Q 01/05

Which Philippine volcano had its first major eruption since 1977 on January 12, 2020?

A) Mayon

B) Pinatubo

C) Taal

D) Kanlaon

Answer · why

C) Taal

Ash fell on Manila, 60 km away, and hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from around the crater lake.

Q 02/05

Which retired NBA star died with his daughter Gianna in a January 2020 helicopter crash?

A) Dwyane Wade

B) Shaquille O'Neal

C) Kobe Bryant

D) Tim Duncan

Answer · why

C) Kobe Bryant

Nine people died; investigators blamed the pilot's decision to fly into heavy fog. The Lakers won the title that October in his memory.

Q 03/05

Which trade agreement did the USMCA, signed in January 2020, replace?

A) TPP

B) CAFTA

C) GATT

D) NAFTA

Answer · why

D) NAFTA

The North American Free Trade Agreement had been in force since 1994.

Q 04/05

How long was the transition period after the UK left the EU on January 31, 2020?

A) 6 months

B) 2 years

C) 11 months

D) 18 months

Answer · why

C) 11 months

The UK formally left on January 31, 2020; the transition ran to December 31, with the trade deal agreed on Christmas Eve.

Q 05/05

On February 11, 2020, the WHO gave the new coronavirus disease which official name?

A) SARS-2

B) CoronaVID

C) nCoV-20

D) COVID-19

Answer · why

D) COVID-19

The name stands for coronavirus disease 2019; the virus itself is SARS-CoV-2.