2000's Pop Culture
The social media platform launched in 2004 and was originally intended to be limited to college students.
This Paris landmark is a 1,083-foot iron tower built for the 1889 World’s Fair.
Eiffel Tower
This planet is known as the Red Planet
Mars
“May the Force be with you.”
Star Wars
The first President of the United States.
George Washington
This reality TV show premiered in 2002 and made Kelly Clarkson a star.
American Idol
This massive statue in New York Harbor was a gift from France in 1886
Statue of Liberty
The process plants use to convert sunlight into energy.
photosynthesis
“There’s no place like home.”
The Wizard of Oz
The document signed in 1776 declaring independence from Britain.
Declaration of Independence
This fantasy film series began in 2001 with The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings
This ancient structure in Egypt is the largest of the three pyramids at Giza.
Great Pyramid of Giza
This is the hardest natural substance on Earth.
diamond
“I’m the king of the world!”
Titanic
This war between the North and South lasted from 1861–1865.
Civil War
This singer released the hit songs “Umbrella” and “Disturbia” in the late 2000s.
Rihanna
This famous wall stretches more than 13,000 miles across northern China.
Great Wall of China
The center of an atom is called this.
nucleus
“Why so serious?”
The Dark Knight
This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
This video game console released in 2006 introduced motion-controlled gaming to millions.
Nintendo Wii
This temple complex in Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the world.
Angkor Wat
This physicist developed the theory of relativity.
Albert Einstein
“Life is like a box of chocolates.”
Forrest Gump
This 1969 mission first landed humans on the Moon.
Apollo 11