 - 1. What was the unemployment rate in the U.S. in April 2020?
A) 4.8 percent
B) 32.9 percent
C) 14.7 percent
D) 10 percent
- 2. By what percentage did the U.S. economy contract from January through March 2020?
A) 14.7 percent
B) 10 percent
C) 32.9 percent
D) 4.8 percent
- 3. What was the estimated annualized GDP drop in the second quarter of 2020?
A) 14.7 percent
B) 4.8 percent
C) 60 percent
D) 32.9 percent
- 4. According to the Aspen Institute, how many people were at risk for eviction by the end of 2020?
A) 30–40 million
B) 10–20 million
C) 3–7 million
D) 55 million
- 5. What percentage of U.S. businesses that closed during the pandemic were projected by Yelp to stay shut permanently?
A) Ten percent
B) Twenty-five percent
C) Sixty percent
D) Forty percent
- 6. How many reports of racism against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders did Stop AAPI Hate receive in the first year?
A) 2,400
B) 4,200
C) 3,795
D) 5,000
- 7. Which group was reported by CNN in May 2020 to have the highest rate of infection in the U.S.?
A) Hispanic Americans
B) Asian Americans
C) African Americans
D) Navajo Nation
- 8. How many students were affected by school closures by April 2020?
A) More than 100 million
B) More than 30 million
C) More than 10 million
D) More than 55 million
- 9. What was the total number of Americans federally charged with pandemic fraud as of 2025?
A) 10,000
B) 2,400
C) 3,795
D) More than 4200
- 10. By how many years did the life expectancy of a Hispanic American decrease between 2019 and 2020?
A) 2.9 years
B) Three years
C) Five years
D) 1.2 years
- 11. Which specific fraud case involved nearly $250 million in USDA child nutrition funds?
A) The COVID Tracking Project
B) The CARES Act
C) Feeding Our Future
D) Stop AAPI Hate
- 12. What percentage of American restaurants did OpenTable estimate would close permanently in May 2020?
A) 25 percent
B) 10 percent
C) 40 percent
D) 60 percent
- 13. According to the CDC in June 2021, which group had the highest rates of hospitalizations and deaths?
A) Hispanic
B) Asian American
C) White non-Hispanic
D) American Indian or Alaska Native
- 14. What is the estimated range of total healthcare costs for treating the epidemic in the U.S.?
A) $500 billion to $1 trillion
B) $34 billion to $251 billion
C) $1 billion to $10 billion
D) $100 million to $500 million
- 15. When did the Biden administration renew the public health emergency?
A) January 11, 2023
B) April 10, 2023
C) February 23, 2023
D) May 11, 2023
- 16. Which specific subvariants were associated with the winter 2023 surge?
A) Beta
B) Delta
C) Alpha
D) Omicron
- 17. When were emergency SNAP allotments scheduled to end for most remaining states?
A) After the January distribution
B) After the February distribution
C) After the April distribution
D) After the March distribution
- 18. What was the amount of the additional monthly SNAP benefit being ended?
A) $95
B) $200
C) $50
D) $125
- 19. Which state ended emergency food grants after the January distribution?
A) South Carolina
B) Tennessee
C) California
D) Texas
- 20. When did President Biden announce that the COVID-19 emergency declarations would end?
A) May 11, 2023
B) January 31, 2023
C) April 10, 2023
D) March 11, 2023
- 21. What was the effective end date for the public health emergency announced by Biden?
A) February 23, 2023
B) April 10, 2023
C) May 11, 2023
D) January 31, 2023
- 22. What replaced the emergency SNAP benefit program in the congressional decision?
A) A state-funded tax credit
B) Increased food pantry funding
C) A universal basic income supplement
D) A permanent summer program for school meals
- 23. On what date was the national emergency officially terminated by a signed resolution?
A) January 11, 2023
B) May 11, 2023
C) September 25, 2023
D) April 10, 2023
- 24. Which institution briefly reinstated a mask mandate in the summer/fall of 2023?
A) Lionsgate
B) The USDA
C) The FDA
D) The White House
- 25. Which college reinstated temperature checks and restricted large events?
A) South Carolina State
B) Harvard University
C) Morris Brown College
D) Texas A&M
- 26. In which states did school districts suspend in-person learning due to high positivity rates?
A) Florida and Georgia
B) California and New York
C) Texas and Tennessee
D) Ohio and Indiana
- 27. Who stated that the test stockpile had been replenished?
A) The USDA Secretary
B) The FDA Commissioner
C) Joe Biden
D) Xavier Becerra
- 28. Why might some of the tests delivered in September 2023 show expired dates?
A) The labels were misprinted during production
B) The tests were sent by mistake
C) The FDA had extended the expiration dates
D) They were part of the 2021 stockpile
- 29. According to the text, which regions showed increased wastewater cases in August 2023?
A) South and Midwest
B) West and Northeast
C) Pacific and Southeast
D) Northwest and Southwest
- 30. What percentage rise in hospitalizations was reported in the first two weeks of August 2023?
A) 24%
B) 10%
C) 50%
D) 33%
- 31. By May 27, 2020, how many Americans had died with COVID-19?
