200s pop culture
This artist had a massive 2004 hit with "Yeah!" featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris.
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This terrorist leader was killed in a 2011 Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan.
Who is Osama bin Laden?
This messaging platform, launched in 2013, features disappearing photos and videos.
What is Snapchat?
This pop star’s 2008 album The Fame introduced the world to “Just Dance.”
Who is Lady Gaga?
This 2006 Mexican fantasy film by Guillermo del Toro features a faun and an underworld princess.
What is Pan’s Labyrinth?
This British author completed their iconic 7-book fantasy series in 2007.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
This 2013 NSA whistleblower leaked classified information to the media.
Who is Edward Snowden?
This failed Google social network was shut down for good in 2019.
What is Google+?
In 2009, this artist interrupted Taylor Swift’s VMA speech.
Who is Kanye West?
This director shocked audiences with a fake documentary about a Kazakh journalist in 2006.
Who is Larry Charles?
This 2001 film starred Nicole Kidman as a ghostly mother living in post-WWII England.
What is The Others?
This country experienced a major nuclear disaster following a tsunami in 2011.
What is Japan (Fukushima)?
The term “selfie” surged in popularity due to the front-facing camera on this 2010 smartphone.
What is iPhone 4?
This 2011 Adele album featured the hits “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You.”
What is 21?
This 2014 film was shot over 12 years with the same cast to depict a child growing up.
What is Boyhood?
In 2005, Tom Cruise infamously jumped on the couch during an interview on this show.
What is The Oprah Winfrey Show?
The UK voted to leave the European Union in this 2016 referendum.
What is Brexit?
This programming language, created by Google in 2009, was designed for fast, reliable software at scale.
What is Go (or Golang)?
This alternative rock band’s 2000 album Kid A marked a radical shift in sound.
Who are Radiohead?
This 2011 silent, black-and-white film won Best Picture at the Oscars.
What is The Artist?
The reality TV series Laguna Beach gave rise to this 2006 spin-off show.
What is The Hills?
This controversial policy led to the U.S. government shutdown in October 2013.
What is defunding Obamacare?
In 2016, this AR-based mobile game caused public chaos and large gatherings in parks.
What is Pokémon GO?
This Icelandic artist’s 2001 song “Hidden Place” came from the album Vespertine.
Who is Björk?
This 2012 foreign-language film, known for a shocking 10-minute tracking shot, won the Palme d’Or.
What is Blue Is the Warmest Color?