The 2000s gave us flip phones, MySpace, the first iPhone, reality TV, and some of the biggest movies and songs ever made — which makes it perfect trivia territory. This list has 105 2000s trivia questions and answers, split into six categories: music, movies, TV, sports, tech, and world events. Every answer has been fact-checked, so you can run your quiz night with confidence.
Use them however you like: a full quiz night, a warm-up round before board games, or a “name that decade” party game. Answers sit right under each question, so the quiz master always has the facts at hand.
TL;DR — the short version:
- 105 fact-checked 2000s trivia questions with answers, in 6 categories.
- Music (20), Movies (20), TV (20), Sports (15), Tech & Internet (15), World Events (15).
- Mix of easy, medium, and hard — built for quiz nights, parties, and pub-quiz prep.
- Answers are included under every question, so one person can run the whole game.
- Scoring table and hosting tips included below.
What’s in This List
- 2000s Music Trivia (20 questions)
- 2000s Movies Trivia (20 questions)
- 2000s TV Trivia (20 questions)
- 2000s Sports Trivia (15 questions)
- 2000s Tech & Internet Trivia (15 questions)
- 2000s World Events Trivia (15 questions)
- How to run a 2000s trivia night (scoring table)
- 2000s trivia FAQs
How to Use These Questions
Pick one category per round and read the questions aloud — the answers are right there for the quiz master. Three to six players per team keeps things lively, and a mix of easy and hard questions keeps every team in the game until the final round. If you’re planning the whole evening, our guide to how to host a game night covers invites, food, and pacing — and if you want a boxed game instead, our best trivia board games roundup has ready-made options.
2000s Music Trivia Questions
The decade when hip-hop went pop, indie rock broke through, and the iTunes Store changed how everyone bought music.
- Which 2003 OutKast hit told everyone to “shake it like a Polaroid picture”?
Answer: “Hey Ya!” - Which Beyoncé song featuring Jay-Z was her debut solo single in 2003?
Answer: “Crazy in Love” - Which 2005 Kanye West single featuring Jamie Foxx warns about a woman who’s “got a thing for” your money?
Answer: “Gold Digger” - Which Gwen Stefani song became the first digital download ever to sell one million copies?
Answer: “Hollaback Girl” (2005) - Which Eminem album, released in 2000, won the Grammy for Best Rap Album?
Answer: The Marshall Mathers LP - Which 2004 Kelly Clarkson hit became one of the decade’s biggest breakup anthems?
Answer: “Since U Been Gone” - Which band released “Mr. Brightside” as their debut single in 2003?
Answer: The Killers - What was the name of Lady Gaga’s debut studio album, released in 2008?
Answer: The Fame - Which 2007 Rihanna single featuring Jay-Z warned “you can stand under my umbrella”?
Answer: “Umbrella” - Which 2008 Beyoncé song told the ladies to put a ring on it?
Answer: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” - Which band released the 2006 rock opera album The Black Parade?
Answer: My Chemical Romance - Which 2004 Green Day album revived the band’s career with “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”?
Answer: American Idiot - Which 2006 Shakira single featuring Wyclef Jean claimed her “hips don’t lie”?
Answer: “Hips Don’t Lie” - Which 2003 Britney Spears single won the Grammy for Best Dance Recording?
Answer: “Toxic” - Which Avril Lavigne song was her debut single in 2002?
Answer: “Complicated” - Which 2001 P!nk song told everyone to “get the party started”?
Answer: “Get the Party Started” - Which 2009 Black Eyed Peas song spent 12 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100?
Answer: “Boom Boom Pow” - Which 2008 Coldplay song was named after a famous Delacroix painting?
Answer: “Viva la Vida” - Which 2000 Coldplay song was the band’s first big US hit?
Answer: “Yellow” - Which Destiny’s Child song from 2000 won the Grammy for Best R&B Song?
Answer: “Say My Name”
2000s Movies Trivia Questions
Superheroes took over, Pixar hit its stride, and a blue alien movie rewrote the box office record book.
- Which 2008 film launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Answer: Iron Man - What was the title of the first Harry Potter film, released in 2001?
Answer: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone - How many Academy Awards did The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King win?
Answer: 11 - Which 2003 Pixar film follows a clownfish searching the ocean for his son?
Answer: Finding Nemo - In which 2003 film did Johnny Depp first play Captain Jack Sparrow?
Answer: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Which 2001 film was the first-ever winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Feature?
Answer: Shrek - Which 2004 high school comedy was written by Tina Fey?
Answer: Mean Girls - Which 2008 Batman film earned Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar?
Answer: The Dark Knight - Which 2009 James Cameron film became the highest-grossing movie of all time?
