Half Asked 2000's Trivia

Movies

100

Will Farrell did NOT appear in which of these early 2000’s movies?

A. Old School 

B. Elf 

C. Zoolander 

D. Van Wilder

D. Van Wilder

200

Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, this was a 2002 film about a professional conman:

A. American Psycho 

B. Mystic River 

C. Catch Me If You Can 

D. Snatch

C. Catch Me If You Can

300

Who voiced the main character Barry in the 2007 animated film "Bee Movie"?

A. Tim Allen 

B. Jerry Seinfeld

C. David Spade 

D. Adam Sandler

B. Jerry Seinfeld

_{"Do You Like Jazz?"}

400

What 2005 film is about Earth being invaded by alien tripod fighting machines?

A. War of The Worlds 

B. iRobot

C. Signs

D. Fall Over

A. War of The Worlds

500

NSYNC's Joey Fatone, JC Chasez, and Chris Kirkpatrick were extras in what movie (in which their scene was ultimately cut)?

A. Spiderman 

B. Austin Powers in Gold-member 

C. Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones 

D. Holes

C. Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones

_{They played Jedis and were asked to do the cameo because the daughters of George Lucas and the film's producer, Rick McCallum, were fans of the band.}

Music

100

The 2005 hit 'Gold Digger' is from which artist?  

A. 50 Cent 

B. Kanye West

C. Akon 

D. Sean Kingston

B. Kanye West

_{That single alone broke a record for most digital downloads amassing 80,000 downloads in one week.} 

200

Jack Johnson was born in which US State?

A. California 

B. Alaska 

C. Washington 

D. Hawaii

D. Hawaii

_{With his wife, Kim, Jack created the Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation, a charitable organization that supports environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawaii.} 

300

Who collaborated with The Black Eyes Peas on their 2003 hit song "Where Is The Love"?

A. Snoop Dogg 

B. Justin Timberlake 

C. Macy Gray 

D. Britney Spears

B. Justin Timberlake

_{Although the song was co-written and features vocals from Justin, he is not officially credited on the release of the song.} 

400

Which 2007 Rihanna hit with Jay-Z propelled her into superstar status?

A. Umbrella 

B. Shut Up And Drive 

C. Don't Stop The Music 

D. Unfaithful

A. Umbrella

_{Originally written for Britney Spears, "Umbrella" stood at #1 in the UK occurred as the country was hit by extreme rainfall and flooding, leading the media to humorously refer to it as the "Rihanna Curse".} 

500

Who won American Idol in 2002?

A. Carrie Underwood 

B. Jennifer Hudson 

C. Kelly Clarkson 

D. Jordin Sparks

C. Kelly Clarkson

_{Kelly's first single "A Moment Like This", released the same year she won American Idol, jumped from No.52 to No.1 on the billboard charts.}

TV

100

The first episode of Supernatural aired in which year?

A. 2004

B. 2005 

C. 2006

D. 2007

B. 2005

200

What year was Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the Super Bowl halftime show?

A. 2003 

B. 2004 

C. 2005 

D. 2006

B. 2004

_{Janet was performing "Rock Your Body" with Justin Timberlake when the infamous wardrobe malfunction occurred. ***10 bonus points if you can name the teams that were playing in the super bowl.}

300

Which sister died in Charmed?

A. Prue 

B. Piper 

C. Phoebe 

D. Pam

A. Prue

400

What network was home to iconic teen dramas like "Dawson's Creek," "One Tree Hill," "Smallville," and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"?

A. Fox 

B. The WB 

C. NBC 

D. The N Network

B. The WB

_{On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment announced plans to shut down both UPN and The WB and partner to launch a new broadcast television network that would include series from both soon-to-be predecessor networks, known as The CW.}

500

Which show featured a claymation in it's intro?

A. Malcolm In The Middle

B. Even Stevens

C. Scrubs 

D. That's So Raven

B. Even Stevens

_{Shia LaBeouf directed and starred in the film "Honey Boy" which follows the story of his childhood into adulthood and is mostly featured during the "Even Stevens" time.}

Slang

100

What was the global freakout that began the 00's decade called?

A. In the year 2000... 

B. Y2K 

C. It's Gonna Be Crizzy Up In Hizzy 

D. The Mayan Prophecy Fulfilled

B. Y2K

_{Y2K was a computer bug that potentially would shut down anything that was operated or controlled by computers. This bug had to do with computers being able to recognize 99 as 1999, but not 00 as 2000. Billions of dollars were spent to prep computers across the world, and that preparation helped prevent the cataclysmic failure that was most likely going to happen.}

200

For the '00s, what does the word "tight" NOT mean?

A. Confusing

B. Cool 

C. Angry 

D. Close

A. Confusing

_{The word "tight" can mean many different things. But it seems the most popular version means something is cool or awesome.}

300

If someone is called a "sketch monster", what does that mean?

A. Someone who can't put their makeup on well 

B. A terrible artist 

C. Someone who acts suspiciously

 D. Someone with poor fashion sense

C. Someone who acts suspiciously

_{"Sketch monster" is a word to describe someone who is sketchy.}

400

What emotion does "woot!" convey?

A. Amazement 

B. Anger 

C. Joy

D. Dismay

C. Joy

_{"Woot" comes from gaming and hacking culture, where it's commonly written at "w00t." Woot is also an acronym for gamers, which stands for "we owned other team"--and this means you beat the other team.}

500

Where did the phrase, "You got served!" come from?

A. Line In A Song 

B. Title Of A Movie

C. Quote From A Book 

D. Catchphrase From A TV Show

B. Title Of A Movie

_{"You Got Served" was indeed a 2004 movie about dancers in a dance competition. Saying this phrase means that you've just bested or topped someone in some competition. And you'd usually yell this in someone's face.}

Pop Culture

100

Who ran against George Bush in the 2004 Presidential election?

A. Al Gore 

B. John Kerry 

C. Barack Obama 

D. Bill Clinton

B. John Kerry

200

How many people died on 9/11?

A. 1,555

B. 1,977

C. 2,355

D. 2,977

_{D. 2,977}

_{On September 12th, Bush addressed the nation, declaring war and stating: “The United States of America will use all our resources to conquer this enemy. We will rally the world. We will be patient. We’ll be focused, and we will be steadfast in our determination. This battle will take time and resolve, but make no mistake about it, we will win.”}

300

Which two companies merged in 2000, the first of the decade's many major corporate mergers and buyouts?

A. Disney & ABC 

B. Microsoft & Yahoo 

C. Time Warner & AOL 

D. Google & AT&T

C. Time Warner & AOL

_{In the biggest corporate deal ever (at the time), AOL bought Time Warner for $164 billion in January 2000.}

400

How much did Google pay for YouTube in 2006?

A. $165 Million 

B. $565 Million 

C. $965 Million 

D. $1.65 Billion

D. $1.65 Billion

_{At the time, it was an eye-popping figure to pay for a year and a half old startup.}

500

What is MySpace Tom's full name?

A. Tom Anderson 

B. Tom Hardy 

C. Tom Vanderhook 

D. Tom Riddle

A. Tom Anderson

_{In 2003 Tom co-founded the social networking website Myspace with Chris DeWolfe. He became the strategic advisor for the company until he left in 2009.}