Awesome 2020 Rebel-Girls Quiz

That’s right. The controversy arises in objection to the lead role of Cleopatra being portrayed by a white actress. Historically speaking, though, Cleopatra, although ruling the north African country of Egypt, was actually from Macedonian-Greek descent. 

Correct. The European Union on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020,  awarded its top human rights prize to the Belarus opposition movement and its leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. The 38-year old former English teacher took her husband’s place in the opposition after he was jailed. Tsikhanouskaya shares the prize with several leading members of the opposition, including Nobel winner Svetlana Alexievich, musician Maryia Kalesnikava, and others.

Exactly. Jacinda Ardern is 40 years old. She led her party to a landslide victory, winning an overall majority of 64 seats in the 120-seat House of Representatives and her second term as Prime Minister. She gets credit for the success her country had fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

That’s right! At the age of 48, Amy Coney Barret is the youngest Supreme Court Judge in history. Barret is the third  Supreme Court Judge appointed by Donald Trump.

That’s right. Model Emily Ratajkowski published a well-received article about her experiences as a young model in the New York Magazine, September 2020. She then announced her pregnancy with a personal essay published online by Vogue in October 2020. In her more recent essay, Ratajkowski noted, “We won’t know the gender (of her baby) until our child is 18.” It looks like the beginning of a brilliant writing career.

Watch Emily Ratajkowski’s Pregnancy Reveal Video by Lena Dunham.

Watch The Getaway with Emily Ratajkowski and Aaron Paul 

That’s right. Kamala Khan is better known as Ms. Marvel, the first Muslim superhero in the Marvel universe. The studio is tapping newcomer Iman Vellani to star in its Disney+ series based on the comic-book character.

Adele received her MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire award), the third highest-ranking Order of the British Empire awards, in 2013. On Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, she gave an unforgettable performance as the host of Saturday Night Live, in which she jokingly blamed her recent loss of weight on the coronavirus restrictions.

That’s right. Aung San Suu Kyi has been the chosen leader of Myanmar since 2016. According to official election results, her party is also the landslide winner of their 2020 elections. 

• Read A Political Biography of Aung San Suu Kyi: A Hybrid Politician.

You might be sorry to hear that after a 14 year and 20 season run, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” will be ending next year. The Kardashians themselves, it appears, are here to stay indefinitely. 

Actress Rashida Jones congratulated network executive Rashida Jones after she was named MSNBC’s next president Monday, Dec. 8, 2020. Jones is the first Black person to run a major news network in the US. ‘I’m so proud to share a name with you,’ actress Jones wrote in her Instagram post.

 

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