Tech & Internet
This web browser, released in 2004 by the Mozilla Foundation, was widely credited with helping end Internet Explorer's near-monopoly.
Before becoming a solo superstar, Beyoncé was a member of this R&B group.
What is Destiny's Child?
This rover, along with its twin Opportunity, landed on Mars in January 2004.
What is Spirit?
In 2005, this Broncos head coach earned his third trip to the AFC Championship Game after defeating the defending champion Patriots in the playoffs.
Who is Mike Shanahan?
Was the year YouTube had its first video uploaded, titled, Me at the zoo."
What is 2005?
Founded in 2003, this professional networking site was acquired by Microsoft in 2016.
What is LinkedIn?
This singer's debut single "Fallin'" won Song of the Year at the 2002 Grammy Awards.
Who is Alicia Keys?
This particle accelerator near Geneva officially began operations in 2008.
What is the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)?
This golfer dominated the early 2000s and won the Masters Tournament in 2001, 2002, and 2005.
Who is Tiger Woods?
Falcon Heene, perhaps known better by this name, was the center of a massive, international news hoax and media frenzy in 2009.
What is Balloon Boy?
This company purchased Android Inc. in 2005 before launching the first Android-powered phone in 2008.
What is Google?
This rock band released the albums American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown.
Who is Green Day?
The H5N1 strain is commonly known by this name and raised global pandemic concerns throughout the decade.
What is Avian (Bird) Flu?
This nation hosted both the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 1988 Summer Olympics.
What is South Korea?
Released in 2004, this social media website was originally limited to students at Harvard University.
What is Facebook?
This peer-to-peer communication service, created by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, was acquired by eBay in 2005.
What is Skype?
This artist's 2008 album included the songs "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me."
Who is Taylor Swift?
In 2005, this object became the first dwarf planet discovered beyond Pluto and ultimately helped trigger Pluto's reclassification by the International Astronomical Union.
What is Eris?
This quarterback was selected 199th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft.
Who is Tom Brady?
In 2008, this tiny European nation became the first country to fully recover all of the money it had invested in Bernard Madoff's fraudulent investment scheme.
What is Liechtenstein?
This codename was used internally by Apple for the first-generation iPhone project.
What is Project Purple?
This band's 2000 album Kid A debuted at No. 1 despite having no major radio singles.
Who is Radiohead?
Graphene, first isolated in 2004, consists of carbon atoms arranged in this geometric structure.
What is a two-dimensional hexagonal lattice?
This player, selected by Denver in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft, never played a regular-season snap for the Broncos after tearing his ACL during training camp.
Who is Paul Toviessi?
In 2009, this country became the first nation in the world to make internet access a legal right for its citizens.
What is Finland?