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The Big 2020 Quiz Night In for Macmillan 2020 Quiz Pack This pack will help you have fun while you stay home and raise money for a great cause.
ready, steady,
quiz!
Thank you for hosting a virtual quiz to
support Macmillan Cancer Support during
There are six rounds of four questions
with a tie breaker question, as well as a picture Top tip
the festive season. round and some additional bonus round ideas.
This way you can make this 2020 Quiz Why not award a prize to
the team with the most
Being affected by cancer is challenging at any your own! punny or 2020-themed
time, but even harder when you’re vulnerable and team name?
separated from loved ones. Cancer is not going We’ve provided everything you’ll need,
anywhere. And neither can we. Thank you for including:
helping us so we can keep supporting the millions
of people that count on us. • A ‘Quiz Master’ script
Whether you are holding this quiz virtually on • Quiz questions, answers and
Christmas Eve with friends, with colleagues for bonus round ideas
your Christmas party or with family on New Year’s • A Picture Round
Eve, we hope you have a brilliant time.
• FAQs
This pack is designed to make it as easy as
• A downloadable scoreboard to
possible for you to host a virtual quiz and
note down everyone’s team name
will last between 60-90 minutes.
and quiz score
quiz masters script Below is a helpful script you may like to
follow to help your event run smoothly,
but feel free to make it your own.
Getting the quiz party started It’s question time!
“Welcome to The Big 2020 Quiz Night In for Macmillan! Start the quiz by sending around the picture round, which
teams can complete during the quiz. Then run through the 6
“As you know, today’s quiz is in aid of Macmillan Cancer rounds of questions, leaving enough time for teams to have a
Support. Being affected by cancer is challenging at any time, discussion and decide which answer they are putting down.
but even harder when you’re vulnerable and separated from
loved ones. Macmillan is doing everything they can to help If you are adding the picture round and one or more of our
people during this difficult time, because cancer isn’t going bonus games, you may wish to score this on the spot, or keep
anywhere, and neither can they. So, your support is truly this secret until the end – it’s up to you!
appreciated. If you haven’t already, then please support
Macmillan’s efforts with a suggested donation of £10 via Answers at the ready
my Virgin Money Giving page. Every penny really does Once you have gone through each round of questions, allow
make a difference. for a break and then come back together, ready to go through
the answers.
“Does everyone have a pen and paper ready? If you are
playing in teams, please send over your team name to me “Microphones back on everyone – shout out if you know
and assign somebody to write down the answers. the answer!”
“We will have a picture round and then 6 rounds of questions, Get teams to self-mark or swap answer sheets - they could
each with 4 questions, focusing on the following themes: take a picture of their answer sheet and send it to another
Good News, Arts and Culture, History, Sport, Science and team for marking - and report back their score. After all
Nature and the End of an Era round. the rounds, add up the teams’ scores. When you’re ready,
announce the winning team and congratulate them!
“You can also choose one or more of our fun bonus rounds!
Before we start, I need to make a note of all the teams taking Rounding it up
part today.” “Thank you so much for taking part in today’s quiz. I hope you
enjoyed it and you would like to join in again. If you haven’t
Go around the virtual room and make a note of team names already made your donation, then please visit my online
so that you can jot their scores down on the scoreboard after fundraising page. So far, we have raised (insert amount raised
marking. here) and this will make such a huge difference for Macmillan
at a time when they need our support more than ever.”
“Finally, I would like to remind you that this quiz is just for fun -
so please don’t cheat! And remember to put your microphones You could even ask if someone else wants to take the baton
on mute while I am asking the questions – don’t give your and run the next edition!
answers away!”
Let’s get quizzical! Ready for round one?
GUESS THE
CELEBRITY
How many of the 2020
personalities on your picture
sheets can you name?
Every correct answer earns
you a point.
The 2020 Picture Round
How many of these 2020 personalities can you name? Every correct answer earns you a point.
