2000s Quiz A-Z

Name the people, places, things, events that happened from 2000-2010
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A) This singer died in a plane crash in the Bahamas
2001
Aaliyah
B) This team wins the World Series for the first time since 1918
2004
Boston Red Sox
C) Peanuts cartoonist passes away at age 77
2000
Charles Schultz
D) A massive oil spill occurs as a result of an explosion on this rig
2010
Deepwater Horizon
E) 12 European countries began using this currency
2002
Euro
F) Mark Zuckerberg launches this website at Harvard
2004
Facebook
G) A major detention camp opens at this Cuban site
2002
Guantanamo Bay
H) This defense department was established
2002
Homeland Security
I) The US invaded this country after tense conflict
2003
Iraq
J) Arizona representative chosen for Republican presidential candidate
2008
John McCain
K) This category 5 hurricane slammed into coastal Louisiana, battering New Orleans
2005
Katrina
L) This rock band released their famous album Hybrid Theory, that sold over 24 million copies
2000
Linkin Park
M) The King of Pop died of a drug overdose provided by his doctor
2009
Michael Jackson
N) The largest city in the US was attacked by terrorist groups on 9/11
2001
New York City
O) This bridge connecting Sweden with Denmark opens to traffic
2000
Oresund
P) This hugely popular video game console is released
2000
Play Station 2
Q) The 22nd film in the James Bond series starring Daniel Craig
2008
Quantum of Solace
R) This president and former actor died at 93
2004
Ronald Reagan
S) The first Olympic games of the decade is held in this Australian city
2000
Sydney
T) This famous golfer achieves all 4 major golf championships at the same time
2001
Tiger Woods
U) This R&B singer releases Confessions, his most popular album
2004
Usher
V) This tennis star wins her first US Open
2000
Venus Williams
W) Buildings destroyed by the terrorist attacks on 9/11 in New York
2001
World Trade Center
X) The first movie of these mutant superheroes is released
2000
X Men
Y) This "scare" was brought about by theorists predicting the crash of computer systems in the new millennium
1999-2000
Y2K
Z) Microsoft released this portable music player as a competitor to the hugely successful ipod
2006
Zune
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