QUIZ: Test your knowledge of a turbulent year
Test Your Knowledge of 2020
How well do you remember the significant events of 2020? This quiz challenges you to recall movies, global events, and cultural milestones from a year of historical upheaval.
- Multiple choice questions
- Test your memory on film, politics, and pop culture
- Score and see how you compare to others!
Which of these global relationships formally end as of the year 2020?
The United States and The Paris Climate Accord
The U.K. And the European Union
Prince Harry / Meghan Markle and the Royal Family
All of the above formally ended.
What book was announced as the 2020-2021 Common Reader by UHCL?
American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures” America Ferrera
The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates” by Wes Moore
Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle of the American Dream” by Joshua Davis
Which of these documentaries did NOT go viral for a period of time during 2020?
Crip Camp
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness
The Social Dilemma
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
TIME magazine changed the text on its cover for the first time in its 97 year history from “TIME” to:
"VOTE"
"MARCH"
"MASK"
"READ"
Who was NOT a featured guest at a UHCL event this year (virtual or in person)?
Company of actors/actresses from the London Stage
Demita Frazier, co-founder of the Combahee River Collective
Lauren Luna, Houston artist
Judy Woodruff, PBS news anchor
Who won the 2020 Super Bowl LIV?
Kansas Chief Chiefs
Houston Texans
New England Patriots
Green Bay Packers
What file(s) did the U.S. Government declassify in 2020?
The CIA released new documents regarding the assassination of JFK
NASA released the evidence of a staged moon-landing
The FBI released the transcriptions of the survalineces tapes of MLK Jr.
The Pentagon released footage of an “unexplained aerial phenomena”
Which of these cultural artifacts did NOT enter the public domain in 2020?
Agatha Christie’s “Tha Man in the Brown Suit”
George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”
W.E.B. Du Bois’ “The Gift of Black Folk”
Muddy Waters’ “Rollin’ Stone”
What was the theme of the strategic plan UHCL announced in March?
The Choice the next 10 years is Clear
Impact 2025 and Beyond
What Team? Hawks!
Houston, We Are the Solution
Who was voted as People Magazine’s Sexiest Man of 2020?
Harry Styles
Michael B. Jordan
Jungkook of BTS
Chris Evans
Which of the following statements below about “murder hornets” is NOT a factual statement?
They are the largest hornets in the world.
They get their name from sneaking up on and decapitating honeybees.
They are native to Australia and New Zealand.
The workers in this hornet colony are all female.
Which of these movies did NOT receive a theater release in 2020 before COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic?
Scoob!
Sonic The Hedgehog
Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Bad Boys for Life
Which famous figure did UHCL quote during the surge of Black Lives Matter activities this summer?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malala Yousafzai
Angela Davis
Anne Frank
Which of these did NOT happen in January 2020?
Jokes about WW3 emerged online after news broke that President Trump ordered the assination of an Iranian general.
Harvey Weinstein was convicted of third-degree rape and first degree criminal sexual assult.
President Trump was impeached, making him the third president in history to be impeached.
Large instances of Australia wildfires from November - December became worse.
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