The Sligo Champion

INTERNATIO­NAL

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1. In which Chinese city was the first case of Covid-19 reported?

2. The death of which African American man sparked Black Lives Matter protests across the world?

3. Which Hollywood film producer was sentenced to 23 years in prison for sex offences in February of this year?

4. 5.

‘Megxit’ was the term coined by the British tabloid press to describe what?

Who was Donald Trump’s running mate in this year’s US election?

6. Reports of which Asian leader’s demise were greatly exaggerate­d in April of this year?

7. On which celestial body was water discovered in October?

8. Which Pirates of the Carribeean actor lost a libel case against The Sun newspaper this year?

9. A nest of which deadly insects caused consternat­ion in Washington State in October?

10. Which notorious serial killer, who spread panic throughout the north of England in the 1970s, died this year?

11. Denmark decided to cull 17 million of which animal in November? 12. Which iteration of the iPhone did Apple bring out in 2020?

13. Katerina Sakellarop­oulou became the first female president of which European country in January?

14. At which Middle Eastern port city did an explosion kill at least 200 people? 15. Which social media app did Donald Trump threaten to ban in August? 16. Which US state suffered the worst wildfires in its history in 2020?

17. Which former mayor of New York was embroiled in controvers­y following the release of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Borat film?

18. Which UK retailer announced it would no longer be printing its popular catalogues after almost 50 years of publicatio­n?

19. A man named after which German leader won a local election in the town of Ompundja, in the north of Namibia, this year?

20. Who was named leader of the British Labour party in April?

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