| Category | Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Politics | This U.S. President is impeached for the first time; he is later acquitted | Donald Trump | 92%
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| Music | Billboard Year-End #1 Song: 'Blinding Lights' by __________ | The Weeknd | 85%
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| Politics | This U.K. leader is hospitalized and taken into intensive care with COVID-19 | Boris Johnson | 77%
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| Science | This disease and its pandemic dominates global economies and politics worldwide | COVID-19 | 77%
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| Music | Billboard Year-End #2 Song: 'Circles' by __________ | Post Malone | 77%
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| Politics | This provocative rapper officially announces his candidacy for U.S. President | Kanye West | 69%
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| Science | Researchers report that this dwarf planet may have had a subsurface ocean, and consequently may have been habitable | Pluto | 69%
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| Music | Billboard Year-End #4 Song: 'Don't Start Now' by __________ | Dua Lipa | 62%
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| Politics | This man is elected to become the 46th President of the United States | Joe Biden | 62%
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| Politics | The United States government attempts to ban this popular Chinese social-media app | TikTok | 62%
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| Politics | This woman becomes the first female Vice President in U.S. history | Kamala Harris | 54%
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| Sports | NBA Champions: | Los Angeles Lakers | 54%
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| Politics | Vladimir Putin extends his Presidency until at least this year | 2036 | 46%
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| Politics | The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs votes to remove this from a list of dangerous drugs | Cannabis | 46%
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| Film & TV | This actor dies at 43 after privately battling colon cancer for 4 years | Chadwick Boseman | 46%
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| Other Events | Minneapolis police office Derek Chauvin murders this man by kneeling on his neck | George Floyd | 46%
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| Sports | Super Bowl winners: | Kansas City Chiefs | 46%
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| Sports | The NFL's Oakland Raiders relocate to this city | Las Vegas | 46%
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| Politics | Violence breaks out in this major European city due to new security laws | Paris, France | 46%
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| Politics | The U.S. Senate confirms this female Supreme Court justice 52-48 | Amy Coney Barrett | 38%
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| Other Events | This company becomes the first U.S. company to be valued at over $2 million | Apple | 38%
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| Music | Billboard Year-End #5 Song: 'Rockstar' by __________ | DaBaby | 38%
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| Politics | This Michigan governor is criticized for some of the strictest COVID-19 lockdown measures in the United States; The FBI later charges 13 men with plotting to kidnap her | Gretchen Whitmer | 38%
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| Weather | This deadly and erratic Category 4 hurricane kills 175 people and causes $8.3 billion in damage | Hurricane Eta | 38%
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| Science | Scientists confirm the existence of several large saltwater lakes under the ice in the south polar region of this planet | Mars | 38%
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| Politics | This U.S. state, the last to incorporate the Confederate flag, retires its state flag; a new flag is approved towards the end of the year | Mississippi | 38%
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| Music | Billboard Year-End #3 Song: 'The Box' by __________ | Roddy Ricch | 38%
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| Sports | World Series winners: | Los Angeles Dodgers | 31%
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| Other Events | The USNS Comfort hospital ship is deployed to this American city to assist in COVID-19 treatment efforts | New York City, New York | 31%
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| Film & TV | Oscars - Best Picture: | Parasite | 31%
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| Sports | Mike Tyson returns to boxing in an exhibition bout against this boxing veteran | Roy Jones Jr. | 31%
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| Science | This body of ice's melting is shown to have passed the point of no return | Greenland Ice Sheet | 23%
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| Film & TV | Oscars - Best Actor: | Joaquin Phoenix - The Joker | 23%
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| Politics | This former astronaut wins an Arizona special election to become senator | Mark Kelly | 23%
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| Politics | This Republican senator becomes the first to ever vote to remove a President of their own political party | Mitt Romney | 23%
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| Politics | The U.S. government approves the targeted killing of this Iranian General | Qasem Soleimani | 23%
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| Politics | This controversial radio host is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the State of the Union Address | Rush Limbaugh | 23%
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| Film & TV | Emmys - Outstanding Drama Series: | Succession | 23%
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| Sports | Stanley Cup winners: | Tampa Bay Lightning | 23%
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| Film & TV | #5 highest-grossing film ($365,304,105) | Tenet | 23%
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| Film & TV | Emmys - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: | Zendaya - Euphoria | 23%
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| Other Events | This Georgia man is murdered while jogging in Glynn County, Georgia | Ahmaud Arbery | 15%
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| Film & TV | #3 highest-grossing film ($426,505,244) | Bad Boys for Life | 15%
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| Other Events | This Kentucky woman is shot eight times by Louisville police during a no-knock warrant | Breonna Taylor | 15%
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| Film & TV | Emmys - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: | Catherine O'Hara - Schitt's Creek | 15%
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| Science | This dwarf planet is confirmed to be a water-rich body, containing a deep reservoir of brine | Ceres | 15%
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| Film & TV | #2 highest-grossing film ($453,210,959) | Demon Slayer: Mugen Train | 15%
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| Film & TV | Emmys - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: | Eugene Levy - Schitt's Creek | 15%
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| Weather | This Category 4 hurricane ties for the strongest hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana, kills 81 people, and causes $19.1 billion in damage | Hurricane Laura | 15%
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| Film & TV | Emmys - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: | Jeremy Strong - Succession | 15%
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| Film & TV | #4 highest-grossing film ($422,390,820) | My People, My Homeland | 15%
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| Politics | The U.S. Administration announces this public-private partnership for accelerating the development of a COVID-19 vaccine | Operation Warp Speed | 15%
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| Film & TV | Oscars - Best Actress: | RenΓ©e Zellweger - Judy | 15%
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| Film & TV | Emmys - Outstanding Comedy Series: | Schitt's Creek | 15%
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| Film & TV | #1 highest-grossing film ($461,421,559) | The Eight Hundred | 15%
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| Politics | This industry-driven collective protest against racism is observed on social media by posting nothing but black | Blackout Tuesday | 8%
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| Other Events | Over 3,700 passengers and crew on this British cruise ship are quarantined with COVID-19 for two weeks | Diamond Princess | 8%
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| Music | This rock legend died at the age of 87 due to bone cancer | Little Richard | 8%
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| Science | Scientists report, for the first time, the detection of these related to an exoplanet | Radio Waves | 0%
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