A) 50,000
B) 100,000
C) 300,000
D) 200,000
- 32. On July 6, 2020, what did the U.S. Department of State announce regarding the World Health Organization?
A) Increased funding for the WHO
B) A new partnership with the WHO
C) Withdrawal from the WHO
D) Hosting the WHO headquarters
- 33. What new metric for disease severity did the CDC adopt on July 10, 2020?
A) Infection Fatality Ratio (IFR)
B) Total Hospitalization Percentage (THP)
C) Recovery Growth Index (RGI)
D) Infection Spread Rate (ISR)
- 34. Approximately how many people attended the 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally?
A) Over 1 million
B) Over 100,000
C) Over 50,000
D) Over 400,000
- 35. What milestone did the U.S. reach on September 22, 2020, according to Johns Hopkins University?
A) 300,000 deaths
B) 100,000 deaths
C) 200,000 deaths
D) 500,000 deaths
- 36. By December 8, 2020, what ratio of Americans had tested positive for COVID-19?
A) One out of every 50
B) One out of every 100
C) One out of every 10
D) One out of every 22
- 37. Where was the first case of the Alpha variant reported in the U.S. on December 29, 2020?
A) New York
B) California
C) Colorado
D) Florida
- 38. Who declared a public health emergency in the United States on January 31, 2020?
A) Donald Trump
B) Alex Azar
C) Anthony Fauci
D) Mike Pence
- 39. On what date did President Donald Trump declare a national emergency?
A) March 6, 2020
B) January 31, 2020
C) February 25, 2020
D) March 13, 2020
- 40. Which variant was first detected in the United Kingdom and began rising in the U.S. in March 2021?
A) Beta
B) Alpha
C) Omicron
D) Delta
- 41. What percentage of Americans were estimated to have had COVID-19 at least once by the end of 2022?
A) 50%
B) 77.5%
C) 95%
D) 85%
- 42. What was the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020?
A) Cancer
B) COVID-19
C) Respiratory failure
D) Heart disease
- 43. Where did the earliest confirmed American death from COVID-19 occur?
A) New York City, New York
B) Wuhan, China
C) Los Angeles, California
D) Santa Clara County, California
- 44. Who chaired the White House Coronavirus Task Force after taking over from Alex Azar?
A) Donald Trump
B) Anthony Fauci
C) Rand Paul
D) Mike Pence
- 45. How many confirmed cases of the Alpha variant did the CDC announce on January 6, 2021?
A) 100
B) 52
C) 10
D) 25
- 46. By March 5, 2021, how many states (including D.C. and Puerto Rico) had detected COVID-19 variants?
A) 35
B) 50
C) 47
D) 40
- 47. What was the estimated percentage of the U.S. population infected with the virus as of March 2021, according to the CDC?
A) 10%
B) 50%
C) 25%
D) 35%
- 48. Who was the CDC director that warned of a new rise in cases during the spring of 2021?
A) Joe Biden
B) Tom Frieden
C) Rochelle Walensky
D) Anthony Fauci
- 49. The CDC's May 13 mask guidance did not remove the federal mandate for which setting?
A) Restaurants
B) Outdoor parks
C) Retail stores
D) Public transportation
- 50. On what date did the U.S. pass 600,000 total COVID-19 deaths?
A) August 1
B) June 15
C) July 4
D) May 6
- 51. Which variant was responsible for the rise in COVID-19 cases starting in June 2021?
A) Beta variant
B) Alpha variant
C) Gamma variant
D) Delta variant
- 52. According to the text, how much did the Delta variant increase the risk of hospitalization for the unvaccinated?
A) Increased it by 50 percent
B) Tripled the risk
C) Doubled the risk
D) Increased it by 10 percent
- 53. What proportion of the total U.S. population lived in the eight states that accounted for half of the national hospitalizations by mid-August?
A) One-quarter
B) One-third
C) One-fifth
D) One-half
- 54. Which historical pandemic is compared to the U.S. death toll of 675,000 in the text?
A) The H1N1 swine flu
B) The 1968 Hong Kong flu
C) The 1918 Spanish flu
D) The 1957 Asian flu
- 55. As of February 1, 2022, how much higher were U.S. fatality rates compared to other large wealthy countries?
A) 25%
B) 45%
C) 63%
D) 80%
- 56. What was cited as a major reason for the higher U.S. fatality rates compared to other wealthy nations in early 2022?
A) Lack of ventilators
B) Political instability
C) Lower vaccination rates
D) Limited hospital space
- 57. Why was the emergency aid package removed from the spending bill in March 2022?
A) The funding was no longer needed
B) The Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional
C) Democrats refused to support the bill
D) Republicans blocked new pandemic spending
- 58. Which judge ended the federal transportation mask mandate on April 18, 2022?
A) Sarah Henderson
B) Joe Biden
C) Kathryn Kimball Mizelle
D) An unnamed CDC official
- 59. How many state-level mask requirements remained in force as of July 14, 2022?
A) 50
B) 21
C) None
D) 5
- 60. On what television program did President Biden declare the pandemic was 'over'?
