Music
This green, swamp-loving ogre starred in a 2001 movie whose soundtrack features the famous smash hit song, "All Star" by Smash Mouth.
Shrek
Released at the very end of the decade in 2009, this block-building game lets players mine resources, fight Creepers, and build whatever they want.
Minecraft
This animated show premiered in 1999 but became a massive 2000s hit, following a fry cook who lives in a pineapple at the bottom of the ocean.
Spongebob
In this 2003 Pixar movie, a worried clownfish named Marlin travels across the entire ocean to find his son with the help of a forgetful blue tang fish named Dory.
Finding Nemo
Your teacher loves 2000s Disney movies, and their top three favorites are High School Musical, Camp Rock, and this movie about a four-member girl group who sings "Cinderella."
Cheetah Girls
Released by Apple in 2001, this portable gadget allowed people to carry thousands of downloaded songs in their pockets long before smartphones existed.
iPod
This 2000s toy craze featured customizable, high-performance spinning tops that players launched into a plastic arena to battle each other.
Beyblades
Premiering in 2007, this cartoon follows two stepbrothers building wild inventions during summer vacation while their pet platypus acts as a secret agent.
Phineas and Ferb
This 2006 animated movie introduces us to a hotshot rookie racecar named Lightning McQueen who gets stranded in a sleepy desert town called Radiator Springs.
Cars
When your teacher was younger, they never missed an episode of this hilarious Disney show starring a teenager who could secretly see into the future.
That's So Raven
In this massive 2006 Disney Channel movie, Troy and Gabriella famously sing "Start of Something New" at a karaoke party.
High School Musical
In 2006, Gen 4 of this famous video game franchise took players to the Sinnoh region in the hit games Diamond and Pearl.
Pokemon
In this 2006 live-action Disney show, a normal teenage girl puts on a blonde wig to hide the fact that she is actually a world-famous pop star.
Hannah Montana
In 2008, we met Po, a lazy, noodle-eating panda who is shockingly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy and become a master of kung fu.
Kung Fu Panda
If you challenged your teacher to a video game match on the Nintendo Wii, you would definitely be playing this specific, record-breaking sport game.
Wii Bowling
In 2009, the world said goodbye to this legendary music icon, famous for the moonwalk and hits like "Thriller" and "Beat It."
Micheal Jackson
Released in 2006, this revolutionary Nintendo home console had players physically swinging controllers to play tennis, bowling, and boxing.
Nintendo Wii
This 2000s live-action show starred Selena Gomez as Alex Russo, a teenager competing with her brothers to see who gets to keep their family's magical powers.
Wizards of Waverly Place
This 2001 movie features a city powered by children's screams until a giant, blue furry monster named Sulley accidentally lets a human toddler named Boo into his world.
Monsters Inc.
What song is this movie from?
Cheetah Girls
This 2000s video game franchise came with a special plastic guitar controller, letting players "shred" to famous rock songs on their TVs.
Guitar Hero
Released in 2004, this handheld Nintendo system featured two screens, a stylus touchpen, and a microphone that let you bark at virtual puppies in Nintendogs.
Nintendo DS
This animated Disney Channel show featured a high school cheerleader who spent her free time saving the world from villains like Dr. Drakken and Shego.
Kim Possible
In this 2004 action-packed movie, a family of undercover superheroes—including a dad with super strength and a son named Dash with super speed—has to come out of retirement to save the world.
The Incredibles
What song is this movie from?
High School Musical