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World Events in 2020 Trivia Quiz

The Year 2020 was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the "Black Lives Matter" protests around the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by sw11. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sw11

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
404,261

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which province in China was the first to be locked down, on 23 January 2020, to prevent the out spread of COVID-19? Hint

Guangxi

Hunan

Hubei

Guangdong

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Question 2 of 10

2. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial began on 16 January 2020 and ended when he was acquitted on 5 February 2020. He was number what U.S. president to be impeached? Hint

Second

Fifth

Fourth

Third

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Question 3 of 10

3. George Floyd lost his life when he was arrested by the police on 25 May 2020 in which city? Hint

Minneapolis

Washington DC

St. Paul

Chicago

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Question 4 of 10

4. On 5 May 2020, soldiers from which two Asian countries started border skirmishes in the Himalayan region? Hint

China, India

China, Pakistan

India, Pakistan

Pakistan, Afghanistan

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Question 5 of 10

5. On 4 August 2020, what city in the Middle East suffered an explosion caused by a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the port? Hint

Aden

Aqaba

Jeddah

Beirut

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Arab nation normalized an agreement with Israel on 15 September 2020? It was the third Arab nation to do so. Hint

Jordan

Kuwait

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

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Question 7 of 10

7. Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump by how many electoral votes, to win the US presidential election in November 2020? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which country became the first to begin a mass inoculation campaign against COVID-19 on 8 December 2020? Hint

Italy

China

France

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Question 9 of 10

9. On 21 December 2020, what was the event known as "The Great Junction"? Hint

Conjunction of the Moon and Sun

Conjunction of planets Jupiter and Saturn

Conjunction of Uranus and Neptune

Conjunction of Venus and Mars

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Question 10 of 10

10. On 21 December 2020, Antarctica became the last continent to be infected by COVID-19. Which nation's territory in Antarctica was reported to be infected? Hint

Argentina

Australia

New Zealand

Chile

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which province in China was the first to be locked down, on 23 January 2020, to prevent the out spread of COVID-19?

Answer: Hubei

The central government of China in Beijing ordered a lock down in Wuhan and other cities in Hubei province -- 13 million people were quarantined in Wuhan and 57 million people in other cities in Hubei. The lock down was lifted on 6 April 2020.

2. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial began on 16 January 2020 and ended when he was acquitted on 5 February 2020. He was number what U.S. president to be impeached?

Answer: Third

He was impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on 18 December 2019. He was the third president after Andrew Johnson (17th president) and Bill Clinton (42nd president) to be impeached.

3. George Floyd lost his life when he was arrested by the police on 25 May 2020 in which city?

Answer: Minneapolis

46-year old black man George Floyd was caught by the police, alleged for using a 20 dollar counterfeit note. A white policeman, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes while he was handcuffed lying face down on the street. His death sparked off mass protests of "Black Lives Matter" in many American cities and internationally.

4. On 5 May 2020, soldiers from which two Asian countries started border skirmishes in the Himalayan region?

Answer: China, India

The Sino-Indian border conflicts have been an ongoing issue since the McMahon Line created by the 1914 Simla Convention was signed between British India and Tibet. China has always considered Tibet as part of the country and never accepted that border.

In 1962, the Sino-Indian War was fought in the disputed areas in Ladakh. The skirmishes between both armies on 5 May 2020 was also in these areas and the Tibet Autonomous Region near the border of Sikkim.

5. On 4 August 2020, what city in the Middle East suffered an explosion caused by a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the port?

Answer: Beirut

The explosion took place at Beirut resulting in 204 deaths and 6500 injuries, with an estimated worth of $15 billion property damaged and 300,000 people homeless.

6. Which Arab nation normalized an agreement with Israel on 15 September 2020? It was the third Arab nation to do so.

Answer: United Arab Emirates

UAE became the third Arab nation after Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. The Abraham Accords Peace Agreement was officially signed on 15 September 2020 at the White House. Israel agreed to suspend the plans to annex parts of the West Bank.

7. Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump by how many electoral votes, to win the US presidential election in November 2020?

Answer: 74

Joe Biden won 306 electoral votes against Donald Trump's 232. The 59th presidential election saw the largest turnout in U.S. history with Biden winning 81.3 million votes and Trump winning 74.2 million votes.

8. Which country became the first to begin a mass inoculation campaign against COVID-19 on 8 December 2020?

Answer: UK

Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination. In the same month, UK hit a record high of more than 50,000 cases in one day.

9. On 21 December 2020, what was the event known as "The Great Junction"?

Answer: Conjunction of planets Jupiter and Saturn

It was the conjunction of the two largest planets in the Solar System, Jupiter and Saturn. The two planets were separated by only 0.1 degrees in the sky, the closest distance between the two planets since 1623.

10. On 21 December 2020, Antarctica became the last continent to be infected by COVID-19. Which nation's territory in Antarctica was reported to be infected?

Answer: Chile

On 21 December 2020, Antarctica reported 36 cases at Base General Bernardo O' Higgins Riquelme in the Chilean Territory. By end of 2020, USA had the most cases with about 20 million, followed by India 10 million and Brazil 7.6 million. About 1.8 million people had died from the infections.

Source: Author sw11

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