June, 2021. Flashcards

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In April, 2021, it was announced that which Chinese-founded cryptocurrency exchange — based in the Cayman islands — had become the largest in the world?

A

BINANCE

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Eden Hazard’s three professional footballing younger brothers are Ethan; Thorgan (who — at Euro 2020 in June, 2021 — scored Belgium’s winning goal against Portugal); and which ex-Chelsea attacking midfielder, born in La Louvière in 1995?

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KYLIAN Hazard

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In June, 2021, which conservative politician began his third spell as deputy prime minister of Australia?

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Barnaby Thomas Gerard JOYCE

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In June, 2021, after seven years in power, who became the first Swedish prime minister to lose a parliamentary vote of confidence?

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Kjell Stefan LÖFVEN

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In June, 2021, which drug became the first for eighteen years to be approved by the FDA to treat Alzheimer’s disease?

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ADUCANUMAB (accept ADUHELM)

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In 2021, which athlete shattered the record for the women’s four-hundred-metre hurdles at the US Olympic trials?

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Sydney Michelle McLAUGHLIN

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Nick Broomfield’s 2021 documentary ‘Last Man Standing’ examines the links between Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur, the LAPD’s gang-affiliated officers and ex-detective Russell Poole, and which man — resultantly jailed for twenty-eight years?

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Suge KNIGHT, Jr (accept Marion Hugh KNIGHT, Jr)

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At the Tour de France in June, 2021, which German cyclist rode into a spectator’s sign reading “Allez Opi Omi” — thus inadvertently causing a pile-up that brought down the entire peloton?

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Tony Hans-Joachim MARTIN

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In June, 2021, which police officer was sentenced to twenty-two-and-a-half years in jail for the murder of George Floyd?

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Derek Michael CHAUVIN

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Iran’s participation at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo was called into question, after the 2020 state execution of which wrestler?

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Navid AFKARI Sangari

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Fifteen days after testing positive for Covid-19, which golfer won the 2021 US Open?

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Jon RAHM Rodríguez

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In 2021, which Tunisian became the first Arab tennis-player to win a WTA title?

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Ons JABEUR (accept Uns JĀBR)

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Which Jamaican model is the mother of Usain Bolt’s twins, Thunder and St Leo?

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Kasi BENNETT

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Which director of gooniies omen lethalweapon dies

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Richard DONNER

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15
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Assaasinates haiti pres

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Joseph MOISE

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Assaasinates haiti pres

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Joseph MOISE