Q 01/05

Which film became the first non-English-language movie to win Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars?

A) Roma

B) Parasite

C) Minari

D) Pain and Glory

Answer · why

B) Parasite

Parasite. South Korea had been submitting films to the Oscars since 1962 without earning a single nomination, then Bong Joon-ho's thriller won four aw...

Q 02/05

Which city was placed under quarantine on 23 January 2020, with all transport halted?

A) Wuhan

B) Shanghai

C) Shenzhen

D) Guangzhou

Answer · why

A) Wuhan

Wuhan. The mayor said about five million people had already left the city of 11 million for the Lunar New Year holiday before it was sealed.

Q 03/05

Which actor revealed a positive COVID test from Australia the day the WHO declared a pandemic?

A) Hugh Jackman

B) Chris Hemsworth

C) Tom Hanks

D) Russell Crowe

Answer · why

C) Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks. He and Rita Wilson fell ill while he prepared to play Elvis Presley's manager, and the NBA suspended its season the same night.

Q 04/05

Which country was the first to impose a nationwide quarantine in response to COVID-19?

A) Spain

B) France

C) South Korea

D) Italy

Answer · why

D) Italy

Italy. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte stretched a lockdown of the north to all 60 million people, telling them to stay at home under measures he summed...

Q 05/05

Which team won Super Bowl LIV in February 2020, beating the San Francisco 49ers 31–20?

A) Kansas City Chiefs

B) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

C) Tennessee Titans

D) Green Bay Packers

Answer · why

A) Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs. They trailed 20–10 going into the fourth quarter, then Patrick Mahomes led 21 unanswered points to end the franchise's 50-year tit...