Seven days of questions and answers

2000s Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 11 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. From which refuge does the Fellowship begin its shared journey?

    Answer: Rivendell

    The Fellowship begins its journey from Rivendell.

  2. Which studio developed Portal?

    Answer: Valve

    Valve developed Portal.

  3. Which Swedish service streams music through subscriptions and advertising?

    Answer: Spotify

    Spotify is the subscription music streaming service launched first in Europe.

  4. What kind of software lets contributors edit its articles?

    Answer: wiki software

    Its articles use wiki software.

  5. Which company made Wii?

    Answer: Nintendo

    Nintendo made or published Wii.

Daily round

  1. In what year was YouTube founded?

    Answer: 2005

    YouTube founded in 2005.

  2. Who founded YouTube?

    Answer: Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim

    Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim founded YouTube.

  3. Which console was Microsoft’s first entry into the home game-system market?

    Answer: Xbox

    The Xbox was Microsoft’s first home game console.

  4. Who designed The Sims?

    Answer: Will Wright

    Will Wright designed The Sims with the team at Maxis.

  5. In what year did Glee premiere?

    Answer: 2009

    Glee premiered in 2009.

Daily round

  1. Which online encyclopedia can be collaboratively edited?

    Answer: Wikipedia

    Wikipedia is the collaborative encyclopedia edited through the web.

  2. Which Nintendo handheld has two displays and a touchscreen?

    Answer: Nintendo DS

    Nintendo DS is the handheld game system with two screens.

  3. Which company developed World of Warcraft?

    Answer: Blizzard Entertainment

    Blizzard Entertainment developed World of Warcraft.

  4. Which superhero film launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

    Answer: Iron Man

    Iron Man is the superhero film starring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark.

  5. What word preceded Facebook in the service’s original name?

    Answer: The

    Its original name included the word The.

Daily round

  1. Which Disney Channel musical pairs Troy and Gabriella?

    Answer: High School Musical

    High School Musical is the Disney Channel musical about students Troy and Gabriella.

  2. Which website’s first upload was Me at the zoo?

    Answer: YouTube

    YouTube is the website created for uploading and watching videos.

  3. In what year was Twitter launched?

    Answer: 2006

    Twitter was launched in 2006.

  4. In Glee, what is the name of William McKinley High School’s central show choir?

    Answer: New Directions

    In Glee, Will Schuester directs the William McKinley High School show choir New Directions.

  5. Which filmmaker directed Pixar's 2003 feature Finding Nemo?

    Answer: Andrew Stanton

    Andrew Stanton led the direction of Pixar's Finding Nemo, with Lee Unkrich serving as co-director.

Daily round

  1. Which creative duo originated Avatar: The Last Airbender?

    Answer: Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko

    Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko originated the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

  2. In what year was the first Kindle released?

    Answer: 2007

    the first Kindle was released in 2007.

  3. What are Pandora’s indigenous people called?

    Answer: the Na’vi

    The Na’vi are Pandora’s indigenous people.

  4. Which Nintendo console uses motion-sensitive remote controllers?

    Answer: Wii

    Wii is the Nintendo console centered on motion-sensitive controls.

  5. Which artificial intelligence supervises the test chambers?

    Answer: GLaDOS

    GLaDOS supervises the test chambers.

Daily round

  1. Which company made the Xbox?

    Answer: Microsoft

    Microsoft made or published Xbox.

  2. Which film begins Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy?

    Answer: The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Fellowship of the Ring is the first released film in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy.

  3. Who co-founded Twitter?

    Answer: Jack Dorsey and cofounders

    Jack Dorsey and cofounders founded Twitter.

  4. In what year was the first iPhone released?

    Answer: 2007

    the first iPhone was released in 2007.

  5. Which mobile puzzle game launches birds from a slingshot?

    Answer: Angry Birds

    Angry Birds is the mobile puzzle game about launching birds at pigs.

Daily round

  1. Which social service was initially called twttr?

    Answer: Twitter

    Twitter is the social platform originally built around short status messages.

  2. What is the school team’s nickname?

    Answer: the Wildcats

    The school teams are called the Wildcats.

  3. In what year was the first iPod introduced?

    Answer: 2001

    the first iPod was introduced in 2001.

  4. What type of media was the original iPod designed to carry?

    Answer: digital music

    The first model advertised one thousand songs in your pocket.

  5. In what year was Wii released?

    Answer: 2006

    Wii was released in 2006.