The early 2000s and the first decade of the 21st century were an interesting time. It started with some people celebrating the new millennium, and others believing that Y2K was going to end society as we knew it. Then several big world events took place which changed everything. The advances that occurred in this decade are too many to name.
In many ways, the beginning of the 21st century is one of the most noteworthy times in human existence. Things have changed exponentially since then, however. The difference between decades has seemingly increased quite a bit as there is much noticeable difference between the first decade in the 21st century and the last decade in the 20th. It's almost as if they are different time periods altogether. If you think you have a lot of random knowledge about the 2000s then you will want to take this quiz and see how well you measure up against other experts.
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How Much Random 2000s Knowledge Do You Have? Quiz Questions
What year did the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland invade Iraq, thus beginning the Iraq War?
2001
2002
2003
2004
How old was R&B star Aaliyah when she died in a plane crash in 2001?
25
24
22
23
Halle Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 based on her performance in what movie?
Monster's Ball
Perfect Stranger
Gothika
Catwoman
The first ever video on YouTube was posted in 2005 by company co-founder Jawed Karim. What does Jawed do in the video?
He goes to the zoo
He eats a Tide Pod
He does a workout
He provides instructions on how to upload a video
What film was the first to be released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008?
The Incredible Hulk
Marvel's The Avengers
Thor
Iron Man
What filmmaker created 2009's Avatar?
Steven Spielberg
Tim Burton
Christopher Nolan
James Cameron
What year was Facebook launched?
2004
2002
2003
2005
In 2009, a national emergency was declared in the United States due to an outbreak of a disease sometimes referred to as what?
Pac-Man fever
Swine flu
Spanish flu
Ebola
Who was president of the United States on September 11th, 2001?
George W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
How many bombs were detonated during the London Bombings on July 7th, 2005?
1
4
2
3
What was the name of Michael Jackson's doctor who would be charged with involuntary manslaughter related to the singer's death in 2009?
H. H. Holmes
Christopher Duntsch
Jack Kevorkian
Conrad Robert Murray
The Green River Killer was finally arrested in 2001. What was his name?
Gary Ridgway
Harold Shipman
Ted Bundy
John Wayne Gacy
In August 2006, Pluto was demoted from a planet to what?
Terrestrial planet
Dwarf planet
Moon
Gas giant
What hurricane left New Orleans devastated in 2005?
Irma
Katrina
Mitch
Sandy
What was the highest-grossing movie of the 2000s?
Avatar
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Dark Knight
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
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