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20 Revolutionary 2000s Trivia Questions and Answers

Reviewed by Stefanie Zaldarriaga, Author·Updated Oct 2025·3 min read

Relive the unforgettable decade with 2000s Trivia! From early iPods and flip phones to pop-punk anthems, viral internet moments, and blockbuster hits, these questions will test how well you remember the trends, music, and culture that defined the new millennium. Perfect for nostalgic 90s kids and anyone who lived through the rise of social media, this trivia is a throwback to the era that changed everything.

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  1. 1Which company introduced a pocket music player that could hold about 1,000 songs in October 2001?

  2. 2Which device Steve Jobs unveiled on January 9, 2007 combining a phone an iPod and an internet communicator?

  3. 3Which company agreed to acquire YouTube in October 2006 and for how much?

  4. 4Which scientific facility first circulated a beam around its 27 km ring on September 10, 2008?

  5. 5Which currency’s banknotes and coins entered everyday use across 12 European countries on January 1, 2002?

  6. 6Which historic enlargement brought 10 countries into the European Union on May 1, 2004?

  7. 7Which undersea earthquake on December 26, 2004 generated the Indian Ocean tsunami with magnitude 9.1?

  8. 8Which hurricane made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2005 causing catastrophic flooding in New Orleans?

  9. 9Which major US investment bank filed for bankruptcy on September 15, 2008 marking a pivotal moment in the global financial crisis?

  10. 10Which laureates shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts related to climate change?

  11. 11Which astronomical decision in 2006 reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet?

  12. 12Which fantasy epic won 11 Oscars at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004 and swept every category it was nominated in?

  13. 13Which animated film won the first ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002?

  14. 14Which 2009 film became the year’s top worldwide box office release and later one of the highest grossing films ever?

  15. 15Which e reader Amazon launched on November 19, 2007 selling out in hours?

  16. 16Which social network launched on February 4, 2004 initially for college students?

  17. 17What was the title of the first video uploaded to YouTube on April 23, 2005

  18. 18Which international research effort announced completion in April 2003 providing a high quality reference sequence of the human genome?

  19. 19Which swimmer won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics the most golds by one athlete at a single Games?

  20. 20Which leader was inaugurated as the 44th President of the US on January 20, 2009 becoming the nation’s first African American president?

Answer Key

  1. 1. Apple iPod.
  2. 2. Apple iPhone.
  3. 3. Google for $1.65 billion in stock.
  4. 4. CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.
  5. 5. The euro cash currency.
  6. 6. The EU10 enlargement adding Cyprus Czechia Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Malta Poland Slovakia and Slovenia.
  7. 7. The Sumatra Andaman earthquake.
  8. 8. Hurricane Katrina.
  9. 9. Lehman Brothers.
  10. 10. IPCC and Al Gore.
  11. 11. The IAU adoption of Resolutions B5 and B6 defining a planet and Pluto’s status.
  12. 12. The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King.
  13. 13. Shrek.
  14. 14. Avatar.
  15. 15. Amazon Kindle.
  16. 16. Facebook.
  17. 17. Me at the Zoo.
  18. 18. The Human Genome Project.
  19. 19. Michael Phelps.
  20. 20. Barack Obama.

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