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Rafael Nadal won his 13th French Open tennis title, tying him with the most Grand Slam titles ever with what other player
Roger Federer
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Best known for his role as 007, this actor passed away on October 31, 2020 at the age of 90
Sir Sean Connery
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Becoming official on January 31, this country exited the European Union – and gave much of RA CMC a lot of work to do in the process
UK
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This concept, of a common non-dedicated workspace –or neighborhood- is known by this 3-letter accronym
ABW
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This country leads the world in Covid deaths
The United States
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Which international team sits on top of the FIFA Men's World rankings as of Nov 2020
Belgium
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Season 4 of this series premiered on Netflix in November 2020 and received criticism for its historical liberties taken regarding a royal family
The Crown
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Known as the Notorius RBG, this US Supreme Court Justice who passed away in September was known as a women’s rights pioneer.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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After experimenting with a new performance management concept, Novartis will officially rollout this performance management concept globally starting in January 2021
EVOLVE
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In what month of 2020 did European researchers report the highest global temperatures ever, surpassing previous records set in 2016 and 2019
November
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Who won the 2020 Le Mans
Toyota Gazoo's No. 8
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What song won the last Eurovision Song Contest held in 2019
Arcade by Duncan Laurence
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This country became the first to implement a nationwide lockdown in March due to Covid 19
Italy
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This program is designated for a select group of projects that show promise of accelerated development that will potentially lead to faster regulatory approval and patient access
Pioneer program
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On what month did the World Health Organization declare the coronavirus a pandemic
March (11)
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When will the 2020 summer Olympics be held
July 2021
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What singer-songwriter partially funded the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
Dolly Parton
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In January, this royal couple known as the Duke and Dutchess of Sussex officially ‘stepped down’ from royal duties
Prince Harry and Megan Markle
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Novartis purchased this company in a 3.9 billion dollar deal strengthening our footprint in radioligand cancer therapies
Advanced Accelerator Applications (Triple A)
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On January 2, why was a 3rd state of emergency declared in New South Wales, Australia?
Bushfires
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Which famous basketball start dies in a helicopter crash near his home in Los Angeles
Kobe Bryant
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This movie swept the major awards at the Academy Awards (Oscars) this year, appropriately titled for 2020
Parasite
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This nation plans to bring rocks back from the moon for the first time in more than 40 years.
China
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What is the name of the Novartis Sickle-cell medicine approved for use in the US and Europe in 2020
Adakveo (SEG101)
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Between Feb 8 and 9, a powerful storm hit the UK, what was it called
Storm Dennis
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