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2000s Decade Quiz

Do you have what it takes to answer these questions about the 2000s?
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First submittedFebruary 2, 2015
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What internet service introduced #hashtags?
Twitter
Who was, by far, the best-selling author of the decade?
J. K. Rowling
What economic downturn started in 2007?
Great Recession
What country suffered the most deaths from the 2004 tsunami?
Indonesia
What rapper was the best-selling musical artist of the decade?
Eminem
What British graffiti artist gained worldwide fame?
Banksy
What terror group was led by Mullah Mohammad Omar?
The Taliban
Who died from a sting ray attack in 2006?
Steve Irwin
Who died in 2005 after twenty six years as pope, the third-longest reign of all-time?
John Paul II
What did the Netherlands legalize in 2001 - becoming the first country to do so?
Same-sex marriage
What was the nickname of the Guantánamo Bay prison?
Gitmo
Who won 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics?
Michael Phelps
What region of Russia was the site of a bloody war?
Chechnya
What country did Russia invade in 2008?
Georgia
What 2009 James Cameron film became the highest-grossing of all-time?
Avatar
What Houston energy company went bankrupt due to massive accounting fraud?
Enron
What British company made vacuum cleaners, hand dryers, and bladeless fans?
Dyson
What East Asian city had the world's tallest building from 2004 until 2010?
Taipei
What hurricane struck New Orleans in 2005?
Hurricane Katrina
What city elected its first mayor, Ken Livingstone, in the year 2000?
London
FatSpartanJediLlama
+2
Level 64
Jun 3, 2019
Took me a while to get Georgia. Listed almost every country nearby.
cpgatbyu
+4
Level 84
Jan 1, 2020
Is the Avatar clue still correct?
Quizmaster
+9
Level ∞
Jan 3, 2020
The question is correct as written. However, in 2019, Avatar was passed by Endgame.
Jacktheguy
+3
Level 88
Mar 12, 2022
And now it's Avatar again since it was rereleased in China.
CalmDownItsOnlyAGame
+6
Level 79
Jan 2, 2020
I know this comes up in every quiz in which it's an answer, but could you please accept Chechenya?
TurkeyCookTime
+5
Level 75
Feb 27, 2020
Calm down, it's only a game.
MrKenny
+1
Level 66
Mar 12, 2020
same-sex mariage - gay wedding .. couldn't it be accepted?

for Mullah Omar, can't Al-Qaeda be a good answer?

rope07
+13
Level 43
Mar 12, 2020
Taliban =/= Al-Qaeda
frTank
+4
Level 42
Mar 12, 2020
Chechenya should be accepted for Chechnya.
bn91
+2
Level 69
Mar 12, 2020
"What country did Russia invade in 2008?

Georgia"

You mean whaaaat? Georgia was the one who attacked Russia just to stick to the truth....

Jonty84
+1
Level 48
Sep 10, 2021
You are right, an ignorant question, South Ossetia is culturally Russian too.
evilcheeser
+7
Level 71
Mar 12, 2022
Invade is not synonymous with "begin hostilities". Russian troops moved in and occupied an area that was previously in Georgia. That is an invasion.
Carlos
+5
Level 43
Mar 12, 2020
As usual, 40% of global events of the 2000s apparently happened in/by/to Americans.
Jacktheguy
+17
Level 88
Mar 12, 2020
As usual, 40% of JetPunk users have something to complain about when it comes to America.
jkabq
+9
Level 60
Mar 13, 2020
As usual, 40% of non-american JetPunk users should think about starting their own quiz site with whatever nationalistic or cultural influence they choose in order to achieve the perceived equity they desire.
McLerristarr
+1
Level 61
May 21, 2020
Other than questions that relate to the whole world, there's only two or three US-specific questions but about things that were international news.
McLerristarr
+3
Level 61
May 21, 2020
That said, I don't like the Gitmo question, as that nickname is specific to Americans. I recognise it from American TV shows, but I don't know that anyone else in the world calls it that. It's (currently) the least-guessed answer for that reason.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 83
Aug 25, 2020
We here at JetPunk value our visitors and we regret that our quizzes have led to you discovering the uncomfortable truth of your own country's insignificance to recent world events. We know that you have a choice in quiz websites, and will work hard to cater to your biases and prejudices in the future so as to better protect your fragile ego.
buck1017
+20
Level 77
Sep 25, 2020
As usual, 40% of quizzes have a snarky comment by Kalbahamut.
dunkinggandalf2
+15
Level 67
Oct 13, 2020
And the other 60% have him complaining or throwing a hissy-fit about something. What else is new?
kalbahamut
+1
Level 83
Jun 4, 2022
100% of dg's responses to me have him projecting his own faults and behaviors on everyone else. I'd say "what else is new" but this behavior has in fact gotten noticeably worse since he came back. Honestly hope you find whatever help it is you need, friend.
motoma
+1
Level 51
Mar 13, 2020
Mujahideen should be accepted as alternative to Taliban
kalbahamut
+4
Level 83
Aug 25, 2020
No it shouldn't. The Mujahideen were not led by Mullah Omar.
thoflens
+2
Level 43
Mar 12, 2022
No, it's something completely different. Lots of mujahideen are/were not Taliban.
ChipOtley
+5
Level 74
Mar 13, 2020
Nit-picking, but London has had a [Lord] Mayor (different position) for centuries. I know it says elected, but should maybe say "its first elected mayor", not "elected its first mayor"
luxint
+1
Level 65
Mar 17, 2020
You are right. Nit-picking.
jdtrue
+2
Level 82
Mar 16, 2020
The US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay has been called Gitmo long before they put terrorists in prison there. I was in the Navy in the 80's and we called it Gitmo then.
thoflens
+6
Level 43
Mar 12, 2022
The Taliban is not a terrorist group per se. Al Qaeda, Al Shabab and ISIS are. It's definitely related, but the Taliban is broader than that. I'd just call it an Islamic fundamentalist, militant group - or something like that.
zakatan
+2
Level 65
Mar 13, 2022
Please accept (The) Crocodile hunter for Steve Irving
sw1ft
+1
Level 45
Mar 14, 2022
I am honestly so glad that people constantly add steve Irwin and that so many people got him. He needs to be remember for centuries as one of the greatest people ever
Ninor
+3
Level 55
Apr 10, 2022
Quizmaster. Regarding the Netherlands can you also add Euthanasia to this?
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