Question 1 of 202000s Pop Music
The 2000s quiz
Remember flip phones, the first iPod and the rise of reality TV? These 20 questions come from across the book, from video games and great sporting comebacks to an advert with a drumming gorilla. Play on your own or round up the family to find out who knows the 2000s best.
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Question 2 of 20Reality TV
Which country produced the original format of Big Brother?
Question 3 of 20Reality TV
Who won the first series of Britain’s Got Talent on ITV in 2007?
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?
Question 5 of 20TV Shows
NCIS, one of the most-watched shows of the 2000s, is a spin-off of which earlier series?
Question 6 of 20Sports
Tiger Woods won the 2000 US Open at Pebble Beach by how many strokes – a record margin?
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?
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?
Question 9 of 20Technology & the Internet
Bluetooth technology was named after a 10th-century Danish king. Which king?
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?
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?
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?
Question 13 of 20Video Games
What was the name of the notorious Xbox 360 hardware failure that affected millions of consoles?
Question 14 of 20Britney, Paris & Lindsay
Paris Hilton’s chihuahua, frequently seen in paparazzi photos, was named what?
Question 15 of 20Books & Literature
What was the original Swedish title of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?
Question 16 of 20Advertising & Slogans
Which price comparison website launched a campaign in January 2009 featuring a Russian aristocrat meerkat called Aleksandr Orlov?
Question 17 of 20Advertising & Slogans
Which chocolate brand ran ads featuring a gorilla playing drums to a Phil Collins song?
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?
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?
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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- What was the best-selling single in the UK in 2000? ‘Can We Fix It?’ – Bob the Builder
- Which country produced the original format of Big Brother? Netherlands
- Who won the first series of Britain’s Got Talent on ITV in 2007? Paul Potts
- Which animated film featuring ogres, donkeys and fairy-tale creatures won the first ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2002? Shrek
- NCIS, one of the most-watched shows of the 2000s, is a spin-off of which earlier series? JAG
- Tiger Woods won the 2000 US Open at Pebble Beach by how many strokes – a record margin? 15
- 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
- The 2005 G8 summit, where world leaders discussed Africa and climate change, was held at a hotel in which Scottish location? Gleneagles
- Bluetooth technology was named after a 10th-century Danish king. Which king? Harald Bluetooth
- Which social networking site, founded in 2003, overtook Google in 2006 to become the most visited website in the United States? MySpace
- 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
- Which Brazilian flip-flop brand, whose name means ‘Hawaiians’, became a global beach and street fashion staple in the 2000s? Havaianas
- What was the name of the notorious Xbox 360 hardware failure that affected millions of consoles? Red Ring of Death
- Paris Hilton’s chihuahua, frequently seen in paparazzi photos, was named what? Tinkerbell
- What was the original Swedish title of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? Män som hatar kvinnor
- Which price comparison website launched a campaign in January 2009 featuring a Russian aristocrat meerkat called Aleksandr Orlov? comparethemarket.com
- Which chocolate brand ran ads featuring a gorilla playing drums to a Phil Collins song? Cadbury
- 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
- 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
- Crazy Frog’s ‘Axel F’ famously kept which Coldplay single off the UK number one spot in 2005? Speed of Sound