Birth Year Quiz

The 2021 quiz

4 questions in the archive mention 2021. Here are 20 of them; New mix gives another lot.

  • 4 questions mention 2021
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2020 2022

4 questions are about 2021 itself; the other 16 are about the years just before and after it.

1. Name the six host countries that have won the FIFA World Cup. (as of 2021) One point for each correct answer.

2. How many times has the Mona Lisa been stolen from the Louvre? (As of 2021)

3. Plus or minus 20, how many dollar billionaires live in Russia? (as of 2021)

4. Which president was the first to be impeached twice, in 2019 and 2021?

5. Which 9 year old was the highest paid YouTuber in 2020?

6. Which country in the Americas holds the grim record for the most journalists murdered in 2020?

7. England's Lionesses won Euro 2022. Who scored the winning goal against Germany in the final?

8. Born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939, this popular singer, songwriter and actress passed away in May 2023. What was her stage name?

9. Which western held the prime time TV record in the US for most episodes until The Simpsons surpassed it in 2018?

10. Which country joined NATO on the 4 April 2023?

11. In 2016, rugby sevens gold gave which nation its first Olympic medal in any sport, and which country beat them in the men's sevens final at Paris 2024?

12. Captain Sir Tom Moore died in February. How many laps of his garden had he walked in 2020 to raise money for the NHS?

13. LadBaby recently (2022) became the music act with the most Christmas No 1's in the UK charts. Which band did he surpass to gain this record?

14. Who became the first woman President of the European Commission in 2019?

15. Which actor with the initials I.E. was People Magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' in the year 2018?

16. For the 2020 tournament three bids have been proposed; Turkey is one, a joint bid between Georgia and Azerbaijan is another and which other group of nations?

17. A diva's 1994 festive wish took a quarter of a century to come true at the top of the charts. In which year did it first reach number one in the US, and in which year in the UK?

18. Which type of charging port did the EU make standard for new phones from the end of 2024?

19. In the 2018 midterms, a race in Maine's 2nd Congressional District became the first US congressional election decided by which voting system, and who won?

20. In which month did Russia launch its full-scale invasion of Ukraine?

ANSWERS

1. Six answers. Uruguay (30), Italy (34), England (66), West Germany (74), Argentina (78), France (98)

2. Once

3. 99

4. Donald Trump

5. Ryan Kaji

6. Mexico

7. Chloe Kelly

8. Tina Turner

9. Gunsmoke

10. Finland

11. Fiji. France beat them in the 2024 final.

12. 100

13. The Beatles

14. Ursula von der Leyen

15. Idris Elba

16. Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales

17. US 2019, UK 2020 (Mariah Carey, "All I Want for Christmas Is You")

18. USB-C

19. Ranked-choice voting. Jared Golden won.

20. February (24 February 2022)

Where these questions come from
  1. Pauls Quiz 330
  2. Pauls Quiz 339
  3. Pauls Quiz 341
  4. Impeachment Quiz 1
  5. Pauls Quiz of the Year 2020
  6. Quiz of the Year 2022
  7. Quiz of the Year 2023
  8. Pauls Quiz 450
  9. Rugby Quiz 5
  10. Quiz of the Year 2021
  11. Pauls Christmas Quiz 7
  12. European Union Quiz 2
  13. Pauls Quiz 488
  14. UEFA European Football Championships Quiz 1
  15. Christmas Quiz 15
  16. European Union Quiz 3
  17. United States Midterm Elections Quiz 1

Questions are chosen because they mention the year. Now and then one is only loosely about it: press New mix for another lot.