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Published: 25th November 2020

 

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Questions:

1) In March the country of North Macedonia joined Nato taking the member countries to a total of how many? a) 10 b) 20 c) 30

 

2) In April, Netflix began showing the 4th series of ‘The Last Kingdom’ based on the writings of which author of historical literature?

 

3) Defined as ’the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel,social interactions, and access to public spaces’ what word is Collins Dictionary word of the year?

 

4) It was announced in October that which airline, that went into administration in March, had been bought out and would begin flying again next year?

 

5) Rio Tinto the mining corporation blew up the historically significant 46000 year old Juukan Gorge caves and although they had previous permission to mine in that area they later apologised to the indigenous people who had once lived there, but in which country?

 

6) Who returned for their second series as the thirteenth Doctor Who in January 2020?

 

7) Which writer of historical fiction released the third part of their trilogy ‘The Mirror and the Light’ in march this year?

 

8) In 2020 who became the first female artist to have a top 40 album in each of the last seven decades?

 

9) Anya Taylor-Joy starred in one of the year's best Netflix mini-series released in October about the fictional chess prodigy Beth Harmon. What was the series called?

 

10) What is the name of the book by JK Rowling released in November and containing illustrations submitted by young readers?

 

 

Answers:

1) In March the country of North Macedonia joined Nato taking the member countries to a total of how many? a) 10 b) 20 c) 30

c) 30

 

2) In April, Netflix began showing the 4th series of ‘The Last Kingdom’ based on the writings of which author of historical literature?

Bernard Cornwell

 

3) Defined as ’the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel,social interactions, and access to public spaces’ what word is Collins Dictionary word of the year?

Lockdown

 

4) It was announced in October that which airline, that went into administration in March, had been bought out and would begin flying again next year?

Flybe

 

5) Rio Tinto the mining corporation blew up the historically significant 46000 year old Juukan Gorge caves and although they had previous permission to mine in that area they later apologised to the indigenous people who had once lived there, but in which country?

Australia

 

6) Who returned for their second series as the thirteenth Doctor Who in January 2020?

Jodie Whittaker

 

7) Which writer of historical fiction released the third part of their trilogy ‘The Mirror and the Light’ in march this year?

Hilary Mantel

 

8) In 2020 who became the first female artist to have a top 40 album in each of the last seven decades?

Shirley Bassey

 

9) Anya Taylor-Joy starred in one of the year's best Netflix mini-series released in October about the fictional chess prodigy Beth Harmon. What was the series called?

The Queen’s Gambit

 

10) What is the name of the book by JK Rowling released in November and containing illustrations submitted by young readers?

The Ickabog