Pop Culture
Combination of chill and relax, meaning to calm down
Chillax
When people were worried computers would interpret the year '2000' as '1900'
y2k scare
A dollar in 2000 compared to 2009 is worth
$1.25
Number of lives lost in Hurricane Katrina
1883
The first target of the attack
North tower
In the early part of the decade, what fashion look took hold as more of a sophisticated take on the grunge look of the 90s
Bohemian or boho
Fliphones like Blackberries dominated the game until 2007 with the introduction of the
iPhone
The investment bank that filed for the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history on September 15th, 2008
Lehman Brothers
Most rainfall occurred ____ of Katrina’s eye, along the coastline
East
Department of government added after the attack on September 11th
Department of homeland security
This reality TV show about a simple life premiered in 2003 and made Paris Hilton’s phrase “That’s hot” a catchphrase.
What is The Simple Life?
Fastest evolving piece of technology in recent year
home internet
The U.S. Federal reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate eleven times as a result of
The burst of the dot-com bubble
Category as of August 25th
Category 1
People killed during the attack
2,977
Released in 2008, this Marvel film kicked off the MCU and featured Robert Downey Jr. in a red and gold suit of armor.
What is Iron Man?
Piece of military technology used in the 80s that was once again popularized by the 2002 Iraq
Stealth bombers
Major U.S investment bank that filed for bankruptcy in July of 2007
Bear Stearns
Cost in damages
$108 billion (2005)
The time the southern tower collapsed
9:59
This social media platform launched in 2004 from a Harvard dorm room and would go on to define "poking" your friends.
What is Facebook?
Style popularized in the 2000s that blended glossy textures with nature in an attempt to warm people up to the idea of technology
frutiger aero
The bank that granted Bear Stearns a 28-day emergency loan in 2008
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Percentage of flooded land in New Orleans
80%
The perpetrator of the attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Shanksville
Osama Bin Laden