Chilly February 2022 Quiz of the Month: Olympics to NAACP

The Year of the Tiger started on Feb. 1, 2022. The Lunar New Year is the Chinese New Year, also celebrated in other Asian countries, including Vietnam and South Korea.

Tom Brady retired from the NFL on Feb. 1, 2022, after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in a phenomenal 22-year career. On Mar. 13, just 40 days later, Brady announced he would return to the Buccaneers for the 2022 season.

China will host the next Winter Olympics in February 2022.

Are Australia and the US boycotting the China Winter Olympics?

The US and Australia have decided on a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics. Under the sanction, athletes would be free to participate in the Olympic Games, but a delegation of officials would not accompany them.

What happened to Peng Shuai?

Former doubles world No 1 Peng Shuai had a three-week public absence after allegations that a former senior Chinese official sexually assaulted her. The International Olympic Committee said its president had held a 30-minute video call with Shuai on Nov. 21, 2021, and quoted her as saying she was “safe and well, living at her home in Beijing, but would like to have her privacy respected at this time.” Chinese state media have published photos and videos of Peng at a tennis tournament in Beijing and a restaurant the same week. Still, the Women’s Tennis Association said it remained worried about Peng’s “ability to communicate without censorship or coercion.”

On Feb. 6, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to reign for seven decades. Festivities marking the anniversary will peek in a four-day weekend beginning on Thursday, June 2, with the annual military parade that marks the queen’s 70th coronation anniversary, also known as her “official birthday.” The queen celebrated her 96th birthday.

Former Downton Abbey’s Lady Rose, English actress and model Lily James, transformed into Pamela Anderson in the new HULU eight-part biopic series, Pam & Tommy. The series also stars Sebastian Stan as Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and Seth Rogen and Parks and Recreation’s Nick Offerman as the men who stole their famous sex tape. The actual Pamela Anderson hasn’t been involved in Pam & Tommy, which streams on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in the UK from Feb. 2, 2022.

Will Arnett is best known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix series Arrested Development. Gob being short for George Oscar Bluth Jr., pronounced “Jobe” (rhyming with “robe”).

What’s Murderville?

Netflix’s Murderville is an improvisational crime comedy. Will Arnett plays detective Terry Seattle, who teams up with celebrity guest stars to investigate a series of murders. The six-episode series streams beginning Feb. 3, 2022, on Netflix.

The Brits’ first-ever genderless award show was on Feb. 8, 2022 – with more women nominated than at any time in the past decade and female artists or female-fronted bands winning two-thirds of the awards. Adele won three out of the four main prizes in the ceremony, including the first-ever gender-neutral Artist of the Year award.

Super Bowl 56 was the first time the event was happening simultaneously with the Winter Olympics. It’s also the second Super Bowl (and second-consecutive) to feature a team playing in its home stadium. The Los Angeles Rams won against Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 on Feb. 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California – the home stadium of the Rams.

Jeen-Yuhs is the title of Netflix’s 2022 three-part documentary depicting Ye’s career in music, fashion, and politics over more than 20 years.

Is Ye Happy with the Jeen-Yuhs docu?

Writing on Instagram, Ye said: “I’m going to say this kindly for the last time. I must get final edit and approval on this doc before it releases on Netflix. Open the edit room immediately so I can be in charge of my own image. Thank you in advance.” Jeen-Yuhs is available on Netflix from Feb. 16, 2022.

Sony Pictures’ Uncharted is based on the PlayStation video game of the same name. Starring Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, and Antonio Banderas, the movie’s release date is Feb. 18, 2022. Watch this mesmerizing plane fight scene from Uncharted.

“The Harder They Fall,” featuring Regina King, Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, and LaKeith Stanfield, is a western produced for Netflix by Jay-Z (credited as Shawn Carter), based on real Black characters from the Old West. On Jan. 18, 2022, the film was nominated for 12 NAACP Image Awards, including for best picture. The two-hour awards show will be broadcast on BET on Feb. 26, 2022.