00s Quiz: 50 Questions And Answers

The decade that's now far enough away to be nostalgic, which surprises everybody who lived through it.

Five rounds of ten, answers at the bottom.

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Round 1: music

  1. Which show launched Will Young's career in 2002?
  2. Which band released 'Mr Brightside' in 2004?
  3. Which Sheffield band released 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' in 2006?
  4. Which Amy Winehouse album came out in 2006?
  5. Which talent show launched in 2004 on ITV?
  6. Which band's 'Seven Nation Army' riff became a football chant?
  7. Which girl group formed on Popstars: The Rivals in 2002?
  8. Which Coldplay album featured 'Yellow'?
  9. Which rapper released 'The Marshall Mathers LP' in 2000?
  10. Which annual concert series took place across the world in 2005?

Round 2: television

  • 11. Which reality show put strangers in a house with cameras from 2000?
  • 12. Which sci-fi series returned to BBC One in 2005?
  • 13. Which mockumentary set in a Slough paper company began in 2001?
  • 14. Which BBC Three sitcom starred Ruth Jones and James Corden from 2007?
  • 15. Which jungle-based ITV show began in 2002?
  • 16. Which BBC dance show began in 2004?
  • 17. Which American drama about a New Jersey crime family ran through the decade?
  • 18. Which channel showed Skins from 2007?
  • 19. Which sitcom was set in a basement IT department?
  • 20. Which children's channel launched as a standalone BBC channel in 2002?

Round 3: film

  • 21. Which fantasy trilogy concluded in 2003 with eleven Oscars?
  • 22. Which wizard film series began in 2001?
  • 23. Which 2004 British zombie comedy starred Simon Pegg?
  • 24. Which 2008 Batman film starred Heath Ledger as the Joker?
  • 25. Which 2006 film about a beauty pageant was a surprise hit?
  • 26. Which 2001 animated ogre film spawned a franchise?
  • 27. Which 2003 pirate film launched a franchise for Johnny Depp?
  • 28. Which 2008 Danny Boyle film won Best Picture?
  • 29. Which 2009 film became the highest-grossing of all time?
  • 30. Which 2002 British film starred Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra playing football?

Round 4: news and events

  • 31. Which city was awarded the 2012 Olympics, and in which year?
  • 32. Which currency notes and coins entered circulation in January 2002?
  • 33. Which financial crisis began in 2007 and 2008?
  • 34. Which British bank saw a run on deposits in 2007?
  • 35. Which royal wedding took place in 2005?
  • 36. Which country hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics?
  • 37. Which smoking ban came into force in England in 2007?
  • 38. Which volcano disrupted flights - careful, that was 2010.
  • 39. Which US president was elected in 2008?
  • 40. Which social network launched in 2004 and reached the UK soon after?

Round 5: technology and everyday life

  • 41. Which Apple product launched in 2001 and changed how we carried music?
  • 42. Which Apple product launched in 2007?
  • 43. What was MSN Messenger used for?
  • 44. What was MySpace best known for letting you customise?
  • 45. Which video site launched in 2005?
  • 46. What was a Motorola Razr?
  • 47. What did 'Bluetoothing' a file mean?
  • 48. Which games console launched in 2006 with motion controls?
  • 49. What was Napster, and why was it controversial?
  • 50. What was a ringtone charged to your phone bill usually advertised by?

Answers

  • 1 Pop Idol. 2 The Killers. 3 Arctic Monkeys. 4 Back to Black. 5 The X Factor. 6 The White Stripes. 7 Girls Aloud. 8 Parachutes. 9 Eminem. 10 Live 8.
  • 11 Big Brother. 12 Doctor Who. 13 The Office. 14 Gavin and Stacey. 15 I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 16 Strictly Come Dancing. 17 The Sopranos. 18 E4 and Channel 4. 19 The IT Crowd. 20 CBBC, alongside CBeebies.
  • 21 The Lord of the Rings. 22 Harry Potter. 23 Shaun of the Dead. 24 The Dark Knight. 25 Little Miss Sunshine. 26 Shrek. 27 Pirates of the Caribbean. 28 Slumdog Millionaire. 29 Avatar. 30 Bend It Like Beckham.
  • 31 London, in 2005. 32 The euro. 33 The global financial crisis. 34 Northern Rock. 35 Charles and Camilla. 36 China. 37 The ban on smoking in enclosed public places, 1 July 2007. 38 Eyjafjallajokull - and yes, that was 2010, so nobody scores. 39 Barack Obama. 40 Facebook.
  • 41 The iPod. 42 The iPhone. 43 Instant messaging. 44 Your profile page, with HTML and a song. 45 YouTube. 46 A thin flip phone. 47 Sending it wirelessly between phones. 48 The Nintendo Wii. 49 A file-sharing service, shut down over music copyright. 50 A cartoon frog, among others.

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How to write it so it lands

  • The technology round lands hardest.
  • Put a deliberate trick question in and own up at the end.
  • Best fit for a 30th or 40th.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 00s far enough back for a nostalgia quiz?

Yes. The technology round in particular lands hard - MSN Messenger, MySpace and the iPod feel much further away than the dates suggest.

What's the best noughties round?

Technology and reality television. Both changed so fast that people are genuinely surprised by the dates.

Can I use these at a 30th or 40th birthday?

Yes - if the birthday person was a teenager in the noughties, this is the decade they'll shout loudest about.

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