The 2010s were an interesting time. The last decade in human history has brought about many changes to our society and the world at large. Technology underwent a massive shift and this has caused changes to our culture and the way we live as well. Many of the events that took place in the years 2010 to 2019 had important societal effects but many others were just interesting and funny things that you will likely enjoy remembering.
The world is in an exponential state of change. The decade of 2010s was different from the years that came before it in many ways and at this point, the 20th century feels like it was several generations ago. This current decade hasn't started in a fantastic way so perhaps this is a good time to reminisce about the last decade which passed. If you think you have lots of random knowledge about the 2010s then put that to the test in this quiz.
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How Much Random 2010s Knowledge Do You Have? Quiz Questions
What was the highest-grossing film of the 2010s?
Jurassic World
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Endgame
What was the best-selling album of the 2010s?
Frozen soundtrack
One Direction's Midnight Memories
Adele's 21
Eminem's Recovery
What movement started in September 2011 and involved 1,000 people gathering in Zuccotti Park in Manhattan?
Black Lives Matter
The Temperance Movement
Occupy Wall Street
Women's March
What comedian's comments about Bill Cosby are thought to have spurred a further investigation into him?
Kevin Hart
Louis C.K.
Sarah Silverman
Hannibal Buress
In 2015, Caitlyn Jenner appeared on the cover of what magazine announcing that she is a trans woman?
People
Vogue
Time
Vanity Fair
What was the series of novels by George R. R. Martin that inspired HBO's Game of Thrones?
Harry Potter
A Song of Ice and Fire
Game of Thrones
Winter Is Coming
What is the name given to a series of pro-democracy uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa?
The Arab Spring
The Revolutionary Winter
Democracy Now
Occupy The Square
Who did Kim Jong-un replace as Supreme Leader of North Korea in 2012?
Roy Chung
Kim Il
Kim Il-sung
Kim Jong-il
What year did Nelson Mandela die?
2014
He never died
2013
2011
People did the Ice Bucket Challenge to promote awareness of what disease?
Cancer
HIV/AIDS
ALS
Apathy
The Chicago Cubs ended an epically-long drought in 2016 when they won the World Series. How many years had it been since they last won?
94 years
74 years
145 years
108 years
These were all the rage beginning in January of 2017. What is its name?
Slinky
Fidget spinners
Pokemon Go
Tamagotchi
The Mandalorian debuted on what streaming service in November 2019?
Hulu
Netflix
Apple TV+
Disney+
In 2017, reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey were working for what newspaper in 2017 when they broke news about a barrage of sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein?
The New York Times
Washington Post
USA Today
Hollywood Reporter
During the Ebola outbreak in West Africa from 2013-2016, what country experienced the highest number of fatalities with 4,809 deaths reported?
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Guinea
Liberia
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I got 4 out of 15!
You flunked! Don’t feel too bad but were you not paying attention to things this past decade?
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