Political
This health care law was signed by President Obama in March 2010.
What is the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
This NYC-based skatewear brand famously collaborated with Louis Vuitton in June 2017.
What is Supreme?
he US unemployment rate fell to this historic low by December 2019, matching rates last seen in the late 1960s.
What is 3.5%?
At its peak in March 2019, this battle royale game had 250 million registered players.
What is Fortnite?
Faster internet through this network generation made streaming, gaming apps, and ride-share apps mainstream in the 2010s.
What is 4G?
This 2010 Supreme Court ruling allowed corporations to spend unlimited money on elections.
What is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission?
Hip-hop overtook this genre, which had previously dominated mainstream culture for decades.
What is rock?
This country was the single largest source of US imports in 2010, with a trade deficit of $278.3 billion.
What is China?
This music streaming service launched in Europe in 2006 and hit the US in 2011, changing how music was discovered.
What is Spotify?
This type of technology allowed people to store data and access services online rather than on personal computers.
What is cloud computing?
This type of political group, empowered by Citizens United, allows the wealthiest donors to pour money into elections.
What are Super PACs?
This platform became the default place for aspiring rappers to share music after MySpace collapsed, launching artists like XXXTentacion and Billie Eilish.
What is SoundCloud?
This peer-to-peer payment app made sending money between friends instant and effortless during the 2010s.
What is Venmo?
This game used Facebook to let friends play together, proving that even non-gamers would join if their social circle was involved.
What is FarmVille?
This streaming platform allowed gamers to broadcast their gameplay live, turning gaming into entertainment even for non-players.
What is Twitch?
In 2019, this percentage of Democrats said they would not date someone who voted for Trump in 2016.
What is 71%?
Progress toward this type of equality slowed or stalled in the US between 1970 and 2018, despite earlier gains in pay and employment.
What is gender equality?
The 2010s saw the longest economic recovery on record, yet critics argued this group’s needs were still largely ignored.
Who are the “forgotten Americans” / the working poor?
Apple Music and Jay-Z’s Tidal both launched in this year to compete with Spotify.
What is 2015?
This digital currency powered by blockchain technology emerged in the 2010s as an alternative to traditional banking.
What is Bitcoin?
By 2017, the average partisan gap on core political values had grown to this many percentage points, more than double what it was in 1994.
What is 36 points?
Kanye West’s 2015 Yeezy Season 2 collection was known for this type of color palette.
What is a minimalist, powdery earthy tone palette?
Instead of averaging around 5% as forecasted, 10-year Treasury bond yields fell well below this percentage by the end of the 2010s.
What is 2%?
This rap subgenre, born on SoundCloud, was known for glitchy remixes, experimental production, and “mumble rap” vocals.
What is SoundCloud rap?
Described as a “transitional year,” this year marked a major turning point for technology as innovations like the first iPad and Xbox Kinect launched.
What is 2010?