Netflix Shows
2003 Pop Culture
Book-to-Movie Adaptations
Dallas
Survivor
100

The fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, is the primary setting for this hit sci-fi horror Netflix series.

 What is Stranger Things?

100

Released on May 30, 2003, this film grossed over $940 million worldwide and became the best-selling DVD of all time at the time. It also caused a significant increase in demand for clownfish as pets.

What is Finding Nemo?

100

Leonardo DiCaprio donned a pink suit to play a mysterious millionaire in this flashy 2013 F. Scott Fitzgerald adaptation.

What is The Great Gatsby?

100

This NBA franchise, owned for years by Mark Cuban, won its first championship in 2011 led by superstar Dirk Nowitzki.

Who are the Dallas Mavericks?

100

Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams declared "I'm a survivor" in a hit 2001 track by this R&B group.

What is Destiny's Child?

200

In 2020, this wildly popular Netflix documentary series introduced the world to Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as Joe Exotic.

What is Tiger King?

200

Debuted on UPN on May 20, 2003, This series launched a wave of modeling competition shows and introduced a generation to the concept of “smizing” — smiling with your eyes,  a skill whose real-world utility has been debated ever since.

What is America's Next Top Model?

200

Rosalind Wiseman's parenting book Queen Bees and Wannabes served as the real-world basis for this iconic 2004 high school comedy.

What is Mean Girls?

200

Before becoming Big Tex in 1952, the giant structural frame originally spent a couple of seasons as an oversized version of this holiday figure in the town of Kerens.

Who is Santa Claus?

200

Reminiscent of the alliance building and cutthroat survival tactics seen on Survivor, this hit ABC drama followed plane crash survivors stranded on a mysterious island.

What is Lost?

300

This Netflix series follows a chess prodigy named Beth Harmon.

What is Queen’s Gambit?

300

Launched in August 2003, this platform became the first social network to achieve mass adoption and introducing the concept of online personal profiles, friend lists, and  music pages to a mainstream audience.

What is MySpace?

300

Author John Green's heartbreaking YA novel about teenage cancer patients was brought to the big screen in 2014 under this celestial title.

 What is The Fault in Our Stars?

300

Dallas' beloved NFL team actually plays its home games at AT&T Stadium, located in this neighboring city.

What is Arlington?

300

In Survivor: Cagayan, Tony Vlachos found a special "Super Idol" that could be played after the votes were read, which was named after this prolific American actor who often portrays the character Mabel Simmons.

Who is Tyler Perry?

400

Love Island’s season 6 winner, Kordell Beckham, is the younger brother of this NFL star.

Who is Odell Beckham Jr.?

400

2003 was the year of this Chinese zodiac, the eighth sign in the 12-year cycle.

What is Year of the Goat?

400

The 2024 Best Picture winner Oppenheimer about physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhatten Project is based on this book.

What is American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer? (American Prometheus is accepted)

400

This 561-foot observation tower features a geodesic dome that shapes the famous Dallas skyline and is nicknamed "The Ball."

What is Reunion Tower?

400

Chuck Noland, played by Tom Hanks, relies on a volleyball named Wilson to survive on a deserted island in this 2000 film.

What is Cast Away?

500

This Italian folk anthem, popularized in Netflix’s Money Heist, translates as “Goodbye Beautiful” and became a summer hit across Europe.

What is Bella Ciao?

500

This 5 letter word was added to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary in 2003, defined as “a low-paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement.” McDonald’s objected strenuously, but M-W declined to remove it.

What is McJob?

500

This 2010 David Fincher film, adapted from The Accidental Billionaires, missed out on Best Picture to The King's Speech.

What is The Social Network?

500

Dallas is the birthplace of this omnipresent convenience store chain, which started out in 1927 selling ice docks as "Tote'm Stores."

What is 7-Eleven?

500

Consisting of 332 islands and surrounded by the South Pacific Ocean, this permanent filming location has hosted every single season of Survivor since Season 33 in 2016.

What is Fiji?

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