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12
The Big
2020
Quiz Night In
13 14 15 16 for Macmillan
1 On 1 March 2020, which European country
There
became the world’s first country to make
public transport entirely free for everyone,
in a bid to tackle pollution and congestion?
were some 2 In June, a new drug called ‘Kaftrio’ was made
available to NHS patients, described as ‘life
changing’ by those who will benefit from its
highlights… availability. What condition does the drug
principally treat?
3 For the first time in history, an African-
American and South Asian-American woman
was elected to become Vice President of the
United States from 2021 - what is her name?
4 This year, the UK’s most celebrated fundraiser,
Captain Sir Tom Moore, took part in a
sponsored walk that would eventually raise
over £32.7 million for NHS charities. How
many lengths of his garden did he walk?
The Good News
from 2020 Round
People
1
continued Which film, released in 2019, won ‘Best
Picture’ at the 2020 Academy Awards?
to sing, film 2 What was the biggest selling single in the UK in
2020 (including downloads and physical sales)?
and sculpt … 3 Which aging rocker’s journey to the Brit
Awards went viral when he tweeted a picture
of himself travelling there on the tube having
used his discount pass?
4 Which British artist hosted a TV series on
Channel 4 in 2020 encouraging people to get
creative during lockdown and submit artworks
on a given theme each week?
The Arts and
Culture Round
The birds
kept singing
and flowers 1 During the first lockdown in March 2020,
the town of Llandudno in North Wales was
bloomed …
famously invaded by a group of what animals?
2 In August, the highest temperature ever reliably
recorded on earth was recorded in Death Valley
National Park, California. Can you guess how
hot it was in degrees centigrade? (Answers that
are 0.5C higher or lower are accepted)
3 March saw two NASA astronauts travel to the
International Space Station as part of the first
commercial crewed flight to the facility. Which
private company developed and manufactured
the spacecraft?
4 What was the name of the documentary
released on Netflix in October 2020 that
highlighted David Attenborough’s career and
his concern for the current state of the planet?
The Science and
Nature Round
Getting
outdoors 1 In February 2020, which British professional
was never more boxer won the WBC heavyweight champion title
following a rematch against Deontay Wilder?
important ... 2 Which football star is currently the most-
followed person in the world on Instagram with
242 million followers (correct as of Nov 2020)?
3 Name the Japanese tennis player who won
the women’s singles tournament in the 2020
US Open.
4 The Six Nations rugby tournament concluded
in October 2020 nearly nine months after the
first match was played. Which country won
the tournament?
The Sports RoundThis year
made history 1
for many
In February, Donald Trump was acquitted by
the Senate on two articles of impeachment;
abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
reasons … He was the third US president in history to be
impeached, but can you name the other two?
2 During the national lockdown in March 2020,
Dominic Cummings famously went on a 60-
mile round trip to test his eye sight. Which
historical landmark did he visit in the North
East of England?
3 The Championships, Wimbledon, was
cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. Which
year was the tennis tournament last cancelled?
4 Lord Jonathan Sacks sadly passed away in
November. What position did he hold between
1991 and 2013?
The History RoundLots of things 1 In 2020, we said farewell to a number of
national treasures, including Dame Vera Lynn,
changed…
Jack Charlton OBE, Dame Diana Rigg and Des
O’Connor CBE. Which of them spent several
years of their childhood in India and spoke
Hindi as their second language?
2 On 31 January 2020, the UK officially left the
European Union. In which year did the UK
become a member of the European Economic
Community, as it was then known?
3 In August, Japan’s longest serving prime
minister retired due to health reasons at the
age of 65. What is their name?
4 2020 saw Harry and Megan stepped back from
their roles as senior members of the Royal
Family. They retained their royal titles, but
what are these?