A) CNN News
B) 60 Minutes
C) NBC Nightly News
D) The Morning Show
- 61. Which racial/ethnic group had the highest reported booster intake at 19%?
A) White, non-Hispanic people
B) Non-Hispanic American Indians
C) Black people
D) Hispanic people
- 62. Who stated that there was enough community protection to avoid a repeat of the previous year's surge?
A) Columbia University scientists
B) The WHO
C) Fauci
D) The CDC
- 63. What percentage of new U.S. cases did the XBB.1.5 variant represent at the end of 2022?
A) About 19%
B) About 15%
C) About 7%
D) About 41%
- 64. How effective were U.S.-authorized bivalent mRNA boosters for those who had already received 2 to 4 monovalent shots?
A) Provided significant additional protection against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2
B) Provided no additional protection
C) Only protected against death, not symptoms
D) Were less effective than the original vaccines
- 65. Which city attempted to reinstate a mask mandate for city employees on January 5, 2024?
A) San Francisco
B) Boston
C) Saint Louis
D) Chicago
- 66. Who pressured Saint Louis to cancel its mask mandate in January 2024?
A) The CDC Director
B) The President of the United States
C) The Mayor of New York City
D) Missouri's Republican governor
- 67. Who announced the removal of the COVID-19 vaccine from the recommended immunization schedule?
A) The CDC Director
B) Anthony Fauci
C) The Surgeon General
D) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- 68. By mid-March 2020, what percentage of Democrats viewed COVID-19 as a real threat?
A) 70%
B) 40%
C) 72%
D) 76%
- 69. Which entity was cited as the most trusted source of information about the outbreak?
A) News media
B) WHO
C) CDC
D) Trump
- 70. What percentage of people in a May 2020 poll felt the federal government was doing a poor job stopping the spread of COVID-19?
A) 54%
B) 58%
C) 57%
D) 46%
- 71. What did Donald Trump call mail-in voting?
A) Modern
B) Corrupt
C) Unnecessary
D) Efficient
- 72. How had Donald Trump voted in the last Florida primary preceding his comments on mail-in voting?
A) In person
B) He did not vote
C) By proxy
D) By mail
- 73. According to the text, how did mail-in voter fraud compare to in-person voter fraud?
A) Mail-in fraud was slightly higher
B) They were exactly the same
C) There was zero evidence of fraud in either
D) In-person fraud was significantly higher
- 74. What is one way the text suggests mail-in voting can be made more secure?
A) Using only electronic voting machines
B) Providing free drop-off locations
C) Limiting the voting period to one day
D) Requiring a witness signature for every ballot
- 75. What was the result of some states failing to agree on changes to voting procedures?
A) Lawsuits
B) Immediate cancellation of elections
C) Direct federal intervention
D) A transition to mandatory internet voting
- 76. According to the text, how common are instances of mail-in and in-person voter fraud?
A) Both are common
B) In-person fraud is very common
C) Mail-in fraud is very common
D) Both are rare
- 77. How many doses are required for the initial vaccination protocol of two of the three COVID-19 vaccines used in the U.S.?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
- 78. Which government entity allows private companies to mandate vaccines for their employees?
A) U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
B) Federal Trade Commission
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
D) Department of Labor
- 79. Which of the following companies issued employee vaccine mandates as mentioned in the text?
A) Microsoft
B) Amazon
C) United Airlines
D) Apple
- 80. According to the August 2021 USA Today poll, what percentage of people supported a business's right to refuse service to unvaccinated customers?
A) 62%
B) 50%
C) 68%
D) 72%
- 81. What percentage of people in the August 2021 USA Today poll felt that mandating masks was a matter of health and safety?
A) 80%
B) 68%
C) 62%
D) 72%
- 82. On February 17, 2022, which state governor announced a formal shift toward endemic management of COVID-19?
A) Andrew Cuomo
B) Ron DeSantis
C) Gavin Newsom
D) Joe Biden
- 83. Who stated on September 18, 2022, that the pandemic stage of COVID-19 was over in the United States?
A) Anthony Fauci
B) Gavin Newsom
C) Joseph Wendelken
D) Joe Biden
- 84. What kind of medication did the White House action plan aim to provide for free to high-risk patients?
A) Steroids
B) Antiviral medication
C) Antibiotics
D) Painkillers
- 85. Which of these companies was mentioned as having issued a vaccine mandate due to the Delta variant?
A) Salesforce
B) Walmart
C) Tyson Foods
D) United Airlines
- 86. Which index ranked the United States as the most prepared nation in 2020?
A) International Pandemic Preparedness Assessment
B) World Health Organization Index
C) CDC Global Capability Index
D) Global Health Security Index
- 87. When did the Trump administration terminate the PREDICT program?
A) April 2020
B) January 2020
C) September 2009
D) September 2019
- 88. In what year was the PREDICT program initiated?
A) 2009
B) 1999
C) 2000
D) 2019
- 89. Which laboratory identified the virus that causes COVID-19 and was trained by the PREDICT program?
A) Wuhan lab
B) National Institutes of Health lab
C) CDC lab
D) Beijing institute
- 90. How many countries were ranked in the Global Health Security Index mentioned in the text?
A) 150
B) 100
C) 195
D) 200
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