Harmon, who turns into a world-class competitive player, a rare thing in a game dominated by men

What is The Queen’s Gambit?

200

This TikTok star is the most followed TikTok user with just over 100 million followers

Who is Charli D’Amelio? 

300

Name three themes that we covered in the Bible Project Curriculum, NOT including the Advent series (Peace, Hope, Joy, and Love).

What are "Tree of Life," "Heaven and Earth," "Temple," "Image of God," "Gospel and the Kingdom," "Gospel," and "Exile"?

300

Protests across hundreds of cities in the U.S and around the world against racism and police brutality around the world

What is Black Lives Matter/George Floyd protests?

300

A song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, then later with a remix featuring Beyoncé, both went viral on TikTok.

What is Savage? 

300

The lone gunfighter and The Child makes their way through the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic

What is The Mandalorian?

300

This  video-sharing application was threatened to shut down by the US Commerce Department.

What is TikTok?

400
This Halloween, we held a supply drive to support families from a local elementary school. The school is named after this person (first and last name).

Who is Eugene Field?

400

Name the person who was elected the 46th President of the United States, four days after the November 3 vote

Who is Joe Biden?

400

Though released in December 2019, this artist’s sophomore album grew roots in 2020: he pleaded to “just let me adore you” and a “watermelon sugar high”

Who is Harry Styles?

400

Look around, look around at how this filmed version of the original Broadway production premiered on Disney+ before the 4th of July

What is Hamilton?

400

This search engine’s new logos change and erupted in an upset to restore the old ones.

What is Google?

500

These five leaders joined our small group leaders in 2020.

Who are Yulee, Richard, Hamin, Paul, and Hanna.

500

This invasive insect was spotted for the first time stateside when they invaded Washington state, measuring up to two inches in size.

What is a murder hornet/ Asian giant hornet? 

500

This song is the most played song of 2020 so far, and went viral on TikTok as a dance video.

What is Blinding Lights?

500

This live-action adaptation of Disney's 1998 animated film of the same name, premiered the film on Disney+ for a premium fee

What is Mulan?

500

This song is played in the background of a popular TikTok trend where people ride skateboards and drink cranberry juice. (Title and Artist)

What is Dreams by Fleetwood Mac?