The 2000s Quiz: Only True Millennials Will Score 15/20

Question 1

What social networking site, launched in 2003, became the dominant social platform of the mid-2000s and let users choose a 'Top 8' list of friends?

Accepted Answer

MySpace

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Friendster

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Bebo

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Hi5

Question 2

Apple launched a portable music player in October 2001 that went on to transform the entire music industry. What was it called?

Accepted Answer

The iPod

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The Zune

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The Rio

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The Walkman Digital

Question 3

What iconic Motorola flip phone, released in 2004, became a fashion accessory as much as a phone and sold over 130 million units?

Accepted Answer

The Motorola RAZR V3

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The Nokia 3310

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The Samsung T100

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The Sony Ericsson T610

Question 4

What instant messaging service, operated by AOL, dominated online chat in the early 2000s and was famous for its customisable 'away messages'?

Accepted Answer

AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)

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MSN Messenger

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Yahoo Messenger

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ICQ

Question 5

In what year did YouTube launch, permanently changing how the world consumes video content?

Accepted Answer

2005

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2003

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2007

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2006

Question 6

Which DreamWorks animated film, released in May 2001, won the inaugural Oscar for Outstanding Animated Feature Film at the 74th Academy Awards ceremony in March 2002?

Accepted Answer

Shrek

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Monsters, Inc.

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Ice Age

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Antz

Question 7

American Idol, a reality competition show that turned unknown singers into pop stars, launched in the US in which year?

Accepted Answer

2002

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2000

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2004

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1999

Question 8

What virtual pet handheld device, first released in Japan in 1996 and the US in 1997, experienced a massive revival craze in schools throughout the early 2000s?

Accepted Answer

Tamagotchi

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Digimon

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Giga Pet

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Nano Baby

Question 9

The Sims, released by Maxis in February 2000, held the number-one spot on the NPD Group PC game sales chart for how many consecutive calendar years?

Accepted Answer

Three — 2000, 2001, and 2002

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One — 2000 only, before StarCraft reclaimed the top spot

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Two — 2000 and 2001 only

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Four — 2000 through 2003

Question 10

The first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (titled Sorcerer's Stone in the US), was released in which year?

Accepted Answer

2001

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1999

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2000

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2003

Question 11

What peer-to-peer file sharing service, launched in 1999, transformed the music industry before being shut down by court order in 2001?

Accepted Answer

Napster

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LimeWire

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Kazaa

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BitTorrent

Question 12

Facebook launched in February 2004. What was its original exclusive audience?

Accepted Answer

Harvard University students only, before expanding to other US universities and then the public in 2006

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Smartphone users sharing photos, before expanding to desktop browsers in 2005

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College students looking for dates, before pivoting to a general social network in 2005

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MIT students coordinating study groups, before Zuckerberg acquired and relaunched it

Question 13

What online encyclopaedia, launched in January 2001, reached 1 million articles by 2006 and fundamentally changed how people accessed information?

Accepted Answer

Wikipedia

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Encarta Online

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Encyclopaedia Britannica Online

Answer

Ask Jeeves Knowledge Base

Question 14

What MMORPG, released by Blizzard in November 2004, became the highest-subscribed video game in history, peaking at over 12 million subscribers in 2010?

Accepted Answer

World of Warcraft

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EverQuest

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Runescape

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Guild Wars

Question 15

Reality TV pioneer 'The Simple Life,' starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie as socialites doing manual labour, premiered in which year?

Accepted Answer

2003

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2001

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2005

Answer

2000

Question 16

Google went public with its IPO in August 2004. What was unusual about how it conducted the offering?

Accepted Answer

A 'Dutch auction' letting regular investors bid alongside institutions, bypassing Wall Street underwriting

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Shares were reserved for employees and early investors for six months before public trading

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It debuted on a newly created tech exchange rather than NYSE or NASDAQ

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The founders revealed the IPO plans inside a Playboy magazine interview

Question 17

Beyoncé launched her solo career in 2003 after the disbanding of which group?

Accepted Answer

Destiny's Child

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TLC

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Spice Girls

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En Vogue

Question 18

Which 2003 OutKast double album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2004 and contained the single 'Hey Ya!' that topped the Billboard Hot 100?

Accepted Answer

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Answer

Stankonia

Answer

Aquemini

Answer

ATLiens

Question 19

What ringtone featuring an animated frog, released in 2005 by the Jamba/Jamster service, reached number one on the singles chart in 19 countries including the UK, where it kept Coldplay off the top spot?

Accepted Answer

Crazy Frog (Axel F)

Answer

Nokia Tune

Answer

Right Said Fred Ringtone

Answer

The Hamster Dance

Question 20

What 2004 Lindsay Lohan comedy, written by Tina Fey, became a defining pop-culture film of the decade and coined the phrase 'That is SO fetch'?

Accepted Answer

Mean Girls

Answer

The Princess Diaries

Answer

Freaky Friday

Answer

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

The 2000s Quiz: Only True Millennials Will Score 15/20

What social networking site, launched in 2003, became the dominant social platform of the mid-2000s and let users choose a 'Top 8' list of friends?

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The 2000s Quiz: Only True Millennials Will Score 15/20