2020 Countries of the World Quiz » Fun Year-End Trivia

Warsaw’s Polish capital saw some 100,000 protesters over the Oct. 31, 2020, weekend, disregarding government-imposed virus control restrictions. Others marched in silence in other cities across the East European country. The demonstrators protest the tightening of Poland’s strict abortion law, the government’s moves to control the judicial system, and remarks against LGBT rights by top Polish officials.

Kyrgyzstan is a country in Central Asia. 

The Flavian Amphitheatre (Amphitheatrum Flavium) is better known as the Roman Colosseum.

LEGO Fact

Now you can own your personal Lego replica of the ancient building. The company started selling its 9,036-piece Roman Colosseum, the largest set ever, on Nov. 27, 2020.

Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival traditionally takes place in February – but not in 2021. Rio’s League of Samba Schools announced that due to the coronavirus’s spread, it is impossible to safely hold the traditional Carnival in Rio in February this year – for the first time in a century. While the decision is to postpone the event, it lacks a new date.

Diwali is the Indian festival of lights, usually lasting five days and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month, Kartika. It’s one of Hinduism’s most popular festivals, symbolizing the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.”

Berlin bid farewell on Nov. 8, 2020, to the German capital’s main Tegel airport. The new Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt opened at the end of October 2020, only nine years later than initially planned, and way over its budget.

Lebanon’s tenure as Switzerland of the East ended with its long-lasting civil war (1975-1990).