Answer: Avatar - In what year was the first Twilight film released?
Answer: 2008 - Which film won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 2009 Academy Awards?
Answer: Slumdog Millionaire - Which 2009 comedy follows a bachelor party gone wrong in Las Vegas?
Answer: The Hangover - Which 2007 Pixar film stars a rat who dreams of becoming a chef?
Answer: Ratatouille - Which 2008 Pixar film follows a lonely robot cleaning up a deserted Earth?
Answer: WALL-E - Which 2009 Pixar film opens with a house lifted into the sky by balloons?
Answer: Up - Which 2005 comedy starring Steve Carell was Judd Apatow’s directorial debut?
Answer: The 40-Year-Old Virgin - Which 2007 comedy follows two awkward teens trying to buy alcohol for a party?
Answer: Superbad - Which 2007 film stars Elliot Page as a quick-witted pregnant teenager?
Answer: Juno - Which Coen brothers film won Best Picture at the 2008 Academy Awards?
Answer: No Country for Old Men - Which Ridley Scott epic won Best Picture at the 2001 Academy Awards?
Answer: Gladiator
2000s TV Trivia Questions
Reality TV exploded, prestige drama arrived on cable, and “previously on” became the most-watched sentence in America.
- In what year did the US version of The Office premiere?
Answer: 2005 - Which ABC drama about plane crash survivors premiered in 2004?
Answer: Lost - Which AMC drama about a chemistry teacher turned meth cook premiered in 2008?
Answer: Breaking Bad - Which AMC drama about 1960s advertising executives premiered in 2007?
Answer: Mad Men - In what year did Friends air its final episode?
Answer: 2004 - In what year did The Sopranos air its final episode?
Answer: 2007 - Which medical drama set at Seattle Grace Hospital premiered in 2005?
Answer: Grey’s Anatomy - Which singing competition premiered in 2002 with Kelly Clarkson as its first winner?
Answer: American Idol - Which CBS reality competition premiered in 2000 and strands contestants in remote locations?
Answer: Survivor - Which reality show, premiering in 2000, has houseguests vote each other out one by one?
Answer: Big Brother (US) - Which NBC reality show starring Donald Trump premiered in 2004?
Answer: The Apprentice - Which E! reality show about a famous family premiered in 2007?
Answer: Keeping Up with the Kardashians - Which HBO drama about Baltimore premiered in 2002?
Answer: The Wire - Which CBS sitcom about Ted Mosby’s search for love premiered in 2005?
Answer: How I Met Your Mother - Which NBC comedy set behind the scenes of a sketch show premiered in 2006?
Answer: 30 Rock - Which CBS sitcom about Caltech scientists premiered in 2007?
Answer: The Big Bang Theory - Which ABC dramedy set on Wisteria Lane premiered in 2004?
Answer: Desperate Housewives - Which ABC comedy-drama about a fashion magazine assistant premiered in 2006?
Answer: Ugly Betty - Which CW drama about Manhattan’s elite teenagers premiered in 2007?
Answer: Gossip Girl - Which Nickelodeon animated series about the last airbender premiered in 2005?
Answer: Avatar: The Last Airbender
2000s Sports Trivia Questions
Dynasties rose, records fell, and one summer in Beijing gave us two of the greatest Olympic performances ever.
- Which team won Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002, kicking off a dynasty?
Answer: The New England Patriots - Which city hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Answer: Beijing, China - Which sprinter set the 100m world record of 9.69 seconds at the 2008 Olympics?
Answer: Usain Bolt - Which swimmer won a record 8 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
Answer: Michael Phelps - Which country won the 2006 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Italy - Which two countries co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Japan and South Korea - In what year did Roger Federer win his first Wimbledon title?
Answer: 2003 - Which tennis star held all four Grand Slam titles at once in 2002–03, a feat dubbed the “Serena Slam”?
Answer: Serena Williams - Which golfer held all four major championships at once across 2000–01, the so-called “Tiger Slam”?
Answer: Tiger Woods - Which baseball team came back from 0–3 down to beat the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS?
Answer: The Boston Red Sox - Which NBA team won the 2006 championship — the first title in franchise history?
Answer: The Miami Heat - Which team pulled off a famous upset to win the 2004 NBA Finals?
Answer: The Detroit Pistons - Which soccer star joined LA Galaxy in 2007, bringing global attention to MLS?
Answer: David Beckham - Which French star was sent off for headbutting Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final?
Answer: Zinedine Zidane - Which baseball player broke Hank Aaron’s all-time home run record in 2007?
Answer: Barry Bonds
2000s Tech & Internet Trivia Questions
The decade the internet grew up: social media, smartphones, streaming, and the browser wars.
