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
2004
2002
2003
How old was R&B star Aaliyah when she died in a plane crash in 2001?
23
22
25
24
Halle Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 based on her performance in what movie?
Gothika
Catwoman
Monster's Ball
Perfect Stranger
The first ever video on YouTube was posted in 2005 by company co-founder Jawed Karim. What does Jawed do in the video?
He provides instructions on how to upload a video
He eats a Tide Pod
He does a workout
He goes to the zoo
What film was the first to be released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008?
The Incredible Hulk
Marvel's The Avengers
Iron Man
Thor
What filmmaker created 2009's Avatar?
James Cameron
Tim Burton
Steven Spielberg
Christopher Nolan
What year was Facebook launched?
2005
2003
2004
2002
In 2009, a national emergency was declared in the United States due to an outbreak of a disease sometimes referred to as what?
Ebola
Spanish flu
Pac-Man fever
Swine flu
Who was president of the United States on September 11th, 2001?
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
George H. W. Bush
How many bombs were detonated during the London Bombings on July 7th, 2005?
4
1
3
2
What was the name of Michael Jackson's doctor who would be charged with involuntary manslaughter related to the singer's death in 2009?
Conrad Robert Murray
Christopher Duntsch
Jack Kevorkian
H. H. Holmes
The Green River Killer was finally arrested in 2001. What was his name?
Ted Bundy
John Wayne Gacy
Harold Shipman
Gary Ridgway
In August 2006, Pluto was demoted from a planet to what?
Terrestrial planet
Gas giant
Dwarf planet
Moon
What hurricane left New Orleans devastated in 2005?
Sandy
Katrina
Irma
Mitch
What was the highest-grossing movie of the 2000s?
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Avatar
The Dark Knight
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
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