Weekend News Super Quiz: Book Awards, Celebrations, History-Making

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Weekly News Quiz for Nov. 21, 2020

Weekly News Quiz: 12 General knowledge questions, No time-limit. A news update follows each entry. Retake quiz for new topics! How smart are you this week?

1 / 12

Who is the first-ever male to star solo on the cover of US Vogue?

Justin Bieber

George Clooney

Richard Gere

Harry Styles

2 / 12

How old was Michael J. Fox when he played the character of teenager Marty McFly in the first Back to the Future movie?

3 / 12

Who is Kim Ng?

Screenshot: Sportsnet

The highest-ranking female baseball executive.

The first person of East Asian descent to serve as general manager of an MLB team.

The first woman to serve as general manager of a team in the Big Four leagues.

She’s all of the above, and more.

4 / 12

What’s the name of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft in use on NASA’s first full-fledged mission on a privately-owned space taxi?

Photo: NASA

Permanence

Durability

Serenity

Resilience

5 / 12

Complete these ’90s song’s lyrics: I yelled to the cabbie, ‘Yo home smell ya later’ / I looked at my kingdom, I was finally there /
To sit on my throne as the…?

Blitz of Wet Air.

Prince of Bel Air.

King of the Hill.

Queen of Quins.

6 / 12

What’s unorthodox about the 2020 National Book Award winner for a fiction novel, Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown?

It’s written in tongues.

It’s rhymed.

It’s written with no punctuation at all.

It’s written in the format of a screenplay.

7 / 12

Before becoming the Wonder Woman franchise director, what was Patty Jenkins’s best-known feature film?

Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Monster, starring Charlize Theron.

Thor: The Dark World

I am Superman, starring Ryan Gosling.

50 Shades of Grey

8 / 12

Queen Elizabeth’s marriage to Prince Philip was the longest of any British sovereign. How long were they married?

Photo: Kiefer. from Frankfurt, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

53 Years.

Forever.

63 Years.

73 Years.

9 / 12

Which superhero was Taylor Lautner before his Twilight werewolf days?

Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Superboy

Sharkboy

Kid Flash

Spider-Man

10 / 12

What’s the main difference between the Moderna and the Pfizer COVID vaccines, announced in November 2020?

Photo: Rio Tuasikal (VOA), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Only one can be kept in a regular freezer.

Only one has been tested on people.

Only one can be delivered internationally.

Only one reached high effectiveness.

11 / 12

Ronald Reagan left the White House when he was 77. Donald Trump will retire from his first and only Presidential term at the age of 74. How old will Joe Biden be when he ENTERS the White House?

Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America / CC BY-SA

12 / 12

What does the 2020 National Book Award winner The Dead Are Arising describe?

Earth, post-human era.

The life of Malcolm X.

The fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

The making of The Walking Dead TV series.

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Who is the first-ever male to star solo on the cover of US Vogue?

How old was Michael J. Fox when he played the character of teenager Marty McFly in the first Back to the Future movie?

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Bonus Fact:

Who is Kim Ng?

Screenshot: Sportsnet

What’s the name of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft in use on NASA’s first full-fledged mission on a privately-owned space taxi?

Photo: NASA

Complete these ’90s song’s lyrics: I yelled to the cabbie, ‘Yo home smell ya later’ / I looked at my kingdom, I was finally there /
To sit on my throne as the…?

What’s unorthodox about the 2020 National Book Award winner for a fiction novel, Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown?

Before becoming the Wonder Woman franchise director, what was Patty Jenkins’s best-known feature film?

Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bonus Fact

Queen Elizabeth’s marriage to Prince Philip was the longest of any British sovereign. How long were they married?

Photo: Kiefer. from Frankfurt, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Which superhero was Taylor Lautner before his Twilight werewolf days?

Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What’s the main difference between the Moderna and the Pfizer COVID vaccines, announced in November 2020?

Photo: Rio Tuasikal (VOA), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ronald Reagan left the White House when he was 77. Donald Trump will retire from his first and only Presidential term at the age of 74. How old will Joe Biden be when he ENTERS the White House?

Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America / CC BY-SA

What does the 2020 National Book Award winner The Dead Are Arising describe?

Found a mistake? Tell us!

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Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate HowSmart.net earns from qualifying purchases.

Who is the first-ever male to star solo on the cover of US Vogue?

How old was Michael J. Fox when he played the character of teenager Marty McFly in the first Back to the Future movie?

Bonus Fact:

Bonus Fact:

Who is Kim Ng?

Screenshot: Sportsnet

What’s the name of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft in use on NASA’s first full-fledged mission on a privately-owned space taxi?

Photo: NASA

Complete these ’90s song’s lyrics: I yelled to the cabbie, ‘Yo home smell ya later’ / I looked at my kingdom, I was finally there / To sit on my throne as the…?

What’s unorthodox about the 2020 National Book Award winner for a fiction novel, Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown?

Before becoming the Wonder Woman franchise director, what was Patty Jenkins’s best-known feature film?

Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bonus Fact

Queen Elizabeth’s marriage to Prince Philip was the longest of any British sovereign. How long were they married?

Photo: Kiefer. from Frankfurt, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Which superhero was Taylor Lautner before his Twilight werewolf days?

Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What’s the main difference between the Moderna and the Pfizer COVID vaccines, announced in November 2020?

Photo: Rio Tuasikal (VOA), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ronald Reagan left the White House when he was 77. Donald Trump will retire from his first and only Presidential term at the age of 74. How old will Joe Biden be when he ENTERS the White House?

Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America / CC BY-SA

What does the 2020 National Book Award winner The Dead Are Arising describe?

Found a mistake? Tell us!

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