- In what year was Facebook founded?
Answer: 2004 - In what year was YouTube founded?
Answer: 2005 - In what year was Twitter launched?
Answer: 2006 - In what year was the first iPhone released?
Answer: 2007 - In what year was the first iPod released?
Answer: 2001 - In what year did the iTunes Store open?
Answer: 2003 - In what year was Wikipedia launched?
Answer: 2001 - In what year did Google go public with its IPO?
Answer: 2004 - In what year did Google buy YouTube?
Answer: 2006 - In what year was the Nintendo Wii released?
Answer: 2006 - In what year was the Xbox 360 released?
Answer: 2005 - In what year did Netflix start its streaming service?
Answer: 2007 - Which social network became the most-visited website in the United States in June 2006?
Answer: MySpace - Which blogging software was first released in May 2003 — and still powers this very website?
Answer: WordPress - Which web browser released version 1.0 in November 2004?
Answer: Mozilla Firefox
2000s World Events Trivia Questions
A decade of big headlines — from new currencies to new planets (and one planet that stopped being one).
- In what year did euro banknotes and coins enter circulation?
Answer: 2002 - Who was elected US president in 2008, becoming the country’s first Black president?
Answer: Barack Obama - Which US presidential election was decided by the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore?
Answer: The 2000 election - On what date did the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami strike in 2004?
Answer: December 26, 2004 - Which hurricane devastated New Orleans in August 2005?
Answer: Hurricane Katrina - In what year was Pluto reclassified as a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union?
Answer: 2006 — NASA’s Pluto facts page confirms the 2006 reclassification - In what year was the Human Genome Project declared complete?
Answer: 2003 - On what date did US Airways Flight 1549 land on the Hudson River — the “Miracle on the Hudson”?
Answer: January 15, 2009 - Which investment bank’s collapse in September 2008 triggered the global financial crisis?
Answer: Lehman Brothers - In what year was Saddam Hussein executed?
Answer: 2006 - Which US state became the first to legalize same-sex marriage, in 2004?
Answer: Massachusetts - In what year did Fidel Castro step down as president of Cuba?
Answer: 2008 - In what year did Concorde make its final commercial flight?
Answer: 2003 - In what year did the World Health Organization declare swine flu a pandemic?
Answer: 2009 - In what year was Skype launched?
Answer: 2003
How to Run a 2000s Trivia Night
One person reads the questions, everyone else plays in teams. Here’s the format that works best for a living-room quiz:
| Round | Category | Questions | Points each | Twist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Music | 10 | 1 | None — easy warm-up |
| 2 | Movies | 10 | 1 | None |
| 3 | TV | 10 | 2 | Double points round |
| 4 | Sports | 10 | 1 | None |
| 5 | Tech & Internet | 10 | 1 | None |
| Final | World Events | 5 | 5 | Wager round — bet 0–5 points per question |
Quiz-master tips: read each question twice, give teams 30 seconds per answer, and reveal answers at the end of each round — not after every question — so the tension builds. Teams of three to six hit the sweet spot: small enough that everyone contributes, big enough to cover blind spots. And if you want more question-style games for the evening, our Newlywed Game questions list works great as a second round.
2000s Trivia FAQs
How many 2000s trivia questions are on this page?
105, split across six categories: 20 music, 20 movies, 20 TV, 15 sports, 15 tech & internet, and 15 world events. Every answer has been fact-checked.
What years count as “the 2000s”?
January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2009. All the questions above fall inside that range — Wikipedia’s 2000s overview is a good refresher on the decade if you want to double-check any date.
Can I use these questions for a pub quiz or classroom quiz?
Yes — they’re made for exactly that. Run them in rounds by category, use the scoring table above, and read the answers at the end of each round.
What’s a good team size for trivia night?
Three to six players per team. Fewer than three and the knowledge gaps get painful; more than six and half the team stops participating.
How do I make trivia night harder for competitive players?
Use the wager round: let teams bet points on the final five questions. A team in last place can still win, which keeps everyone engaged to the very end.
Where can I find more trivia questions and quiz games?
Our best trivia board games roundup covers boxed trivia games worth buying, and our game night hosting guide has the full playbook for planning the evening around the quiz.
The Short Version
The 2000s were a goldmine for trivia: the music everyone still sings along to, the movies that launched modern franchises, the TV that changed what television could be, and a tech revolution most of us lived through. With 105 fact-checked questions across six categories, you’ve got everything you need for a full quiz night — just add teams, snacks, and a quiz master with a loud voice.
Running the whole evening? Start with our how to host a game night guide, browse the best trivia board games for a boxed option, and grab a second question round from our Newlywed Game questions list.
