Music
The rapper who's alter ego is named Slim Shady
Eminem
2004 teen comedy featured a clique called “The Plastics,” led by queen bee Regina George
Mean Girls
Name of the company in The Office
Dunder Mifflin
American swimmer who won a total of 16 medals at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and the Beijing Olympics in 2008
Michael Phelps
Socialite/celebrity whose catchphrase was “that’s hot”
Paris Hilton
This “Promiscuous Girl” sings the 2006 hit “Maneater”
Nelly Furtado
This hilarious actor plays an aspiring rockstar turned substitute teacher in 2003’s School of Rock
Jack Black
Hit Disney Channel show was about a teen psychic who had visions of the future
That's So Raven
This football team won the Super Bowl three times between 2000 and 2005
New England Patriots
This show's premiere introduced the world to Bruce, Kris, Kendall, Kylie, Kourtney, Khloe, and Kim
Keeping Up With the Kardashians
Shakira’s first #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
Hips Don't Lie
Terrifying horror movie from 2000 that follows a group of high schoolers as they try to stay alive after cheating death
Final Destination
Name of the hospital in the first several seasons of the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy
Seattle Grace
This American tennis player defeated Lindsay Davenport in the Wimbledon final, earning her first career Grand Slam
Venus Williams
Year the first IPhone was released
2007
Taylor Swift debuted in 2006 with this song named after a country singer
Tim McGraw
2004 comedy is about a hilariously awkward teen named after a famous historical figure from the French Revolution
Napoleon Dynamite
TV show follows a mother-daughter duo in the fictional town of Stars Hollow
Gilmore Girls
This basketball player was the NBA Finals MVP in both 2009 and 2010
Kobe Bryant
In 2001, Disney opened a second theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California named
California Adventure
This band sings the hilarious and catchy song “Stacy’s Mom”
Fountains of Wayne
This actor stars as an overwhelmed dad to 12 kids in 2003’s Cheaper by the Dozen
Steve Martin
Name of the school show choir in Glee
The New Directions
These two singers performed at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, resulting in a notorious wardrobe malfunction
Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson
The song Madonna, Christina Aguilera, and Britney Spears opened the 2003 VMAs with
Like a Virgin