Binge-Worthy TV
This AMC series about a chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin premiered in 2008 and changed television forever.
What is Breaking Bad?
Rolled out in 2006, this controversial Facebook feature fundamentally changed the platform by broadcasting users' activities to all their friends in one continuous, scrolling stream.
What is the News Feed?
In 2009, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger successfully executed an emergency water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in this body of water.
What is the Hudson River?
This 2015 action masterpiece, directed by George Miller, saw Tom Hardy take over a gritty role previously made famous by Mel Gibson.
What is Mad Max: Fury Road?
This British band's 2008 album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends featured a famous album cover depicting the classic painting "Liberty Leading the People."
Who is Coldplay?
In 2007, Bungie concluded its original sci-fi trilogy with the massive, record-breaking launch of this Xbox 360 flagship shooter.
What is Halo 3?
The series finale of this HBO fantasy epic aired in 2019 and famously left a modern coffee cup in plain sight during a scene.
What is Game of Thrones?
In 2012, Facebook made shockwaves by purchasing this rapidly growing, filter-heavy photo-sharing app for $1 billion.
What is Instagram?
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, which caused the largest marine oil spill in history, occurred in this body of water.
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
In 2006, this actor revitalized the James Bond franchise with a much grittier take, making his debut as 007 in Casino Royale.
Who is Daniel Craig?
In 2007, this artist dominated the global charts with the song "Umbrella," which famously featured a rap intro by Jay-Z.
Who is Rihanna?
This massively popular 2011 Bethesda RPG became a cultural touchstone, popularizing the meme-worthy phrase "I took an arrow in the knee."
What is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim?
In 2005, this mockumentary sitcom premiered on NBC, introducing the world to Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
What is The Office?
This cryptocurrency, created by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, officially launched its network in early 2009.
What is Bitcoin?
In 2013, this former intelligence contractor made global headlines when he leaked highly classified documents from the NSA.
Who is Edward Snowden?
This 2014 Keanu Reeves action film, co-directed by his former stunt double, launched a massive multi-film franchise all because he lost his puppy.
What is John Wick?
This French electronic music duo scored a massive mainstream hit in 2013 with the song "Get Lucky," featuring Pharrell Williams.
Who are Daft Punk?
In 2007, the third installment of this rhythm game franchise exploded into living rooms, testing friendships and fingers with the notoriously difficult track "Through the Fire and Flames."
What is Guitar Hero?
Stranger Things took us to the Upside Down starting in this year—the same year Pokémon GO took over the world.
When is 2016?
In 2013, this 6-second looping video platform launched, birthing a unique era of internet comedy and stars before unceremoniously shutting down in 2017.
What is Vine?
In 2011, the NASA Space Shuttle program officially ended after 30 years with the final flight of this specific orbiter.
What is Atlantis?
Alfonso Cuarón won Best Director in 2014 for this visually stunning, stress-inducing space thriller starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.
What is Gravity?
This Belgian-Australian artist essentially became a one-hit-wonder of the decade when his inescapable 2011 break-up anthem, featuring Kimbra, topped the charts worldwide.
Who is Gotye?
This critically acclaimed 2013 Naughty Dog game broke hearts by following Joel and Ellie as they journeyed across a post-apocalyptic United States.
What is The Last of Us?
This 2007 CW teen drama was famously narrated by an anonymous, all-knowing blogger voiced by Kristen Bell.
What is Gossip Girl?
In 2005, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp bought this social networking site for $580 million—a move considered one of the worst tech acquisitions in history after everyone abandoned Tom for Mark Zuckerberg.
What is Myspace?
In 2010, the world watched in awe as 33 miners were successfully rescued after being trapped underground for 69 days in the San José mine in this country.
What is Chile?
The 2016 Best Picture Oscar famously went to Moonlight, but only after Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty mistakenly read the envelope for this film.
What is La La Land?
She dominated 2006 with her critically acclaimed album Back to Black, which won five Grammys and featured the hit single "Rehab."
Who is Amy Winehouse?
In 2007, this heavily atmospheric dystopian shooter introduced players to the underwater city of Rapture, Big Daddies, and the chilling phrase, "Would you kindly."
What is BioShock?