2010s Quiz: Trivia, Pop Culture And History Questions
The London Olympics, smartphones, streaming and the Brexit vote.
Below are 13 2010s questions with the answers underneath each one, sorted into pop culture, history and news, and art and design.
Every fact is real and dateable. Print it, read it out, or play the same questions against the clock in our decade trivia game.
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Years covered in the 2010s
- 2010 - A hung parliament, a volcano that stopped the planes and the first iPad. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2010
- 2011 - The royal wedding, the riots and Adele's 21. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2011
- 2012 - The Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics in one extraordinary summer. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2012
- 2013 - A royal baby, Andy Murray at Wimbledon and the horsemeat scandal. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2013
- 2014 - The Scottish referendum, the ice bucket challenge and streaming joining the chart. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2014
- 2015 - The Queen's record reign, Leicester's title run beginning and Adele's return. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2015
- 2016 - Leicester won the league, Britain voted to leave and a lot of people died. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2016
- 2017 - Grenfell, the Manchester Arena attack and a snap election that went wrong. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2017
- 2018 - A royal wedding, a heatwave and England reaching a World Cup semi-final. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2018
- 2019 - A cricket World Cup final nobody could believe and a December election. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-2019
- That is every 2010s year we have written up so far: 2010 to 2019.
2010s history and news round
- Which city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics? Answer: London. Super Saturday brought three British golds in under an hour.
- The EU referendum was held in which year? Answer: 2016. 23 June 2016.
- Which British cyclist won the Tour de France in 2012? Answer: Bradley Wiggins. The first British winner; Froome followed in 2013.
- Leicester City won the Premier League in which season? Answer: 2015-16. Odds of 5000-1 at the start of the season.
- The Scottish independence referendum took place in which year? Answer: 2014. September 2014, with a No result.
- Which service ended EU mobile roaming charges in 2017? Answer: EU regulation abolished them. Roam-like-at-home applied across the EU from June 2017.
- Thomas Cook collapsed in which year? Answer: 2019. After 178 years, stranding travellers worldwide.
- Which royal wedding took place in 2011? Answer: William and Catherine. Westminster Abbey, April 2011.
- Which streaming service launched its UK service in 2012? Answer: Netflix. It arrived in the UK in January 2012.
- The Rio Olympics were held in which year? Answer: 2016. Team GB finished second in the medal table.
2010s art and design round
- Which Japanese artist's mirrored Infinity Rooms became the most photographed art of the decade? Answer: Yayoi Kusama. She has worked with dots and mirrors since the 1960s.
- Ai Weiwei filled Tate's Turbine Hall in 2010 with a hundred million of what? Answer: Porcelain sunflower seeds. Each one hand-painted in Jingdezhen.
- In 2018 a Banksy painting shredded itself at auction seconds after selling. Which work was it? Answer: Girl with Balloon. It was renamed Love is in the Bin.
How to run it
- Read the question and hold back the answer - the note after it makes a good follow-up fact.
- Ten questions is one round; split the pop culture and history sections for two shorter rounds.
- For a birthday party, use the decade the guest of honour was born in and finish on their birth year page.
- In a care home session, stop wherever the conversation starts rather than finishing the list.
Found your words? Now find the card
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How to write it so it lands
- Mix two decades in one round if the room spans a wide age range.
- The notes under each answer are the bits people actually enjoy - read them out.
- Pair the quiz with that decade's party playlist for a themed night.
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Frequently asked questions
What are some good 2010s quiz questions?
Which city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics? The answer is London. There are 13 more above, with answers, across pop culture, history and art.
How many questions are in the 2010s quiz?
13, split into a pop culture round, a history and news round and an art and design round.
Can I use these for a quiz night or care home session?
Yes, freely. Print them, read them out, copy them - no permission needed.
Is there a version I can play online?
Yes. The decade quiz gives instant feedback and a score, and the decade trivia game is timed with points for speed and streaks. Both use these same questions.