Current Events 2021 - Quiz 2

What is the name of the hurricane that made landfall in the Yucatan peninsula?

• Delta

• Alpha

• Dawn

• Gamma

Steve Adler, mayor of Austin, was critized because he:

• Traveled to Mexico despite asking Austin citizens not to travel anywhere.

• Traveled to England despite asking Austin citizens not to travel anywhere.

• Traveled to Dallas despite asking Austin citizens not to travel anywhere.

• Wanted to move the UT at Austin Campus to Wichita Falls, Texas.

Amy Coney Barrett replaced the deseased Ruth Ginsburg. How do many 'experts' predict that Judge Barrett will impact the Supreme Court?

• She could be the 5th vote in a 5-4 vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, 1973.

• She could be the 5th vote in a 5-4 vote to overturn Brown v. Board of Education, 1954.

• She could be the 5th vote in a 5-4 vote to overturn Plessey v. Ferguson, 1896.

• She could ensure passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Who won the Superbowl in 2021?

• Seattle Seahowks

• Kansas City Chiefs

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Pittsburgh Steelers

The WHO went to what Chinese city to investigate how COVID-19 started?

• Tokyo

• Wuhan

• Beijing

• Paris

The Pantone Color Institute released the official Color of the year 2022 last December 14, 2021. What was the name of the color?

• Ultimate Gray

• Mint Green

• Ocean Blue

• Veri Peri

In January 2021, many Russians were arrested during over a protest calling for the freedom for which person?

• Evgeni Malkin

• Vladimir Putin

• Alexey Navalnaya

• Uri Kovacevic

Which computer program ended in January 2021?

• Microsoft

  Word

• Adobe Flash

• Google Sheets

• AOL

Which company saw their stock soar after a post on Reddit placed emphasis on personal versus professional stock trading?

• Google

• Macy's

• Nike

• GameStop

In February 2021, this country saw a military coup take over their government?

• Turkey

• Myanmar

• Uganda

• Afghanistan