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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 8 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. Which company made Wii?

    Answer: Nintendo

    Nintendo made or published Wii.

  3. Who founded YouTube?

    Answer: Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim

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

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

    Answer: HTC Dream

    HTC Dream is the first commercially released smartphone using Android.

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

    Answer: the lower screen

    The lower display is a touchscreen.

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.