What Happened in 2021?

2021 was another eventful year, the second year of the COVID pandemic, the second year of the 2020s, it was full of global events. As we prepare ourselves for the new year 2022, we'd like to stop and quiz you about the year we've just been through. Do you know what happened this year?
 
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Hint
Which of these billionaires flew to space (or nearly so) in 2021?
Elon Musk and Richard Branson
Only Elon Musk
Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
 
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An earthquake measuring ______ on the Richter scale hit Haiti this August, killing over 2,000 people
7.2
6.1
9.5
4.8
 
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The Russian Kremlin threatened invasion of this country in 2021...
Ukraine
Latvia
Georgia
Mongolia
 
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The AUKUS deal of September 15th, 2021, was made between....
The USA, Russia and China
Scotland, Ireland and England
The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom
Brazil, Russia and the United Kingdom
 
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What date did Joe Biden set as the final date of pulling US forces from Afghanistan?
December 31st
August 30th
September 11th
October 10th
 
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On _______, a mob stormed the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.
February 12th
January 6th
September 11th
March 3rd
 
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True or False: China won the most medals in the Tokyo Olympics of 2021
False
True
 
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On July 8th, 98 people were killed by a terrible condominium collapse in _______, USA
Michigan
Washington
Florida
California
 
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On April 19th, NASA landed the first aircraft, a helicopter, on Mars. Its name is...
Ingenuity
Endeavor
Enterprise
Phoenix
 
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Which political leader retired from office in 2021?
Boris Johnson
Angela Merkel
Emmanuel Marcon
Justin Trudeau
 
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In June of 2021, _______ became the 2nd country to reach half a million deaths due to Covid
India
Russia
Brazil
Germany
 
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In July of 2021, over 130 wildfires fueled by lightning strikes, burned through...
Egypt
Haiti
France
Canada
This Year Was a Blur
You don't seem to know a lot about what happened this year. Maybe that's for the best, it's been a difficult year... READ MORE
Some Yes, Some No
You definitely do pay attention to things happening, but you either don't catch them all or you don't care to remember... READ MORE
You've Been Paying Attention!
You have NOT been asleep this year! You definitely know the major events, when they happened and why. You're one who... READ MORE
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