LEDGER 2020 QUIZ Check whether you spent way too much time on the internet this year with our quiz Question 1 In January, a scene from the movie "Marriage Story in which Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson fight about their failing maarriage became the go-to template fror disagreement online. How did the following sentence end in the movie; "Everyday I wake up.." A. and I hope you are dead B. [crying] C. and you are still there D. and its still the elections
Question 2 In February, a video of US Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders gave birth to a meme template in which people amended his statesment, "I am once again asking for...". What was Sanders asking in the original clip? A. You to vote out Trump B. Your financial support C. Biilionares to pay more taxes D. Your support
Question 3 In April, images to show 'nature is healing' in the absence od people went viral on social media as a heartwarming upside of lockdown. Unfortunately nearly all of them 23
were fake news. Which one wasn't? A. Swans and dolphins returned to the venetian canals B. Elephants broke into a village in Yunan province to gorge on corn C. Mountain goats ran riot through a Welsh town D. A family of boars roamed the quiet streets of Bergamo
Question 4 In May, Elon Musk and Grimes claimed to have named their baby X Æ A-12 for the couple's favorite unknown variable, the elven spelling of Ai (meaning love and/ or artificial intelligence") and their favorite aricraft. How for the Ai of god, is it pronounced? A. "X, A, I" B. "X-Ash-Archangel" C. "Ki-Ai-L", like "Kyle" D. No one knows. Not even the parents
Question 5 In July, a video of hyper-realistic cakes went viral with the caption, "These are all cakes". For weeks afterwards, nothing you saw on the internet could be trusted to definitely not be cake. But who was especially enraged by the "Is it a cake?" meme? January 2021
A. Anti-obesity campaigners who calculated the cake's average calories B. An artisan cronut-maker who said they had lost business as a result C. An online community of people who really hate fondant D. The writer of a viral opinion piece who blamed the meme for his trust issues
Question 6 In September, a video of a man blissfully longboarding along a highway, set to Fleetwood Mac's Dreams, went viral on TikTok. What beverage was he chugging as he went? A. La Croix B. Cranberry Juice C. Fiji Water D. Budweiser
Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. B Source: the guardian.com
