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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 12 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Who founded YouTube?

    Answer: Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim

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

  2. Which Amazon device was designed for reading electronic books?

    Answer: Kindle

    Kindle is the Amazon handheld electronic-book reader.

  3. Which handset maker and software company collaborated on HTC Dream?

    Answer: HTC and Google

    HTC and Google collaborated on the HTC Dream, the first commercial Android phone.

  4. Who directed The Fellowship of the Ring?

    Answer: Peter Jackson

    Peter Jackson directed The Fellowship of the Ring.

  5. What is the school team’s nickname?

    Answer: the Wildcats

    The school teams are called the Wildcats.

Daily round

  1. In what year was The Sims first released?

    Answer: 2000

    The Sims was first released in 2000.

  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. Which social service was initially called twttr?

    Answer: Twitter

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

  4. Which studio developed Portal?

    Answer: Valve

    Valve developed Portal.

  5. In what year was Wikipedia launched?

    Answer: 2001

    Wikipedia was launched in 2001.

Daily round

  1. Which artificial intelligence supervises the test chambers?

    Answer: GLaDOS

    GLaDOS supervises the test chambers.

  2. Which company made the iPhone?

    Answer: Apple

    Apple made or published iPhone.

  3. 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.

  4. Which NASA center managed Spirit and Opportunity?

    Answer: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory managed the Spirit and Opportunity rover missions.

  5. Which Microsoft console followed the original Xbox?

    Answer: Xbox 360

    Xbox 360 is the Microsoft console that expanded the Xbox Live service.

Daily round

  1. In what year was Barack Obama inaugurated as president?

    Answer: 2009

    Barack Obama inaugurated as president in 2009.

  2. In what year was Twitter launched?

    Answer: 2006

    Twitter was launched in 2006.

  3. What geometric form makes up most of its terrain?

    Answer: cubic blocks

    The game world is built primarily from cubic blocks.

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

    Answer: Wii

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

  5. In what year was World of Warcraft released?

    Answer: 2004

    World of Warcraft was released in 2004.

Daily round

  1. What is the school team’s nickname?

    Answer: the Wildcats

    The school teams are called the Wildcats.

  2. Which company made Xbox 360?

    Answer: Microsoft

    Microsoft made or published Xbox 360.

  3. In what year was Pluto reclassified?

    Answer: 2006

    Pluto was reclassified in 2006.

  4. Which Apple device promised a thousand songs in your pocket?

    Answer: iPod

    iPod is the Apple portable digital music player.

  5. Who founded Skype?

    Answer: Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis

    Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis founded Skype.

Daily round

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

    Answer: the App Store

    The original model lacked an App Store at launch.

  2. Which body’s committee organized the inauguration ceremony?

    Answer: United States Congress inauguration committee

    A committee appointed by the United States Congress organized Barack Obama's first inauguration ceremony.

  3. Who directed Iron Man?

    Answer: Jon Favreau

    Jon Favreau directed Iron Man.

  4. What memory difficulty does Dory have?

    Answer: difficulty forming new memories

    Dory has difficulty forming new memories.

  5. Which nation did Aang originally belong to?

    Answer: the Air Nomads

    Aang must master four elements.

Daily round

  1. Who plays the Green Goblin?

    Answer: Willem Dafoe

    Willem Dafoe plays the Green Goblin.

  2. In what year did High School Musical premiere?

    Answer: 2006

    High School Musical premiered in 2006.

  3. How long was each rover’s primary mission planned to last?

    Answer: about 90 Martian days

    Both missions were planned for about ninety Martian days.

  4. Who created Minecraft?

    Answer: Markus Persson

    Markus Persson created Minecraft public build.

  5. 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.