Early 2000's
This widely feared global computer glitch was predicted to crash systems as the calendar flipped to the year 2000.
What is: Y2K or Millennium Bug
The arrows on the "S" and the "Y" in the Subway logo are meant to represent entering and leaving the restaurant, mimicking the layout of this type of public transit station.
What is a subway station?
A synonym for self portrait.
What is a Selfie?
This tall art deco building in downtown Minneapolis was once the city's highest skyscraper.
What is the Foshay Tower?
This 1994 Quentin Tarantino film features the iconic dance scene between Vincent Vega and Mia Wallace.
What is Pulp Fiction?
Launched in June 1999, this peer-to-peer music file-sharing software co-founded by Sean Fanning changed the music industry forever.
What is Napster?
Six ad execs were determined to repeatedly torture a hapless animal with a silly rabbit for this cereal.
What is Trix?
What social media giant bought Instagram?
What/Who is Meta / Facebook
This giant lumberjack statue stands tall on the shores of Lake Bemidji.
What is Paul Bunyan?
Daily Double!!
Term for a word, phrase, or number that is spelled the same way forwards and backwards.
What is a palindrome?
This bright orange-and-clear-plastic handheld electronic pet was the ultimate holiday must-have toy in 1997.
What is a Tamagotchi?
Double Jeopardy!
The purple chat bubble logo for the streaming platform Twitch has two eyes and an official name. What is the name of this mascot?
What is Glitch?
What medium do most people use to watch YouTube?
What is a Cell Phone
This unique island in the Mississippi River is known for its historic flour mills.
What is Nicollet Island?
The primary Asia Mall in the Twin Cities metro area is located where?
where is Eden Prairie
So far, the fave name for girls in the 2000s is this; we're sure an etiquette expert would approve
Who is Emily
In the early '70s, General Mills introduced a vampire-themed character to the breakfast table.
What is Count Chocula?
This platform changed its iconic name to "X" in what year?
what is 2023?
This specific St. Paul avenue boasts the longest stretch of Victorian homes in the US.
What is Summit Avenue?
This iron-containing protein gives red blood cells their distinct color.
What is hemoglobin?
For 6 straight years in the 2000s, this competition show was No. 1 for the season
what is American Idol
This fastidious, white-suited character representing a cleaning brand is depicted as a sailor or genie.
Who is Mr. Clean?
The original character limit enforced for a single post on Twitter.
What is 140 characters?
This 1850s town was Minnesota's first territorial capital before St. Paul.
What is Stillwater?
What alcoholic beverage is made from juniper berries?
What is gin?