The End of
an Era RoundWe all need a bit of extra fun… Time for a bonus round? Pick one or more from the list below. Scavenger Hunt: Give teams 30 seconds to find something that fits your description, i.e. something with wheels or a ticket stub. Guess the Intros: Play or hum the intros to some of your favourite 2020 songs and have the team guess what they are. Memories Round: Ask players to submit their funniest anecdotes or memories from 2020 ahead of the quiz. Read them out and see if you can guess which story belongs to whom. Tin foil challenge: Get creative and ask each team to re-create their favourite news story of 2020 using a sheet of tin foil. Totes Emoj: Players send a screenshot of their most used emojis in the past year – but whose is whose?
tiebreakeR Have some teams ended up with the same number of points? This tie-breaker question will help determine the winner. Can you guess how many people watched Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s speech about Covid-19 on 23 March 2020? (Closest guess wins)
okay, pens down All of the answers are on the next page
1. Rishi Sunak, 2. Michaela Cole, 3. Joe Exotic, star of 4. Samira Ahmed, 5. Christopher Nolan, 6. Matt Lucas, actor
Chancellor of the actor and writer hit Netflix documentary TV presenter and director of 2020 and newly appointed
Exchequer since of 2020 hit drama ‘Tiger King’ winner of historic Blockbuster ‘Tenet’ judge on Channel 4’s
February 2020 ‘I May Destroy You’ case against BBC ‘Great British Bake Off’
regarding equal pay
7. Michael Kiwanuka, 8. Sandra Oh, star of 9. Ruth Bader 10. Tom Hanks, 11. Jacinda Ardern, 12. HRVY, singer and
winner of the 2020 Killing Eve which aired Ginsburg, Associate who contracted Prime Minister star of BBC’s ‘Strictly
Mercury Music Prize its’ third series in 2020 Justice of the Supreme Coronavirus in March of New Zealand Come dancing’
Court of the United 2020 while filming in
States (1993-2020) Australia
13. Olivia Colman, 14. Joe Biden, elected 15. Cardi B, rapper, 16. Marcus Rashford,
actor who reprised her President of the USA in actor and author of 2020 footballer and
role as The Queen in hit November 2020 hit song, ‘WAP’ campaigner for
drama ‘The Crown’ free school mealsThe answers
The Good News from 2020 Round
Questions The Arts and Culture Round
1. On 1 March 2020, which European country became the world’s first Questions
country to make public transport entirely free for everyone, in a bid to
tackle pollution and congestion? 1. Which film, released in 2019, won ‘Best Picture’ at the 2020
Academy Awards?
2. In June, a new drug called ‘Kaftrio’ was made available to NHS
patients, described as ‘life changing’ by those who will benefit from its 2. What was the biggest selling single in the UK in 2020 (including
availability. What condition does the drug principally treat? downloads and physical sales)?
3. For the first time in history, an African-American and South Asian- 3. Which aging rocker’s journey to the Brit Awards went viral when he
American woman was elected to become Vice President of the United tweeted a picture of himself travelling there on the tube having used
States from 2021 - what is her name? his discount pass?
4. This year, the UK’s most celebrated fundraiser, Captain Sir Tom 4. Which British artist hosted a TV series on Channel 4 in 2020
Moore, took part in a sponsored walk that would eventually raise encouraging people to get creative during lockdown and submit
over £32.7 million for NHS charities. How many lengths of his garden artworks on a given theme each week?
did he walk?
Answers
Answers
1. ‘Parasite’ directed by Bong Joon-ho
1. Luxembourg 2. ‘Blinding Lights’ by The Weeknd
2. Cystic Fibrosis 3. Ronnie Wood from the Rolling Stones
3. Kamala Harris 4. Grayson Perry
4. 100 lengths – in honour of his 100th BirthdayThe answers
Science and Nature Round The Sports Round
Questions Questions
1.During the first lockdown in March 2020, the town of Llandudno in 1. In February 2020, which British professional boxer won the WBC
North Wales was famously invaded by a group of what animals? heavyweight champion title following a rematch against Deontay Wilder?
2. In August, the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on earth 2. Which football star is currently the most-followed person in the world
was recorded in Death Valley National Park, California. Can you guess on Instagram with 242 million followers (correct as of Nov 2020)?
how hot it was in degrees centigrade? (Answers that are 0.5C higher
or lower are accepted) 3. Name the Japanese tennis player who won the women’s singles
tournament in the 2020 US Open.
