2000s trivia takes you back to a decade that changed everything—from iPods and Facebook to The Lord of the Rings sweeping the Oscars. It was an era of groundbreaking technology, unforgettable pop culture moments, and world events that shaped modern history. Test how much you remember about the innovations, films, and milestones that defined the new millennium.
1. Which company introduced a pocket music player that could hold about 1,000 songs in October 2001?
2. Which device Steve Jobs unveiled on January 9, 2007 combining a phone an iPod and an internet communicator?
3. Which company agreed to acquire YouTube in October 2006 and for how much?
4. Which scientific facility first circulated a beam around its 27 km ring on September 10, 2008?
5. Which currency’s banknotes and coins entered everyday use across 12 European countries on January 1, 2002?
6. Which historic enlargement brought 10 countries into the European Union on May 1, 2004?
7. Which undersea earthquake on December 26, 2004 generated the Indian Ocean tsunami with magnitude 9.1?
8. Which hurricane made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2005 causing catastrophic flooding in New Orleans?
9. Which major US investment bank filed for bankruptcy on September 15, 2008 marking a pivotal moment in the global financial crisis?
10. Which laureates shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts related to climate change?
11. Which astronomical decision in 2006 reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet?
12. Which fantasy epic won 11 Oscars at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004 and swept every category it was nominated in?
13. Which animated film won the first ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002?
14. Which 2009 film became the year’s top worldwide box office release and later one of the highest grossing films ever?
15. Which e reader Amazon launched on November 19, 2007 selling out in hours?
16. Which social network launched on February 4, 2004 initially for college students?
17. What was the title of the first video uploaded to YouTube on April 23, 2005
18. Which international research effort announced completion in April 2003 providing a high quality reference sequence of the human genome?
19. Which swimmer won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics the most golds by one athlete at a single Games?
20. Which leader was inaugurated as the 44th President of the US on January 20, 2009 becoming the nation’s first African American president?
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