So, you remember 2020? Here's a quiz to test how much you really recall

1. 2020 was a year when the BLM movement was prominent. What do the letters BLM stand for?

2. The Olympic Games, due to take place in which city, were postponed due to the pandemic?

3. Blinding Lights was a 2020 hit for which artist? a) The Weeknd, b) Justin Bieber, c) Roddy Ricch, d) Harry Styles.

4. 2020 saw South African filmmaker Craig Foster beautifully document his relationship with what wild creature?

5. After Kaizer Chiefs were leading the Premier League for more than half of the season, they were beaten on the last day by which club?

6. An explosion of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate killed 190 people in which capital city in August 2020? a) Beirut, b) Bangkok, c) Cairo, d) Tel Aviv.

7. DJ Khaled had a hit with Popstar in 2020. What is his nationality? a) German, b) Syrian, c) Egyptian, d) American.

8. In 2020, what do the words “Sputnik V”,” Oxford University” and “mRNA” have in common?

9. In 2020, which US TV host fired her executive team after allegations of harassment and a toxic working environment?

10. In March 2020, Katerina Sakellaropoulou became the first female president of which country?

11. In September in SA, 60 Clicks stores were temporarily closed following EFF protests about the publication of a controversial advertisement of which shampoo brand?

12. In which country was a teacher stabbed and decapitated by a Chechen man, following news that the teacher had shown cartoons of the Holy Prophet to his class?

13. Name the 46-year-old man who was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, US, sparking protests and riots throughout the country. Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the victim’s neck for nearly eight minutes.

14. Name the South African minister of health who led the South African fight against Covid-19 in 2020.

15. On May 3 2020, an attempted coup organised by a US private military company, Silvercorp USA, was unsuccessful in removing Nicholas Maduro as leader of which country?

16. Renée Zellweger won a 2020 Oscar playing which famous actress in a biopic? a) Audrey Hepburn, b) Julie Andrews, c) Judy Garland, d) Joan Crawford.

17. The 2020 documentary Chasing the Sun is about which sport? a) Golf, b) Surfing, c) Rugby, d) Cricket.

18. What “W” is a city in China that was the original epicentre of the coronavirus? l19. What is the nationality of preacher Shepherd Bushiri, who fled SA to avoid a fraud trial?

20. What is the nationality of the artist Banksy, who gifted art and raised money for hospitals during 2020?

21. What was the nationality of Gen Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by a US air strike in January 2020?

22. Which 2020 film was a live-action remake of a Disney film in which a young woman dresses as a man and takes the place of her ailing father by being drafted into the army?

23. Which country beat the All Blacks for the first time in 30 attempts in November 2020?

24. Which country sent 200 of its doctors to SA in April 2020 to help fight Covid-19

25. Which English football club was given a two-year ban from European competition following breaches in financial fair play regulations?

26. Which South African won a MotoGP race in the Czech Republic in 2020?

27. Who was the runner-up Democratic candidate in the 2020 US presidential primaries? a) Elizabeth Warren, b) Michael Bloomberg, c) Kamala Harris, d) Bernie Sanders.

28. On and Dynamite were two hits for the band BTS, who are from which country? a) Australia, b) South Korea, c) Canada, d) SA.

29. After winning the French Open in 2020, Rafael Nadal tied with Roger Federer for the most grand slam titles — how many titles do they each have? a) 20, b) 24, c) 25, d) 27.

30. Bahrain and which other Arab nation announced normalisation of relations with Israel in 2020? a) Oman, b) Saudi Arabia, c) Lebanon, d) United Arab Emirates.

31. In 2020, Lewis Hamilton won the F1 World Championship, but who was his teammate? a) Valtteri Bottas, b) Max Verstappen, c) Daniel Ricciardo, d) Sergio Perez.

32. In 2020, the band Genesis reformed with who as their lead singer? a) Peter Gabriel, b) Mike Rutherford, c) Phil Collins, d) Bryan Adams.

