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) Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Answer · why

B) Parasite

Bong Joon-ho's thriller took four awards that night, including Best Director. It is also one of only a handful of films to win both the Palme d'Or and...

Q 02/05

Which Chinese 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

The lockdown of an 11-million-person city was unprecedented in scale. The WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern a week later...

Q 03/05

On which date in 2020 did the World Health Organization declare COVID-19 a pandemic?

A) January 30

B) February 11

C) March 11

D) April 2

Answer · why

C) March 11

The WHO had named the disease COVID-19 exactly one month earlier, on February 11. Italy had become the first country under nationwide quarantine two d...

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

The order came on March 9, 2020, the same day a Russo-Saudi oil price war sent the Dow down more than 2,000 points.

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

Patrick Mahomes led a fourth-quarter comeback from 10 points down. It was the franchise's first title in 50 years.