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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 9 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

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

    Answer: Halo: Combat Evolved

    Halo: Combat Evolved was a launch title.

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

    Answer: Spotify

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

  3. Which console was Microsoft’s first entry into the home game-system market?

    Answer: Xbox

    The Xbox was Microsoft’s first home game console.

  4. In what year was Skype first released?

    Answer: 2003

    Skype was first released in 2003.

  5. Which filmmaker directed Pixar's 2003 feature Finding Nemo?

    Answer: Andrew Stanton

    Andrew Stanton led the direction of Pixar's Finding Nemo, with Lee Unkrich serving as co-director.

Daily round

  1. Who designed The Sims?

    Answer: Will Wright

    Will Wright designed The Sims with the team at Maxis.

  2. 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.

  3. What network architecture did early Skype versions use?

    Answer: peer-to-peer networking

    Its early technology used peer-to-peer networking.

  4. Which website’s first upload was Me at the zoo?

    Answer: YouTube

    YouTube is the website created for uploading and watching videos.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. Which online encyclopedia can be collaboratively edited?

    Answer: Wikipedia

    Wikipedia is the collaborative encyclopedia edited through the web.

  2. Which mobile puzzle game launches birds from a slingshot?

    Answer: Angry Birds

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

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

    Answer: 2004

    Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars in 2004.

  4. Which studio developed Portal?

    Answer: Valve

    Valve developed Portal.

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

    Answer: cubic blocks

    The game world is built primarily from cubic blocks.

Daily round

  1. In what year was YouTube founded?

    Answer: 2005

    YouTube founded in 2005.

  2. Who founded Skype?

    Answer: Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis

    Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis founded Skype.

  3. In which city did the deciding astronomical meeting take place?

    Answer: Prague

    The decision was made at a meeting in Prague.

  4. In what year was Angry Birds released?

    Answer: 2009

    Angry Birds was released in 2009.

  5. Who created Minecraft?

    Answer: Markus Persson

    Markus Persson created Minecraft public build.

Daily round

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

    Answer: The

    Its original name included the word The.

  2. In what year was Pluto reclassified?

    Answer: 2006

    Pluto was reclassified in 2006.

  3. Which social service was initially called twttr?

    Answer: Twitter

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

  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 internet service became known for voice and video calls?

    Answer: Skype

    Skype is the software service for voice and video calls over the internet.

Daily round

  1. Which two NASA rovers landed on Mars in 2004?

    Answer: Spirit and Opportunity

    Spirit and Opportunity is the pair of robotic rovers sent to explore Mars.

  2. Which Microsoft console followed the original Xbox?

    Answer: Xbox 360

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

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

    Answer: Glee

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

  4. In what year was World of Warcraft released?

    Answer: 2004

    World of Warcraft was released in 2004.

  5. Who directed High School Musical?

    Answer: Kenny Ortega

    Kenny Ortega directed High School Musical.

Daily round

  1. In what year was the original Xbox launched?

    Answer: 2001

    the original Xbox was launched in 2001.

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

    Answer: iPod

    iPod is the Apple portable digital music player.

  3. Which company made the iPod?

    Answer: Apple

    Apple made or published iPod.

  4. What are Pandora’s indigenous people called?

    Answer: the Na’vi

    The Na’vi are Pandora’s indigenous people.

  5. What online service was central to its connected features?

    Answer: Xbox Live

    Its early controllers used a central Guide button.