2000-2004
What reality TV show debuted in 2000 and became a global phenomenon?
Survivor
Which Category 5 hurricane caused catastrophic damage to New Orleans in 2005?
Hurricane Katrina
What social media platform, launched in 2010, is known for disappearing photo and video messages?
Snapchat
What social media platform, launched in 2016, focuses on short-form, looping videos?
TikTok
Which professional football player and music artist got engaged in 2025?
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift
What social networking website, launched in 2003, is often considered the first major modern social media platform?
MySpace
What private spaceflight company, founded in 2002, successfully launched its first orbital rocket in 2008?
SpaceX
Tesla
Which movie, released in 2018, became the highest-grossing superhero film at the time?
Avengers: Infinity War
In 2021, NASA successfully landed a rover named Perseverance on which planet?
Mars
Which HBO crime drama, starring James Gandolfini, dominated television during this era?
The Sopranos
What country hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Beijing
Which singer released the album "21" in 2011, becoming one of the best selling albums of the decade?
Adele
Which TV series, concluding in 2019, became famous for its complex politics and shocking character deaths?
Game of Thrones
Which country became the first to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for general use in December 2020?
United Kingdom
What major corporate scandal, exposed in 2001, led to the bankruptcy of a major energy company and sweeping changes in US accounting laws?
Enron
Which long running TV show aired its final episode in 2009, ending with a much-debated finale?
Lost
What whistleblower leaked classified NSA documents in 2013, sparking global surveillance debates?
Edward Snowden
Which tech CEO stepped down in 2018 after a long tenure, passing leadership to Sundar Pichai?
Larry Page (Google/Alphabet CEO)
Which US state's Senate runoff elections in January 2021 determined control of the Senate?
Georgia
What tragic space shuttle disaster occurred in 2003 during re-entry?
Space Shuttle Columbia
What major genetic testing company, founded in 2006, popularized at-home DNA ancestry kits?
23andMe
Which airline tragedy occurred in 2014, when a flight was shot down over Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board?
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
Which global climate agreement, signed in 2015, aimed to limit global warming below 2 degrees celsius?
The Paris Agreement
Which ship blocked the Suez Canal in March 2021, causing a major disruption in global trade?
Ever Given