245 Quiz Questions From 2021 in PDF and PowerPoint PPTX

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About “245 Quiz Questions from 2021”

2021 was a year of change in the world. From climate change to technology. While the US saw a fresh start with the inauguration of President Joe Biden (and the first woman Vice President), in other parts of the world, dictators strengthened their grip through spreading fake news and increasingly violating human rights.

On the other hand, it was an excellent year for science and culture. Theaters finally reopened after the long pandemic break, three space missions landed on Mars, the world saw its first private space flights, Covid-19 vaccines proved effective, and superheroes became woke.

I hope this collection of stories, facts, and quiz questions from 2021 serves as a helpful time capsule to educate and reminisce on the passing year.

WHY QUESTIONS?

There’s nothing more intriguing than a question. Socrates thought of that first. Once the mind’s intrigued, the answers (i.e., new facts) are more easily stored, and further questions arise, sparking our critical thinking process.

HOW TO USE THIS EBOOK?

Test and enrich your knowledge, utilize the contents index to reach your favorite subjects, print it (as ecologically as you can), rip it apart, make a trivia night out of it, zoom your friends in, and screen-share the questions. You can even keep it unopened until 2031 ;-).

ABOUT THE CURATOR

Orr Knispel is a full-time journalist and part-time questions writer for TV, Trivia apps, and print, with experience of over 20 years covering current events.

HowSmart.net launched in 2020 as a news-based trivia quizzes website. I originally published the questions and answers in this eBook on the site’s 2021 news quizzes. All answers are cross-checked with the most trusted news providers on the planet and relevant government agencies and NGOs.

You’ll find valuable and engaging clickable links on every page on this file.

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Some sample quiz questions from 2021 you’ll find in the files:

SAMPLE WORLD POLITICS QUIZ QUESTIONS FROM 2021

1. In the US, what is the Mann Act?
2. Which leader was named The World’s Most Powerful Woman by Forbes magazine for the last ten years in a row?
3. What was the message printed on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s dress at the 2021 Met Gala?
4. What is Insulate Britain?
5. The neighboring Texas and Mexico both had significant changes to their abortion laws. What were the changes?
6. What was Colin Powell’s job in 2001?
7. What was the United State’s longest war?
8. According to the Philippine constitution, a president may serve how many terms?
9. What’s the (modern) meaning of the word imbecilic?
10. How old is Barack Obama in 2021?
11. What’s Libya’s ex-dictator Muammar Qaddafi’s living son’s name?
12. What is the Havana Syndrome?
13. According to President Joe Biden, how are Social media platforms “killing people”?
14. Who do South Africans refer to as JZ?
15. What is the Lateran Treaty?
16. Where was “Apple Daily” a newspaper?
17. How old was First Dog Champ Biden when he passed away?
18. Which government did Israel’s new PM Naftali Bennett describe as a “regime of brutal hangmen”?
19. How many Americans believe Cannabis should be legalized?
20. Who was the first sitting US Vice President to march in a pride parade?

SAMPLE BUSINESS AND TECH QUIZ QUESTIONS FROM 2021

1. What are the Pandora Papers?
2. What’s China’s stand on cryptocurrency in 2021?
3. Which cities are available at launch on Apple’s iPhone’s new IOS 15 3D Maps?
4. What is Apple’s ProMotion?
5. Which food products were in short supply in the UK in 2021?
6. Which of these crypto coins DOESN’T Paypal’s Checkout with Crypto allow?
7. On which social platform can one tap the “I Prayed” button?
8. What is Square Inc?
9. What is Pegasus software?
10. According to billionaire Jeff Bezos, who paid for his space adventure?
11. With which company does billionaire Elon Musk plan to take his first space trip?
12. Who is Andy Jassy?
13. How much did the US Senate agree to spend on Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan over the next eight years?
14. Which of these companies are worth over $2 trillion?
15. How many people worldwide use the Windows operating system in 2021?
16. Which giant owns Oral B, Gillette, Pampers, and Tampax?
17. In 2020 McDonald’s led US burger restaurant chains in sales. Who was number 2?
18. What is the Robinhood app?
19. Gap Inc is a clothing retail company that also owns which chains?
20. What’s Libor?