33. In cycling, Team Dimension Data changed to what name in 2020?

34. In July 2020. Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested on sex-trafficking charges. She was wanted for questioning about her association with which notorious financier and sex offender?

35. In May 2020, SpaceX’s first manned space rocket was launched to the International Space Station. What was the name of the rocket used? a) Falcon-9, b) Eagle-7, c) Hawk-2, d) Harrier-5.

36. In November 2020 Dudu Myeni appeared before the Zondo commission. She was the former chair of which parastatal? a) SABC, b) SAA, c) Eskom, d) Post Office.

37. It was announced by Forbes in August 2020 that the first person to achieve a net worth in excess of $200bn was who? a) Warren Buffett, b) Elon Musk, c) Jeff Bezos, d) Bill Gates.

38. Joe Biden is the oldest US president-elect, beating out which president? a) Teddy Roosevelt, b) Ronald Reagan, c) George Bush snr, d) Donald Trump.

39. Joe Biden is the second Catholic US president. Who was the first? a) Coolidge, b) Carter, c) Truman, d) Kennedy.

40. Kamala Harris’s father is from Jamaica. Her mother is from which country?

41. Name the musician, the singer of Bad Guy, who won all four of the major music awards (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist) at January 2020’s Grammy awards.

42. Name the New Zealand prime minister whose party won a landslide victory in an October 2020 election.

43. The first person to test positive for the coronavirus in SA was from which province? a) Gauteng, b) Western Cape, c) Eastern Cape, d) KwaZulu-Natal.

44. The Japanese bulk carrier Wakashio broke apart on a reef off which island, causing the largest environmental disaster in the island’s history?

45. In 2020, Trump was impeached for allegedly asking a favour from the leader of which country? a) Brazil, b) Russia, c) Ukraine, d) Iraq.

46. 2020’s Nobel prize for medicine was for the identification of which disease? a) Hepatitis C, b) HIV/Aids, c) Covid-19, d) Multiple sclerosis.

47. What is the name of Joe Biden’s wife? a) Jill, b) Amy, c) Priscilla, d) Barbara.

48. Which Argentinian footballer overtook Thierry Henry’s English Premiership record in becoming the top overseas goal scorer in the league’s history?

49. Which country’s presidential election saw Lazarus Chakwera beat Peter Mutharika? a) Zimbabwe, b) Tanzania, c) Ghana, d) Malawi.

50. Who was the only South African to appear in the world golf rankings’ top 20 towards the end of 2020? a) Branden Grace, b) Louis Oosthuizen, c) George Coetzee, d) Dylan Frittelli.

51. Which member of the British royal family announced in 2020 that she had had a miscarriage?

52. Which of the following films won best picture at the 2020 Academy Awards? a) Parasite, b) Little Women, c) 1917, d) The Irishman.

53. Which of these Americans won the Masters golf tournament in 2020? a) Brooks Koepka, b) Patrick Reed, c) Dustin Johnson, d) Justin Thomas.

54. Which of these South Africans played for the victorious Mumbai Indians in the 2020 IPL? a) Kagiso Rabada, b) Faf du Plessis, c) Quinton de Kock, d) AB de Villiers.

55. Which of these states was won by Donald Trump in the 2020 elections? a) Georgia, b) Pennsylvania, c) Minnesota, d) Ohio.

56. Which of these US states gave the presidential candidate the most electoral college votes (55) in the 2020 election? a) California, b) New York, c) Texas, d) Florida.

57. Which part of the United Nations won 2020’s Nobel peace prize? a) Unicef, b) UN Security Council, c) World Health Organisation, d) World Food Programme.

58. Which team won the Champions League in 2020? a) Liverpool, b) Real Madrid, c) Bayern Munich, d) PSG.

59. Which two countries fought against each other in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War?

60. Which videoconferencing company was originally called Saasbee Inc? It experienced a huge uptake in subscribers during 2020 and is now valued at over $1bn.

61. Who played the role of Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — for which he was awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor?

