This is a test for a possible bi-weekly quiz ("Super Serious News"). Recent news questions. The questions here are from 2020 news events. Purpose is to test format, style and degree of difficulty.
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| 2 | KPope | 308 | 90 |
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| 3 | UncleTed | 307 | 83 |
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| 4 | CoenM | 285 | 76 |
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| 5 | apeekrtr | 277 | 66 |
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| 5 | ecpekkle | 277 | 66 |
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| 7 | KlionskyG | 257 | 56 |
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| 8 | TaylorMA | 225 | 50 |
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| 9 | DreyfusB | 211 | 43 |
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| 10 | McGeeDean | 210 | 36 |
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| 11 | Ganman | 181 | 30 |
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| 12 | DouglasLovesVixey | 167 | 23 |
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| 13 | Vendy12 | 161 | 16 |
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| 14 | SokolM | 160 | 10 |
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[Big Story - Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020) #1,2,3] "Ruth" was actually the justice's middle name. What was Ginsburg's first name?
From what university did Ginsburg receive her law degree (LLB) from?
What justice, nominated by President Kennedy, did Ginsburg replace on the Supreme Court?
Multiple choice. As noted, the first cases of the COVID-19 virus were in the city of Wuhan, China. Wuhan is the capital of what province: A) Anhui; B) Hubei; C) Jiangxi; D) Henan?
What word has been redacted in this photo?
On November 9th, President Trump tweeted that the Secretary of Defense has been "terminated". Name this former government official.
Monuments of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, have been the focus protests on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia this Summer (2020). What professional athlete is recognized with a statue on Monument Avenue?
50/50 tossup. What prestigious English university was recently (Feb. 2020) the subject of a letter from former students with regard to the handling of sexual misconduct complaints: Oxford or Cambridge?
This photo was taken recently (Dec. 2020) at a facility located in what U.S. state?
On October 28th, John Magufuli of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party was re-elected to a second term as the president of what nation which borders Kenya?
Joe Biden recently announced (Aug. 2020) that Senator Kamala Harris will be his Vice Presidential running mate. Harris was born in 1964 in what city?
On October 6th, it was announced that American astronomer Andrea Ghez had been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics. As of 2020, how many individuals have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics? (accept within 20)