2020s Trivia: Fun Facts From The Decade

Trivia from the 2020s, all of it dateable and checkable.

Every fact below has its year in brackets, so you can read the fact out, hide the year and use it as a quiz round - or leave the year in and use it for a birthday card or a reminiscence session.

For the same decade laid out year by year, use the 2020s calendar linked at the bottom.

Years covered in the 2020s

• 2020 - Lockdown, clapping on doorsteps and a year nobody needs reminding of. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2020
• 2021 - Another lockdown, then a summer of football and reopening. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2021
• 2022 - The Platinum Jubilee, the death of the Queen and three Prime Ministers. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2022
• 2023 - The coronation, Barbenheimer and 'Last Christmas' finally getting to number one. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2023
• 2024 - A July general election, the Olympics in Paris and Gavin & Stacey signing off. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2024
• 2025 - The Lionesses retained the Euros and the Oasis reunion filled the stadiums. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2025
• That is every 2020s year we have written up so far: 2020 to 2025.

News facts from the 2020s

• The first UK lockdown was announced on 23 March. (2020)
• England entered a third lockdown in January; restrictions were lifted in July. (2021)
• Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February. (2022)
• King Charles III was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 6 May. (2023)
• Labour won the general election on 4 July and Keir Starmer became Prime Minister. (2024)
• The cost of living and energy bills stayed the dominant domestic story. (2025)

More from the news

• Captain Sir Tom Moore walked one hundred laps of his garden before his hundredth birthday and raised nearly £33 million. (2020)
• Prince Philip died on 9 April, aged 99. (2021)
• The Platinum Jubilee was celebrated over a four-day weekend in June. (2022)
• Inflation and mortgage rates dominated the first half of the year. (2023)
• The Post Office Horizon scandal returned to the front pages after the ITV drama in January. (2024)
• Artificial intelligence moved into schools, workplaces and customer service in earnest. (2025)

Television and film in the 2020s

• Tiger King and Normal People were the lockdown programmes everybody watched. (2020)
• Line of Duty's series six finale was watched by over fifteen million people. (2021)
• Stranger Things, Top Gun: Maverick and The Traitors were the year's talking points. (2022)
• Barbie and Oppenheimer opened on the same weekend in July and filled cinemas. (2023)
• Mr Bates vs The Post Office in January changed government policy within a fortnight. (2024)
• Adolescence became one of the most-discussed British dramas in years. (2025)

Music in the 2020s

• 'Blinding Lights' by the Weeknd was the year's best-selling single worldwide and a fixture of the UK chart. (2020)
• Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' and 'Good 4 U' were the breakout records of the year. (2021)
• 'As It Was' by Harry Styles was the year's best-selling single and spent ten weeks at number one. (2022)
• 'Flowers' by Miley Cyrus was the year's best-selling single. (2023)
• Taylor Swift's Eras Tour played London, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Cardiff. (2024)
• Oasis played their reunion shows in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin over the summer. (2025)

Sport in the 2020s

• The Tokyo Olympics and Euro 2020 were both postponed by a year. (2020)
• England reached the Euro 2020 final at Wembley in July and lost on penalties to Italy. (2021)
• England's women won Euro 2022 at Wembley on 31 July. (2022)
• England's women reached the World Cup final in Australia and lost to Spain. (2023)
• England's men reached the Euro 2024 final in Berlin and lost to Spain. (2024)
• England's women retained the European Championship in Switzerland in July. (2025)

Everyday life in the 2020s

• Thursday clapping, banana bread and daily government briefings at five o'clock. (2020)
• Working from home stayed for a lot of people even after the offices reopened. (2021)
• Energy bills rose sharply and the price cap was in every news bulletin. (2022)
• Artificial intelligence went from a curiosity to something in every workplace conversation. (2023)
• AI tools appeared inside phones, search engines and office software. (2024)
• Oasis tickets, resale prices and dynamic pricing were the year's running argument. (2025)

How to use these as a quiz round

• Read the fact without the year and ask for the year - closest answer wins the point.
• Ten facts makes a round. Mix news with television and music so nobody sweeps it.
• For a care home or reminiscence session, use the everyday life facts first - they get the most talk.
• Anyone born in 2020 turns 50 in 2070, 60 in 2080 and 70 in 2090.

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How to write it so it lands

• Hide the bracketed year and you have a guess-the-year round ready to go.
• For a card, use the year they were born rather than the decade.
• In a reminiscence session, stop on whatever gets a reaction rather than finishing the list.

Where to shop next

• Look back to 2020
• Look back to 2021
• Look back to 2022
• Look back to 2023
• Look back to 2024
• Look back to 2025
• 2020s calendar: year by year
• The 2020s: the whole decade
• 2020s party playlist
• Viral and TikTok party games
• Phone party games
• How to run a quiz night
• Guess the year quiz
• Decade history: key events, politics and culture by era
• Decade books: best novels, authors and reading trends
• Decade calendar: every year from 1920
• Decade trivia: fun facts by era
• Decade trivia game: play for points
• Decade guides: books, films and TV by era
• Decade recipes: dishes and food trends by era
• Music by decade: albums, artists and songs
• Decade fashion: clothes, hair and accessories by era
• Nostalgia gift shop
• Retro party supplies
• Care home reminiscence quiz
• Milestone birthday cards
• Planning the party? Birthday party ideas
• How to make a balloon arch
• Photo booth prop ideas
• Pin badges
• All guides

Frequently asked questions

What are some fun facts about the 2020s?

Lockdown, clapping on doorsteps and a year nobody needs reminding of. The lists above give the news, television, music, sport and everyday facts for every year from 2020 to 2025, each with its date.

What good 2020s quiz questions are there?

Any fact on this page works as a question if you read it out and ask for the year. Ten of them makes a round, and the answers are already in the brackets.

Where do these facts come from?

They are the same checked facts used on our year pages - real, dateable events only. The official UK singles chart begins in November 1952, so earlier years list popular songs rather than chart positions.

Do you sell anything to do with this decade?

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