SAMPLE SCIENCE QUIZ QUESTIONS FROM 2021

1. What is body dysmorphia?
2. When was the earliest known human use of tobacco?
3. Who is Samantha Cristoforetti?
4. What is Coral Bleaching?
5. How much of the world’s population live in urban areas?
6. How old are the world’s oldest female twins?
7. The Koalas belong to the same animal kingdom as which animal?
8. In the United States, which products can display the triangular “chasing arrows” recycling symbol?
9. What is the world’s largest lizard?
10. What is Sinovac?
11. Where was the Coronavirus Mu variant first identified?
12. What are Ana, Elsa, Grace, and Ida?
13. Which COVID-19 vaccine got the FDA’s full approval (as opposed to emergency approval) first?
14. What is the Vatican’s stand on Covid-19 Vaccines?
15. What’s the hottest month ever recorded on earth?
16. What is the current official highest temperature record in Europe?
17. What type of disease is multiple sclerosis?
18. Who is Sarah Gilbert, who has a new Barbie doll made in her figure?
19. How many leaves does the Welwitschia have?
20. What was the average life expectancy in the US in 2020?

SAMPLE WORLD COUNTRIES QUIZ QUESTIONS FROM 2021

1. How many children are Chinese couples permitted to have?
2. New Zealand is in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Where is (old) Zeeland?
3. Which country does Viktor Orban lead?
4. Which Paris monument got wrapped in 2021?
5. Which country recorded its warmest winter ever in 2021?
6. Which is currently the tallest building in the US?
7. In the US, what is the top producing state of bee honey?
8. Who is the first Black woman buried at the Pantheon monument in Paris?
9. Where is the famous Little Mermaid sculpture displayed?
10. Kabul is the capital of which country?
11. Crete is Greece’s largest island. Which is the second largest?
12. Argentina added a third option for gender on its identity documents and passports. What is it?
13. Where is the world’s largest coral reef system?
14. Who or what is the Iron Lady (La Dame de Fer) of Paris?
15. What’s connecting the Dutch town of Venlo, the Belgian town of Pepinster, and the Austrian town of Kufstein?
16. Where is Spaceport America base located?
17. Which member of the European Union (the EU) bans the “display and promotion of homosexuality” among under-18s?
18. Which country was the first independent nation of Latin America and the Caribbean?
19. What do the British refer to as Freedom Day?
20. In Russia, sparkling wine can be called champagne only if it comes from where?

SAMPLE SPORTS QUIZ QUESTIONS FROM 2021

1. How many World Cups has Brazil star Neymar played?
2. What was Larry Bird’s college basketball team?
3. Who is Daniil Medvedev?
4. Which team does Cristiano Ronaldo currently play?
5. Who is the last man to achieve a Calendar-year Grand Slam?
6. Why isn’t Mohamed Salah on Egypt’s World Cup qualifying matches?
7. How old is Lionel Messi in 2021?
8. Which country won the most Olympic medals in the Tokyo 2020 Games?
9. Which country had one of its athletes defect during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
10. Who is the fastest man in the world’s history?
11. How many medals did tennis superstar Naomi Osaka win in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
12. What is Simone Biles’s Olympic sport?
13. Which American sports team is changing its name to “Guardians” in 2022?
14. Who is the man with the most weeks in total at the No. 1 spot in the history of the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings?
15. Ashleigh Barty won the 2021 Wimbledon singles title. Where was she born?
16. Except for England fans, which other team use Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” as an “official” cheer?
17. When was the first time Italy won the Euro trophy?
18. Olympics?
19. Why was Serena Williams forced to retire from her first-round match at Wimbledon 2021 tournament?
20. What does Christiano Ronaldo drink after a game?

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