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In 2008, this Olympian won eight gold medals in swimming at the Beijing Games, breaking Mark Spitz’s record from 1972.
Who is Michael Phelps?
In the early 2000s, you could edit HTML to make this page feature glitter backgrounds and autoplay music.
What is MySpace?
First released in 2005, this plush animal with a code unlocked a virtual world.
What is Webkinz?
The pop star whose first single ‘One Time’ was available for free on iTunes for free in 2009.
Who is Justin Bieber?
The Best movie academy award winner in 1995
What is Forest Gump?
In 1996, this basketball player, nicknamed "The Black Mamba," entered the NBA straight out of high school at just 18 years old.
Who is Kobe Bryant?
This handheld gaming device, released in 1998, introduced features like infrared linking and backward compatibility for older games.
What is the Game Boy Color?
Released in 1996, this digital pet device came with three buttons and demanded frequent care to prevent its demise.
What is a Tamagotchi?
Los del Rio released their hit song in 1995, which inspired a dance that became a world-wide phenomenon
What is the Macarena?
In 1997, this epic romance and disaster film became the first movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide, cementing its status as a cultural phenomenon.
What is Titanic?
In 2010, this nation’s men’s soccer team won its first FIFA World Cup, defeating the Netherlands in extra time.
What is Spain?
In the early 2000's this peer-to-peer file-sharing service became a major hub for illegally sharing movies, TV shows, and software.
What is LimeWire?
Engineered by Tiger Electronics, this must-have item left children wide-eyed on on Christmas morning when it won toy of the year in both 1998 and 2012.
What is the Furby?
This infamous Brooklyn rapper had two hit singles chart in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995
Who is the Notorious B.I.G. / Biggie?
This 1995 hit movie featuring an enemies to friends plot line was the first computer-animated film
What is Toy Story?
Now known as the Oklahoma City Thunder, this team lost to the Chicago Bulls in the 1996 NBA finals, kicking off Chicago’s second three-peat of the nineties.
Who is the the Seattle Supersonics?
This orange-and-blue internet service CD was sent by mail to nearly every household in the late '90s and early 2000s.
What is AOL?
Launched in 1999, this innovative handheld gaming system featured interchangeable cartridges and could connect to your computer via a USB port for more interactive games.
What is the LeapPad?
In the sitcom New Girl, this song aided in framing Nick for ruining CeCe’s wedding. It was also the #1 song in the UK on January 18, 1995.
What is the Cotton Eye Joe?
This 1995 serial killer movie starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman is named after a category of major vices in Christianity
What is Se7en?
This Women’s basketball team won 11 national championships, tied with the UCLA men's team for the most of any program in Division I college basketball.
Who are the University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies?
This now-obsolete video-sharing website was the largest of its kind in the mid-2000's.
What is Metacafe?
This construction toy set, first introduced in 2001, allowed kids to build their own action figures and robots from interchangeable parts and was part of the LEGO family.
What is Bionicle?
In 1996, this Canadian singer released her breakout album Jagged Little Pill, which included hits like You Oughta Know and Ironic.
Who is Alanis Morissette?
This French philosopher, best known for his work “Capitalism and Schizophrenia”, wrote from the early 1950s until his death in 1995
Who is Gilles Deleuze?