3. March saw two NASA astronauts travel to the International Space
Station as part of the first commercial crewed flight to the facility. 4. The Six Nations rugby tournament concluded in October 2020
Which private company developed and manufactured the spacecraft? nearly nine months after the first match was played. Which country
won the tournament?
4. What was the name of the documentary released on Netflix in
October 2020 that highlighted David Attenborough’s career and his
concern for the current state of the planet?
Answers
1. Tyson Fury
Answers 2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Naomi Osaka
1.Goats 4. England
2. 54.4C (accept any answer between 53.9C and 54.9C)
3. SpaceX
4. ‘David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet’The answers
The History Round The End of an Era Round
Questions
Questions
1. In February, Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate on two 1. In 2020, we said farewell to a number of national treasures, including
articles of impeachment; abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Dame Vera Lynn, Jack Charlton OBE, Dame Diana Rigg and Des
He was the third US president in history to be impeached, but can you O’Connor CBE. Which of them spent several years of their childhood
name the other two? in India and spoke Hindi as their second language?
2. During the national lockdown in March 2020, Dominic Cummings 2. On 31 January 2020, the UK officially left the European Union.
famously went on a 60-mile round trip to test his eye sight. Which In which year did the UK become a member of the European Economic
historical landmark did he visit in the North East of England? Community, as it was then known?
3. The Championships, Wimbledon, was cancelled in 2020 due to the 3. In August, Japan’s longest serving prime minister retired due to health
pandemic. Which year was the tennis tournament last cancelled? reasons at the age of 65. What is their name?
4.Lord Jonathan Sacks sadly passed away in November. What 4. 2020 saw Harry and Megan stepped back from their roles as senior
position did he hold between 1991 and 2013? members of the Royal Family. They retained their royal titles, but what
are these?
Answers
Answers
1. Bill Clinton (1998) and Andrew Johnson (1868)
2. Barnard Castle 1. Dame Diana Rigg
3. 1945 (due to World War II) 2. 1973
4. Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the 3. Shinzo Abe
Commonwealth (Chief Rabbi is also accepted as an answer) 4. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Tie breaker
Question: How many people watched Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s
speech about Covid-19 on 23 March 2020? (closest guess wins)
Answer: 27.1million across various channelsFAQs
How much should I try to raise? What difference will my fundraising make?
Every penny you raise will make a massive difference to Macmillan is funded almost entirely by donations from the
people living with cancer. The total you raise will depend on general public, so we are very grateful for your support.
how many people take part and how widely you share your Here are just some of the ways your money could help:
Virgin Money Giving page. Our suggested donation is £10
per person taking part. • £52 could help run a large Macmillan Information &
Support Centre for one hour.
How do I set up online giving page? • £118 could pay for a Macmillan Support Worker for one
day, helping people living with cancer receive the support
We recommend you set up a Virgin Money Giving page here they need.
and simply follow the instructions.
• £146 could pay for 200 copies of our most popular booklet,
‘Help With the Cost of Cancer’ – potentially helping a
Which video platform would you recommend? person affected by cancer understand the benefits and
financial help they could access.
There are several good options available and we suggest
you use one you’re most familiar with or that’s most popular
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If we haven’t answered your question please contact
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If you’d like to host another quiz, you’ll find more questions or drop us an email at fundraising@macmillan.org.uk
in the email we sent when you signed up.You Inspire us Thank you for organising this Big 2020 Quiz Night In for Macmillan. Every question you ask, every person you involve and every pound you raise, helps us be there for more people with cancer. If you have any questions or need advice about your event, we’re here to help. Pick up the phone and give us a call on 0300 1000 200 or drop us an email at fundraising@macmillan.org.uk Macmillan Cancer Support, registered charity in England and Wales (261017), Scotland (SC039907) and the Isle of Man (604). Also operating in Northern Ireland. MAC18605_NYE2020
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