Viral Moments
A South Korean hit song with a horse-riding dance move became the first YouTube video to reach a billion views in 2012.
What is Gangnam Style?
Apple changed portable music forever in 2001 with this pocket-sized device.
What is the iPod?
competition show launched in 2004 where contestants face obstacle courses, including the “warped wall.”
What is American Ninja Warrior?
Foam clogs with ventilation holes, first released in 2002, became one of the most divisive footwear trends.
What are Crocs?
An animated film released in 2001 featured an ogre, a talking donkey, and a princess.
What is Shrek?
In 2015, an image of a striped garment sparked debate worldwide about whether it was blue and black or white and gold.
What is The Dress?
A rolling green hill with blue sky was the default wallpaper for this 2001 Microsoft operating system.
What is Windows XP?
A reality show set in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, introduced the world to GTL and "The Situation" in 2009.
What is Jersey Shore?
Denim pants with intentional fading and distress became a staple of 2000s wardrobes.
What are distressed jeans?
A fantasy film trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels concluded in 2003 with The Return of the King.
What is The Lord of the Rings?
A home video of a toddler exclaiming “Charlie bit me!” became one of YouTube’s earliest viral hits in 2007.
What is Charlie Bit My Finger?
Before iPhones, many professionals typed emails on this smartphone with a tiny physical keyboard.
What is a BlackBerry?
A cooking competition hosted by Gordon Ramsay premiered in the U.S. in 2005.
What is Hell’s Kitchen?
Bright yellow silicone wristbands became a massive accessory trend in 2004, tied to a cancer awareness campaign.
What are Livestrong bracelets?
: A 2001 action film starring Vin Diesel launched a long-running street-racing franchise.
What is The Fast and the Furious?
This music video by Rebecca Black was called “the worst song ever,” but became a viral hit anyway.
What is Friday?
Once a giant in video rentals, this company went bankrupt in 2010 after failing to compete with streaming.
What is Blockbuster?
A Bravo franchise launched in 2006 followed the drama-filled lives of women in cities like Orange County, Atlanta, and New York.
What is The Real Housewives?
A moose logo and strong cologne smell defined this American mall brand in the 2000s.
What is Abercrombie & Fitch?
A comedy released in 2009 about a bachelor party in Las Vegas spawned two sequels.
What is The Hangover?
Around 2010, people were photographing themselves lying face down in unusual public places for this viral trend.
What is planking?
Six-second looping clips defined this video-sharing platform that launched in 2013 and closed in 2017.
What is Vine?
This TLC series about a polygamist family from Utah began airing in 2010.
What is Sister Wives?
Quilted, shiny outerwear grew popular in the late 2000s and 2010s under this common name.
What are puffer jackets?
A 2003 Pixar film followed a clownfish searching for his son with the help of a forgetful blue tang.
What is Finding Nemo?