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 7 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. What is the school team’s nickname?

    Answer: the Wildcats

    The school teams are called the Wildcats.

  2. Which company made Kindle?

    Answer: Amazon

    Amazon made or published Kindle.

  3. Who founded Skype?

    Answer: Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis

    Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis founded Skype.

  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. In which country was Spotify founded?

    Answer: Sweden

    The company was founded in Sweden.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. In what year did Spotify launch publicly?

    Answer: 2008

    Spotify launched publicly in 2008.

  3. Which ceremony began the term of the 44th U.S. president?

    Answer: Barack Obama inauguration

    Barack Obama inauguration is the ceremony beginning the term of the 44th U.S. president.

  4. What network architecture did early Skype versions use?

    Answer: peer-to-peer networking

    Its early technology used peer-to-peer networking.

  5. In what year was World of Warcraft released?

    Answer: 2004

    World of Warcraft was released in 2004.

Daily round

  1. Which phone was the first commercial handset to run Android?

    Answer: HTC Dream

    HTC Dream is the first commercially released smartphone using Android.

  2. In what year was HTC Dream released?

    Answer: 2008

    HTC Dream was released in 2008.

  3. Who created Minecraft?

    Answer: Markus Persson

    Markus Persson created Minecraft public build.

  4. In what year did Glee premiere?

    Answer: 2009

    Glee premiered in 2009.

  5. Who directed Iron Man?

    Answer: Jon Favreau

    Jon Favreau directed Iron Man.

Daily round

  1. In what year was Wii released?

    Answer: 2006

    Wii was released in 2006.

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

    Answer: 2009

    Barack Obama inaugurated as president in 2009.

  3. Which Pixar film follows Marlin across the ocean?

    Answer: Finding Nemo

    Finding Nemo is the Pixar film about a clownfish searching for his son.

  4. In what year was the first iPod introduced?

    Answer: 2001

    the first iPod was introduced in 2001.

  5. Who co-founded Twitter?

    Answer: Jack Dorsey and cofounders

    Jack Dorsey and cofounders founded Twitter.

Daily round

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

    Answer: Spotify

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

  2. In what year was Avatar released?

    Answer: 2009

    Avatar was released in 2009.

  3. 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.

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

    Answer: Minecraft

    Minecraft builds its sandbox world primarily from cubic blocks.

  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. What online service was central to its connected features?

    Answer: Xbox Live

    Its early controllers used a central Guide button.

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

    Answer: Wii Sports

    Wii Sports was bundled in many regions.

  3. In what year was Facebook launched?

    Answer: 2004

    Facebook was launched in 2004.

  4. Which artificial intelligence supervises the test chambers?

    Answer: GLaDOS

    GLaDOS supervises the test chambers.

  5. Who directed The Fellowship of the Ring?

    Answer: Peter Jackson

    Peter Jackson directed The Fellowship of the Ring.

Daily round

  1. Which James Cameron film takes place on Pandora?

    Answer: Avatar

    Avatar is the science-fiction film about the moon Pandora.

  2. Which of its two displays is touch-sensitive?

    Answer: the lower screen

    The lower display is a touchscreen.

  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. In what year was the first Kindle released?

    Answer: 2007

    the first Kindle was released in 2007.

  5. Which musical series follows the show choir New Directions?

    Answer: Glee

    Glee is the musical comedy-drama about a high-school show choir.