Megan Moran Quizzes

The 2000s quiz

Remember flip phones, Heelys and the first iPod? These 20 questions come from across the book, from reality TV and video games to great sporting comebacks and an advert with a drumming gorilla. Play on your own or round up the family to find out who knows the 2000s best.

20 questions from The 2000s Quiz Book by Megan Moran, coming soon.

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  1. Question 1 of 202000s Pop Music

    What was the best-selling single in the UK in 2000?

  2. Question 2 of 20Reality TV

    Which country produced the original format of Big Brother?

  3. Question 3 of 20Reality TV

    Who won the first series of Britain’s Got Talent on ITV in 2007?

  4. Question 4 of 20Movies of the 2000s

    Which animated film featuring ogres, donkeys and fairy-tale creatures won the first ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2002?

  5. Question 5 of 20TV Shows

    NCIS, one of the most-watched shows of the 2000s, is a spin-off of which earlier series?

  6. Question 6 of 20Sports

    Tiger Woods won the 2000 US Open at Pebble Beach by how many strokes – a record margin?

  7. Question 7 of 20Sports

    The 2005 Champions League final between Liverpool and AC Milan ended in a penalty shootout after Liverpool came back from how many goals down at half-time?

  8. Question 8 of 20Politics & World Events

    The 2005 G8 summit, where world leaders discussed Africa and climate change, was held at a hotel in which Scottish location?

  9. Question 9 of 20Technology & the Internet

    Bluetooth technology was named after a 10th-century Danish king. Which king?

  10. Question 10 of 20Technology & the Internet

    Which social networking site, founded in 2003, overtook Google in 2006 to become the most visited website in the United States?

  11. Question 11 of 20Celebrity Culture

    The 2008 Golden Globe Awards in the United States were scrapped as a televised ceremony and reduced to a short press conference announcing the winners. Why?

  12. Question 12 of 20Fashion & Trends

    Which Brazilian flip-flop brand, whose name means ‘Hawaiians’, became a global beach and street fashion staple in the 2000s?

  13. Question 13 of 20Video Games

    What was the name of the notorious Xbox 360 hardware failure that affected millions of consoles?

  14. Question 14 of 20Britney, Paris & Lindsay

    Paris Hilton’s chihuahua, frequently seen in paparazzi photos, was named what?

  15. Question 15 of 20Books & Literature

    What was the original Swedish title of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?

  16. Question 16 of 20Advertising & Slogans

    Which price comparison website launched a campaign in January 2009 featuring a Russian aristocrat meerkat called Aleksandr Orlov?

  17. Question 17 of 20Advertising & Slogans

    Which chocolate brand ran ads featuring a gorilla playing drums to a Phil Collins song?

  18. Question 18 of 20Toys & Gadgets

    Which brand of shoe with a removable wheel in the sole, sold from 2000 by a company founded by Roger Adams, became a mid-2000s playground craze?

  19. Question 19 of 20Name That Act

    Which act had a genuinely baffling 2005 UK number one with ‘Is This the Way to Amarillo’ despite it being from 1971?

  20. Question 20 of 20Name That Act

    Crazy Frog’s ‘Axel F’ famously kept which Coldplay single off the UK number one spot in 2005?

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  1. What was the best-selling single in the UK in 2000? ‘Can We Fix It?’ – Bob the Builder
  2. Which country produced the original format of Big Brother? Netherlands
  3. Who won the first series of Britain’s Got Talent on ITV in 2007? Paul Potts
  4. Which animated film featuring ogres, donkeys and fairy-tale creatures won the first ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2002? Shrek
  5. NCIS, one of the most-watched shows of the 2000s, is a spin-off of which earlier series? JAG
  6. Tiger Woods won the 2000 US Open at Pebble Beach by how many strokes – a record margin? 15
  7. The 2005 Champions League final between Liverpool and AC Milan ended in a penalty shootout after Liverpool came back from how many goals down at half-time? 3-0
  8. The 2005 G8 summit, where world leaders discussed Africa and climate change, was held at a hotel in which Scottish location? Gleneagles
  9. Bluetooth technology was named after a 10th-century Danish king. Which king? Harald Bluetooth
  10. Which social networking site, founded in 2003, overtook Google in 2006 to become the most visited website in the United States? MySpace
  11. The 2008 Golden Globe Awards in the United States were scrapped as a televised ceremony and reduced to a short press conference announcing the winners. Why? A Hollywood writers’ strike
  12. Which Brazilian flip-flop brand, whose name means ‘Hawaiians’, became a global beach and street fashion staple in the 2000s? Havaianas
  13. What was the name of the notorious Xbox 360 hardware failure that affected millions of consoles? Red Ring of Death
  14. Paris Hilton’s chihuahua, frequently seen in paparazzi photos, was named what? Tinkerbell
  15. What was the original Swedish title of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? Män som hatar kvinnor
  16. Which price comparison website launched a campaign in January 2009 featuring a Russian aristocrat meerkat called Aleksandr Orlov? comparethemarket.com
  17. Which chocolate brand ran ads featuring a gorilla playing drums to a Phil Collins song? Cadbury
  18. Which brand of shoe with a removable wheel in the sole, sold from 2000 by a company founded by Roger Adams, became a mid-2000s playground craze? Heelys
  19. Which act had a genuinely baffling 2005 UK number one with ‘Is This the Way to Amarillo’ despite it being from 1971? Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay
  20. Crazy Frog’s ‘Axel F’ famously kept which Coldplay single off the UK number one spot in 2005? Speed of Sound