Quiz of the Year 2021 (Round 3)

Questions

1) 62 years of rule by the Castro brothers ended when which brother resigned as First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party?

2) Who was the Ladies Wimbledon Championship winner in July?

3) In July the 2020 Olympics were held in which city?

4) Which Central American country was the first to recognise Bitcoin as an official currency?

5) Whilst Emma Raducanu was winning the US Open tennis, who won the men’s event?

6) What was the name of Italy’s main commercial airline which ceased operations after 75 years in October?

7) The UEFA Champions League Final was won by which British club?

8) NASA launched DART which is a test to learn how to protect the earth from who or what?

9) The Formula1 British Grand Prix was won by which driver?

10) Richard Osman had a best selling debut book ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ but what is his second novel called?

Answers

1) 62 years of rule by the Castro brothers ended when which brother resigned as First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party?

Raul Castro

2) Who was the Ladies Wimbledon Championship winner in July?

Ashleigh Barty

3) In July the 2020 Olympics were held in which city?

Tokyo

4) Which Central American country was the first to recognise Bitcoin as an official currency?

El Salvador

5) Whilst Emma Raducanu was winning the US Open tennis, who won the men’s event?

Daniil Medvedev

6) What was the name of Italy’s main commercial airline which ceased operations after 75 years in October?

Alitalia

7) The UEFA Champions League Final was won by which British club?

Chelsea

8) NASA launched DART which is a test to learn how to protect the earth from who or what?

Asteroids (Double Asteroid Redirection Test)

9) The Formula1 British Grand Prix was won by which driver?

Lewis Hamilton

10) Richard Osman had a best selling debut book ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ but what is his second novel called?

‘The Man Who Died Twice’

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