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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. What input hardware occupied part of the first model’s front?

    Answer: a physical keyboard

    The first model included a physical keyboard.

  2. Who directed Avatar?

    Answer: James Cameron

    James Cameron directed Avatar.

  3. Who co-created Glee?

    Answer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan

    Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan co-created Glee.

  4. Which year marked the television debut of Avatar: The Last Airbender?

    Answer: 2005

    Avatar: The Last Airbender debuted on television in 2005.

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

    Answer: Spotify

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

Daily round

  1. Which sports collection was bundled with Wii in many regions?

    Answer: Wii Sports

    Wii Sports was bundled in many regions.

  2. What are Pandora’s indigenous people called?

    Answer: the Na’vi

    The Na’vi are Pandora’s indigenous people.

  3. Which company made Wii?

    Answer: Nintendo

    Nintendo made or published Wii.

  4. Which internet service became known for voice and video calls?

    Answer: Skype

    Skype is the software service for voice and video calls over the internet.

  5. Which online encyclopedia can be collaboratively edited?

    Answer: Wikipedia

    Wikipedia is the collaborative encyclopedia edited through the web.

Daily round

  1. In what year was the first iPod introduced?

    Answer: 2001

    the first iPod was introduced in 2001.

  2. In what year did High School Musical premiere?

    Answer: 2006

    High School Musical premiered in 2006.

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

    Answer: Nintendo DS

    Nintendo DS is the handheld game system with two screens.

  4. Who created Minecraft?

    Answer: Markus Persson

    Markus Persson created Minecraft public build.

  5. Which organization adopted the dwarf-planet definition?

    Answer: International Astronomical Union

    Pluto reclassification is connected to International Astronomical Union.

Daily round

  1. Which studio developed Portal?

    Answer: Valve

    Valve developed Portal.

  2. Which life-simulation game features characters who speak Simlish?

    Answer: The Sims

    The Sims is the life-simulation game about creating people and households.

  3. Which Apple product combined a phone, iPod, and internet communicator?

    Answer: iPhone

    iPhone is the Apple touchscreen smartphone combining phone, iPod, and internet tools.

  4. Who co-founded Twitter?

    Answer: Jack Dorsey and cofounders

    Jack Dorsey and cofounders founded Twitter.

  5. What does Tony Stark reveal at the end of the film?

    Answer: that he is Iron Man

    Its ending openly reveals Iron Man’s identity.

Daily round

  1. In what year was HTC Dream released?

    Answer: 2008

    HTC Dream was released in 2008.

  2. Which year in the 2000s saw Pixar release Finding Nemo?

    Answer: 2003

    Pixar released Finding Nemo in 2003.

  3. In what year did Minecraft receive its first public build?

    Answer: 2009

    Minecraft received its first public build in 2009.

  4. Which software marketplace was absent at the original launch?

    Answer: the App Store

    The original model lacked an App Store at launch.

  5. In what year was the first iPhone released?

    Answer: 2007

    the first iPhone was released in 2007.

Daily round

  1. Which company made Xbox 360?

    Answer: Microsoft

    Microsoft made or published Xbox 360.

  2. In what year did Spirit and Opportunity land on Mars?

    Answer: 2004

    Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars in 2004.

  3. 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.

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

    Answer: Angry Birds

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

  5. Which superhero film launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

    Answer: Iron Man

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

Daily round

  1. Which animals are the birds trying to defeat?

    Answer: pigs

    A slingshot is the main aiming mechanic.

  2. Which social service was initially called twttr?

    Answer: Twitter

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

  3. Which Blizzard online game lets players join the Alliance or Horde?

    Answer: World of Warcraft

    World of Warcraft is the massively multiplayer role-playing game set in Azeroth.

  4. Which former planet was reclassified as a dwarf planet?

    Answer: Pluto

    Astronomers reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet in 2006.

  5. Who directed the 2002 film Spider-Man?

    Answer: Sam Raimi

    Sam Raimi directed Spider-Man.