This 2000s trivia quiz rewinds to the decade of flip phones, reality TV and the first social networks. You'll revisit game-changing gadgets, viral internet moments, a big space science shake-up and one of the most successful movie trilogies ever made. Whether you spent those years burning CDs or were just a kid, it's a fun ten-question trip back to 2000 through 2009.
The 2000s began with a sigh of relief. For years, experts had warned about the Y2K bug, a flaw in older software that stored years with only two digits and might mistake 2000 for 1900. Businesses and governments spent billions fixing code ahead of time, and when the clocks rolled over on New Year's Day, only minor glitches turned up.
From there, the decade moved fast. The first long-term crew arrived at the International Space Station on November 2, 2000. Wikipedia launched on January 15, 2001, and soon changed how people looked things up. Netflix, then best known for renting DVDs by mail, started letting subscribers stream movies late in the decade. Even the decade's name was up for debate, with people trying out "the aughts" and "the noughties" without either one fully catching on.
When you tackle a decade quiz, try sorting events into early, middle and late years, then anchor them to something personal, like a phone you owned or a show you never missed. Tech moved so quickly in these years that remembering which gadget came first can unlock a surprising number of answers.