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100 free 2020s trivia questions with answers — history quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
50 free 2020s trivia questions with answers. The 2020s hit different. A global pandemic, an AI revolution, streaming wars, and cultural moments that broke the internet. How well do you remember the decade so far?
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Q 01What was the name of the global pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus that began in 2020?
COVID-19
COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) was caused by SARS-CoV-2 and was declared a global pandemic by the WHO on March 11, 2020.
Q 02Which US presidential candidate won the 2020 election?
Joe Biden
Joe Biden won the 2020 US presidential election, defeating incumbent Donald Trump with 306 electoral votes to 232.
Q 03What short-form video platform became the world's most downloaded app in 2020?
TikTok
TikTok became the most downloaded app globally in 2020, surpassing 2 billion downloads as people turned to it for entertainment during lockdowns.
Q 04Which streaming service released the hit series "Tiger King" in March 2020?
Netflix
Netflix released "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness" on March 20, 2020, and it became a massive cultural phenomenon during early COVID lockdowns.
Q 05Which city hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021 due to the pandemic?
Tokyo
The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo, Japan, postponed to July-August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic — the first Olympic Games to be postponed.
Q 06Which 400-metre container ship ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal in both directions for six days in March 2021?
Ever Given
Ever Given ran aground on March 23, 2021, and blocked one of the world's most important shipping lanes in both directions for six days.
Q 07Which COVID-19 vaccine was the first to receive US Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA, on December 11, 2020?
Pfizer-BioNTech
Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine got FDA Emergency Use Authorization on December 11, 2020, after the agency's vaccine advisory committee voted to recommend it.
Q 08What movement saw worldwide protests in 2020 following the death of George Floyd?
Black Lives Matter
The Black Lives Matter movement saw massive global protests in summer 2020 after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020.
Q 09Which streaming platform launched in November 2019, months before a pandemic-fuelled boom?
Disney+
Disney+ launched on November 12, 2019, and saw explosive growth during the pandemic, reaching over 100 million subscribers by March 2021.
Q 10What was the name of the NASA Mars rover that successfully landed on Mars in February 2021?
Perseverance
NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021, in Jezero Crater. It carried the Ingenuity helicopter, which made the first powered flight on another planet.
Q 11What AI chatbot, launched by OpenAI in November 2022, reached 100 million users in just two months?
ChatGPT
ChatGPT launched on November 30, 2022, and reached an estimated 100 million monthly active users by January 2023, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history at that time.
Q 12Which two films opened on the same day in July 2023, sparking a viral double-feature craze?
Barbie and Oppenheimer
Barbie and Oppenheimer both opened on July 21, 2023; fans turned the clash into a double-feature event, and Barbie opened to $162 million domestically while Oppenheimer took $82 million.
Q 13Taylor Swift's record-breaking concert tour that began in March 2023 was called what?
Q 21What term describes the 2021 trend, which spilled into the 'Striketober' strike wave, of workers quitting in record numbers?
The Great Resignation
The Great Resignation began in spring 2021 and spilled into Striketober that October, when more than 100,000 American workers struck or prepared to.
Q 22Which social media platform did Elon Musk acquire in October 2022?
Elon Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter on October 27, 2022. He later rebranded the platform to X in July 2023.
Q 23Which 2022 text-to-image model released its weights publicly so it could run on a consumer GPU?
Stable Diffusion
The Eras Tour
The Eras Tour began on March 17, 2023, and became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time, surpassing $2 billion in revenue.
Q 14Which country did Russia invade in February 2022?
Ukraine
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, escalating the conflict that had been ongoing since 2014 in eastern Ukraine.
Q 15What was the name of the viral sea shanty that took TikTok by storm in January 2021?
Wellerman
Wellerman (Soon May the Wellerman Come) went viral on TikTok in January 2021 after Scottish postman Nathan Evans posted his rendition, sparking a sea shanty trend.
Q 16Which company's stock did Reddit's r/WallStreetBets send soaring in January 2021?
GameStop
GameStop's stock price surged from around $20 to nearly $500 in January 2021, driven by retail investors on Reddit's r/WallStreetBets in what became known as the GameStop short squeeze.
Q 17What event took place at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021?
A mob stormed the building
Supporters of President Trump broke into the Capitol while Congress was certifying the 2020 election; the certification was delayed for hours but ultimately completed.
Q 18Which SpaceX mission in September 2021 was the first all-civilian orbital spaceflight?
Inspiration4
Inspiration4, launched on September 15, 2021, was the first orbital spaceflight with an entirely civilian crew, commanded by billionaire Jared Isaacman.
Q 19Which Queen Elizabeth II milestone was celebrated across the UK in June 2022?
Platinum Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee was celebrated June 2-5, 2022, marking 70 years on the throne. She passed away just three months later on September 8, 2022.
Q 20What happened at the 2022 Oscars ceremony that became the most talked-about moment of the year?
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock
At the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022, Will Smith walked on stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.
Stable Diffusion, released by Stability AI in August 2022, published its model weights openly; optimized builds run on consumer graphics cards with only a few gigabytes of VRAM, which is why hobbyists adopted it so fast.
Q 24Which country hosted the controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup?
Qatar
Qatar's tournament was the first World Cup in the Middle East and the first played in November and December rather than June and July; Argentina won it.
Q 25Which Meta app, launched on July 5, 2023, gained over 100 million users in its first five days?
Threads
Threads hit 100 million users in five days, making it the fastest-growing consumer app in history at the time and beating the record ChatGPT had set months earlier.
Q 26Which K-pop group announced a temporary hiatus in 2022 for members to fulfill mandatory military service?
BTS
BTS announced in June 2022 that members would focus on solo projects, and Jin became the first member to enlist for South Korea's mandatory military service in December 2022.
Q 27Which stablecoin lost its dollar peg and collapsed in May 2022?
TerraUSD
TerraUSD (UST) broke its $1 peg in May 2022 and collapsed together with its sister token Luna, wiping out roughly $40 billion; founder Do Kwon was arrested in Montenegro in March 2023.
Q 28Which 1980s-set Netflix series became its most-watched English-language show in 2022 with its fourth season?
Stranger Things
Stranger Things Season 4 premiered in May-July 2022 and became Netflix's most-watched English-language series, accumulating over 1.35 billion hours viewed.
Q 29Which workplace term went viral on TikTok in 2022 for doing only what your job requires and setting firm boundaries?
Quiet quitting
Quiet quitting spread on TikTok in mid-2022 to describe doing only what the job requires and setting boundaries rather than hustling for advancement.
Q 30Which observatory, launched on Christmas Day 2021, sent back its first full-color images in July 2022?
James Webb
The James Webb Space Telescope launched on an Ariane 5 from French Guiana on December 25, 2021; its first deep-field image was unveiled on July 11, 2022, with more images the next day.