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 2 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which company made Kindle?

    Answer: Amazon

    Amazon made or published Kindle.

  2. In what year was HTC Dream released?

    Answer: 2008

    HTC Dream was released in 2008.

  3. Under what name was it sold by T-Mobile in the United States?

    Answer: T-Mobile G1

    It was sold in the United States as the T-Mobile G1.

  4. In what year was the first iPod introduced?

    Answer: 2001

    the first iPod was introduced in 2001.

  5. In what year was Skype first released?

    Answer: 2003

    Skype was first released in 2003.

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. On which fictional world is the game set?

    Answer: Azeroth

    Players choose between the Alliance and Horde.

  3. In what year was Angry Birds released?

    Answer: 2009

    Angry Birds was released in 2009.

  4. In what year did Glee premiere?

    Answer: 2009

    Glee premiered in 2009.

  5. Who designed The Sims?

    Answer: Will Wright

    Will Wright designed The Sims with the team at Maxis.

Daily round

  1. What are Pandora’s indigenous people called?

    Answer: the Na’vi

    The Na’vi are Pandora’s indigenous people.

  2. Who directed Avatar?

    Answer: James Cameron

    James Cameron directed Avatar.

  3. Which science-fiction shooter was an Xbox launch title?

    Answer: Halo: Combat Evolved

    Halo: Combat Evolved was a launch title.

  4. 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.

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

    Answer: Wii Sports

    Wii Sports was bundled in many regions.

Daily round

  1. Which superhero film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker?

    Answer: Spider-Man

    Spider-Man is the superhero film starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker.

  2. Who founded Facebook with fellow students?

    Answer: Mark Zuckerberg and cofounders

    Mark Zuckerberg and cofounders founded Facebook.

  3. What was the title of its first uploaded video?

    Answer: Me at the zoo

    Me at the zoo was its first uploaded video.

  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. Who co-created Glee?

    Answer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan

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

Daily round

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

    Answer: The Sims

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

  2. Where did the public swearing-in ceremony take place?

    Answer: the U.S. Capitol

    The ceremony took place at the U.S. Capitol.

  3. Which studio created Angry Birds?

    Answer: Rovio Entertainment

    Rovio Entertainment created Angry Birds.

  4. In what year was Wii released?

    Answer: 2006

    Wii was released in 2006.

  5. Which company made the iPod?

    Answer: Apple

    Apple made or published iPod.

Daily round

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

    Answer: 2003

    Pixar released Finding Nemo in 2003.

  2. Who founded Wikipedia?

    Answer: Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger

    Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger founded Wikipedia.

  3. Which sandbox game builds its world mostly from cubic blocks?

    Answer: Minecraft

    Minecraft builds its sandbox world primarily from cubic blocks.

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

    Answer: The

    Its original name included the word The.

  5. In what year was Portal released?

    Answer: 2007

    Portal was released in 2007.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. Who co-founded Twitter?

    Answer: Jack Dorsey and cofounders

    Jack Dorsey and cofounders founded Twitter.

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

    Answer: Nintendo DS

    Nintendo DS is the handheld game system with two screens.

  4. 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.

  5. Which company made the Xbox?

    Answer: Microsoft

    Microsoft made or published Xbox.