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 9 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which company made Wii?

    Answer: Nintendo

    Nintendo made or published Wii.

  2. Who plays the Green Goblin?

    Answer: Willem Dafoe

    Willem Dafoe plays the Green Goblin.

  3. In what year was Nintendo DS released?

    Answer: 2004

    Nintendo DS was released in 2004.

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

    Answer: Nintendo DS

    Nintendo DS is the handheld game system with two screens.

  5. From which refuge does the Fellowship begin its shared journey?

    Answer: Rivendell

    The Fellowship begins its journey from Rivendell.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. Which puzzle game gives the player a handheld portal device?

    Answer: Portal

    Portal is the first-person puzzle game using linked portals.

  3. On which fictional world is the game set?

    Answer: Azeroth

    Players choose between the Alliance and Horde.

  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 social network initially limited membership to college communities?

    Answer: Facebook

    Facebook is the social network first limited to college users.

Daily round

  1. Which social service was initially called twttr?

    Answer: Twitter

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

  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 mobile puzzle game launches birds from a slingshot?

    Answer: Angry Birds

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

  4. Which company made the iPhone?

    Answer: Apple

    Apple made or published iPhone.

  5. Which company made the iPod?

    Answer: Apple

    Apple made or published iPod.

Daily round

  1. Which company made Xbox 360?

    Answer: Microsoft

    Microsoft made or published Xbox 360.

  2. What type of media was the original iPod designed to carry?

    Answer: digital music

    The first model advertised one thousand songs in your pocket.

  3. 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.

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

    Answer: 2004

    Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars in 2004.

  5. 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.

Daily round

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

    Answer: iPhone

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

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

    Answer: Spider-Man

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

  3. 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.

  4. Who directed High School Musical?

    Answer: Kenny Ortega

    Kenny Ortega directed High School Musical.

  5. In what year was Xbox 360 launched?

    Answer: 2005

    Xbox 360 was launched in 2005.

Daily round

  1. In what year was Spider-Man released?

    Answer: 2002

    Spider-Man was released in 2002.

  2. Who founded Spotify?

    Answer: Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon

    Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon founded Spotify.

  3. In what year was Skype first released?

    Answer: 2003

    Skype was first released in 2003.

  4. Which superhero film launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

    Answer: Iron Man

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

  5. Which organization adopted the dwarf-planet definition?

    Answer: International Astronomical Union

    Pluto reclassification is connected to International Astronomical Union.

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. In what year did High School Musical premiere?

    Answer: 2006

    High School Musical premiered in 2006.

  3. In what year was Angry Birds released?

    Answer: 2009

    Angry Birds was released in 2009.

  4. In what year was the first iPhone released?

    Answer: 2007

    the first iPhone was released in 2007.

  5. Which company developed World of Warcraft?

    Answer: Blizzard Entertainment

    Blizzard Entertainment developed World of Warcraft.