62. Who won the 2020 Six Nations rugby tournament held at the beginning of 2020?

63. Who wrote the novel Shuggie Bain, which won the 2020 Booker prize? a) Bernardine Evaristo, b) Douglas Stuart, c) Margaret Atwood, d) Marlon James.

64. With whom did Lady Gaga collaborate on the hit 2020 song Rain on Me? a) Justin Bieber, b) Harry Styles, c) Drake, d) Ariana Grande.

65. Name the Democratic Alliance MPL who was beaten by John Steenhuisen at the party’s conference in October 2020.

66. Who wrote the fairytale The Ickabog, which was released online in 2020?

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67. What was the nationality of Diego Maradona?

68. David Prowse is best known for portraying which science-fiction character? a) Spock, b) Doc Brown, c) Robocop, d) Darth Vader.

69. In the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the late Sean Connery plays the father of which actor?

70. Name the famous son of the late actor Jerry Stiller.

71. The late Kobe Bryant spent his entire 20-year career playing for which NBA franchise?

72. The late Port Elizabeth mayor Mongameli Bobani was a member of which political party?

73. What was the only US Hot-100 No 1 for the late Eddie van Halen? a) Jump, b) Why Can’t This Be Love, c) When It’s Love, d) Top of the World.

74. Which iconic Marvel character was played by the late Chadwick Boseman?

75. With what occupation would you associate the late Ennio Morricone? a) Painter, b) Politician, c) Footballer, d) Film-score composer.

76. With what occupation would you associate the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg? a) Tennis player, b) Judge, c) Painter, d) Entrepreneur.

77. According to the late Vera Lynn, where will there be blue birds over?

78. Alex Trebek was the famous host of which quiz show? a) Who Wants to be a Millionaire, b) Pointless, c) Jeopardy, d) Family Fortunes.

79. He was an actor born Issur Danielovitch 103 years ago; he has a son, Michael, and starred in Spartacus. How was he better known?

80. In August 2020, we said goodbye to Bob Mabena, who died aged 51; in 1994 he had a hit with Get Funky featuring which football player?

81. In February 2020, Freeman Dyson passed away; he was best known as what? a) Physicist, b) Pianist, c) Inventor, d) Sculptor.

82. Jack Welch, who died in 2020, was the CEO and chair of which US company between 1981 and 2001?

83. Mary Higgins Clark is best known for novels of which genre? a) Period fiction, b) Science fiction, c) Suspense, d) Horror.

84. Name the country music singer of The Gambler, Lady and Coward of the County.

85. Name the founder and former lead singer of Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

86. Name the singer of Good Golly, Miss Molly and Lucille?

87. Star of The Exorcist, Flash Gordon and Game of Thrones Max von Sydow was born in which country?

88. The late Hosni Mubarak was leader of which country? a) Jordan, b) Israel, c) Turkey, d) Egypt.

89. The late Sol Kerzner was married four times; to which Miss South Africa was he once married? a) Penelope Coelen, b) Anneline Kriel, c) Rolene Strauss, d) Cindy Breakspeare.

90. What was the first name of Nelson Mandela’s daughter who served as ambassador to Denmark?

91. Which British actress played bond girl Pussy Galore in 1964’s Goldfinger?

92. Which of these films was not directed by Joel Schumacher? a) Les Misérables, b) Falling Down, c) Batman and Robin, d) St Elmo’s Fire.

93. Which of these is not a song by the late Bill Withers? a) Grandma’s Eyes, b) Lean on Me, c) Lovely Day, d) Let’s Stay Together.

94. Who was the last of the Rivonia Treason Triallists to die when he passed away in July 2020?

95. Frank Worrell, Clyde Walcott and who else were collectively “the 3 Ws” of West Indian cricket during the 1950s?

96. In which country was the late George Bizos born? a) Zimbabwe, b) Lithuania (Soviet Union), c) Cyprus, d) Greece.

97. Jerry Rawlings was the former president of which country?

98. Name the British director of the films Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning and Evita?

99. Name the founder of the Freedom Front.

100. Who was head of state in Kenya for over 24 years following the death of Jomo Kenyatta?

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