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On December 11, 2009 this puzzle slingshot game, is released, in which birds try to save their eggs from green-colored pigs. The game led to a video game, a TV series, a full-length movie, and various plush toys.
What is Angry Birds?
On September 15th, 2008, Taylor Swift released her album, "Fearless." She wrote this lead single for the album, inspired by a boy who was unpopular with her family and friends and Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.
What is "Love Story"?
On September 11, 2001, Al-Qaeda terrorists hijack four planes. One never hits its intended target. Two hit the Twin Towers in New York and a third hits this building in the DC area.
What is the Pentagon?
In January 2019, in an effort to make the gospel "home-centered, church supported," the church provided a "Come Follow Me-For Individuals and Families" curriculum and make this change to the Sunday Church Schedule.
What is moving from 3 to 2 hour church?
Founder of SpaceX in 2002 and purchaser of Twitter in 2022.
Who is Elon Musk?
In 2005, 10 year old Amazon starts this special membership that offers two-day delivery on over one million items for a yearly price of $79.
What is Amazon Prime?
Launched on January 9th, 2007, Apple releases this product that connects people to the world in an unprecedented way. Ironically, traditional phone calls dramatically decrease with its use.
What is the iPhone?
This video game was first released for PC players on December 17, 2009 under the name "Cave Game." When it was released on Xbox360 in 2011, this name was used. The name is still used today and is the best selling video game in history.
What is Minecraft?
This Disney Channel Original movie popularizes musicals among mainstream audiences and launches the careers of its young actors Zack Efron and Vanessa Hudgens.
What is "High School Musical?"
In April 2019, a major fire engulfs this famous building in Europe, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing.
What is the Notre Dame Cathedral?
On October 6th, 2012, President Monson made this announcement that led to a surge in missionaries globally from 58,000 to 83,035 by the end of 2013.
What is lowering the minimum missionary age?
(18 for Elders and 19 for Sisters)
This soccer superstar has won “The Best Men’s FIFA Player of the Year” (or equivalent award) eight times. He has come in second place seven times and third once--all since 2007.
Who is Lionel Messi?
This man made history in 2008 when he was elected president. He was the first black man in American history to do so.
Who is Barack Obama?
What is the Wii?
These wildly popular Japanese spinning tops battle against each other and entered the US market in 2002.
What are Beyblades?
What is "We Don't Talk About Bruno?"
The nickname for the H1N1 virus that became a pandemic in 2009, killing over 12,000 people in the USA. Strangely, 80% of deaths were people under 65, where most influenza strains claim lives of those above age 65 at a much higher rate. This respiratory disease that can be caught by humans or pigs.
What is the Swine Flu?
Head of the 2002 Olympic Organizing Committee and 2012 presidential nominee, this politican's religious affliation peaked media attention and many people's curiosity in the church.
Who is Mitt Romney?
In 2011, Prince William married this beautiful woman. They now have three children-Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Who is Kate Middleton?
When the coronavirus pandemic resulted in the widespread closure of school and businesses, this became the most popular videoconferencing service--increasing their revenue by 300% in 2020 compared to 2019. They also became a household word--a short way to say videoconference.
What is Zoom?
This video sharing website is founded on February 14, 2005 by Karim, Hurley and Chen. Eighteen months later, Google pays $1.65 billion to acquire it.
What is YouTube?
This dance, where arms swing side to side and opposite to the hips, became a viral sensation after 15 year old Instagramer was invited to perform it with Katy Perry on Saturday Night Live in May 2017. The dance was featured in the 2017 video game Fornite Battle Royale.
What is the Floss?
DAILY DOUBLE- Do the Floss for 400 BONUS POINTS
This Harry Potter book is the first to be published after Y2K begins and the last to be published before the first Harry Potter movie is released.
What is 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?" (book 4)
It is released on July 8th, 2000. The first movie is released in 2001.
The deadliest natural disaster of the 21st century, one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history, and the worst disaster of its kind in history occured on Boxing Day 2004. It was also the worst natural disaster in the history of Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand. It was this type of natural disaster.
What is a Tsunami?
This temple, dedicated on October 1st, 2000 was the 100th temple of the church and the fulfilment of President Hinckley's goal to have 100 operating temples by the end of 2000. We actually ended up with 102.
Hint: Jarom attended this temple on his mission.
What is the Boston Massachusetts Temple?
Fun Fact: When President Hinckley announced the plan to build smaller temples in April 1998, there were 51 operating temples at the time. 17 were already going forward and he announced 30 more small temples. Then he added, "I think we had better add 2 more to make it an even 100 by the end of this century."
Simone Biles, now considered the GOAT of women's gymnastics, competed in her first Olympics in this city in 2016. She won four gold medals and one bronze.
What is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
DAILY DOUBLE:
Earn 400 POINTS if someone on your team will do a cartwheel
In this year, Donald Trump's campaign introduces the slogan "MAGA," meaning "Make America Great Again."
What is 2016?
This device, first available to the public on June 28th 2015, was inspired by Star Trek and uses AI to respond to questions and requests through its voice assistant. It was the first of its kind, where people interacted with the device using only their voice.
What is the Amazon Echo?
On April 15, 2005 these stuffed animals that you could hold in your arms but also lived online in a virtual world, (where you could feed them, design their rooms, play games to earn KinzCash and then go shopping to buy them things) were released by Ganz.
What are Webkinz?
This children's TV show features five anthropomorpic animal neighbours-Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, Tasha and Austin. They imagine themselves on fantastic adventures in their backyard. Its 2005 song, "Castaways," made a big comeback when it became an viral hit on tiktok in 2021.
What is "The Backyardigans?"
On October 24, 2002, DC Snipers Muhammed and Malvo are arrested at a rest stop near this Maryland town.
What is Myersville? (Frederick or Hagerstown also acceptable)
In March 2001, Gordon B. Hinckley announces the beginning of this program that helps to educate those who might not otherwise have that opportunity. He is inspired by Brigham Young's program that helped Saints immigrate to Utah.
What is the Perpetual Education Fund?
In 2013, this whistle blower released classified documents concerning mass surveillance by the NSA. He fled to Russia to avoid arrest.
Who is Edward Snowden?
Although the first documented use of this word was in Australia in 2002, the word was not used much until 2012. By 2013 its popularity increased so much that Oxford Dictionary named it "Word of the Year." Obama also helped when he took one of these at Nelson Mandela's funeral with the British and Danish prime ministers.
What is "selfie?"
This augmented-reality game, released in 2016, uses GPS so players can chase and train characters in the real world. The game breaks records in revenue and becomes the best-selling mobile game.
What is Pokemon Go?