1) On 8th December, 90-year-old Margaret Keenan became the first person to be vaccinated against COVID19. outside of clinical trials. What is the name of the Filipino nurse who administered the vaccine?
2)
A
capsule containing asteroid dust landed in the Australian desert on 14th
December. It was part of the Japanese space mission Hayabusa-2. What is the
name of the asteroid from which the dust samples were collected?
3)
Corona
Chocks are made out of wood. What are they used for?
4)
Dr
Li Wenliang, who worked at a hospital in Wuhan, became famous as a
whistleblower for alerting people about the outbreak of COVID19 as early as in
December 2019. The authorities admonished him for this act. Later he contracted
the infection and died on 7th February. What medical branch did Dr
Li Wenliang practice in?
5)
Many
celebrities passed away in 2020. Sean Connery, the British actor famous for his
roles as James Bond, passed away on 31st October. What is the name
of the 1954 film in which he made his debut as an uncredited extra?
6)
A
helicopter crash on 26th January killed the iconic basketballer Kobe
Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others. What company established by
a Russian – American aviator manufactured the ill-fated helicopter?
7)
The
scientific world was shocked in June, when The Lancet, the top medical journal,
retracted a paper that raised alarms about the use of Hydroxychloroquine in the
treatment of COVID19. Which American healthcare analytics company did The
Lancet blame for not providing enough data for peer review?
8)
In
November, Joe Biden was elected as the President of USA. At 78, he will be the
oldest President to take office. John Kennedy was the youngest elected
President to assume office in 1961 at 43. But who became the youngest President
at the age of 42 in 1901?
9)
20th
April will go down in history as the day when the US crude oil price went into
negative territory because of demand collapse. What is the exact rock bottom
price touched on that day?
10)
In
September, the detection of a gas in the atmosphere of Venus was touted as a
possible sign of extraterrestrial life. But subsequently these hopes were
dashed as it was attributed to an error in data processing. What is the name of
this gas that raised our hopes?
