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50 free 2007 trivia questions with answers — history quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
2007 was the year the smartphone era began in earnest, a boy wizard's story reached its last page and a mob boss's fate was left hanging on a blank screen. Social media was still young, watching films over the internet was a novelty, and a financial storm was only starting to gather. This quiz covers the whole year: the devices and websites that first appeared, the blockbusters and Oscar winners, the TV premieres and finales, the singles and albums on the charts, the biggest finals and upsets in sport, and the elections and headlines from around the world. Most questions are pitched for anyone who lived through it, with a few tougher ones for news and sports buffs. It is written for class-of-2007 reunions, 2000s nights and anyone who was born, graduated or married that year. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so you can play it straight through or print it for a group.
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Q 01Which Apple device did Steve Jobs unveil at the Macworld expo in January 2007, almost six months before its release?
iPhone
The iPhone went on sale in the United States on June 29, 2007, at $499 for the 4 GB model with a two-year contract. Its development had run in secret since 2005.
Q 02Which final Harry Potter novel sold 8.3 million copies in the United States within 24 hours of its July 2007 release?
Deathly Hallows
Deathly Hallows holds the Guinness World Record for most novels sold within 24 hours of release. A further 2.65 million copies went in the United Kingdom over the same day.
Q 03Which HBO mob drama ended in June 2007 with a diner scene that cut abruptly to a silent black screen?
The Sopranos
The Sopranos finale was written and directed by creator David Chase, who wanted the black screen to run with no credits at all. The scene was shot at Holsten's in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
Q 04Which English singer became a 2007 internet prank when disguised links led to his video Never Gonna Give You Up?
Rick Astley
Rick Astley's 1987 hit was first swapped in for a Grand Theft Auto IV trailer by a 4chan user on 15 May 2007. The trick grew out of an earlier bait-and-switch called duckrolling.
Q 05Which San Francisco Giants slugger hit his 756th home run in August 2007, passing Hank Aaron's career record?
Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds hit the record-breaker, a 435-foot solo shot, off Washington Nationals pitcher Mike Bacsik in front of his home crowd.
Q 06Which California Democrat became the first woman to serve as Speaker of the US House in January 2007?
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi took the gavel after leading the Democrats to their first House majority in 12 years at the 2006 midterms. She won the speakership a second time in 2019.
Q 07Which singer's 2007 single Umbrella, featuring Jay-Z, spent ten straight weeks at number one in the United Kingdom?
Rihanna
Rihanna's run was the longest at number one for any single of the 2000s in the UK, and it coincided with weeks of rain and flooding. The song was written with Britney Spears in mind.
Q 08Which convenience store chain turned a dozen locations into Kwik-E-Marts in July 2007 to promote The Simpsons Movie?
7-Eleven
7-Eleven sold real versions of Buzz Cola, Krusty-O's cereal and Squishees, which were Slurpees in collector cups. Duff Beer was left out because the film was rated PG-13.
Q 09Which bird of prey was taken off the US list of endangered and threatened wildlife in June 2007?
Bald eagle
Bald eagle numbers had crashed in the mid-20th century because the pesticide DDT thinned the birds' eggshells. The 1972 ban on DDT is credited with much of the recovery.
Q 10Which NFL team went 16–0 in the 2007 regular season, the first perfect record since the schedule grew to 16 games?
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots were the first team to finish a regular season unbeaten since the 1972 Miami Dolphins. They then lost Super Bowl XLII 17–14 to the New York Giants.
Q 11Which 2007 Michael Bay film, based on a Hasbro toy line, stars Shia LaBeouf as teenager Sam Witwicky?
Transformers
Transformers pits the heroic Autobots against the evil Decepticons, and its $709.7 million gross made it the fifth-highest-earning film of 2007.
Q 12Which 2007 Pixar film follows Remy, a young rat who dreams of becoming a chef in Paris?
Ratatouille
Ratatouille won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Chef Thomas Keller, whose kitchen the producer interned in, suggested the fanned, layered version of the title dish that the rats cook at the climax.
Q 13Which 2007 comedy about a pregnant Minnesota teenager won Diablo Cody an Oscar for her first screenplay?
Juno
Q 21Which television host developed Keeping Up with the Kardashians for E!, where it debuted in October 2007?
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest also served as an executive producer of the reality series, which ran for 20 seasons over almost fourteen years.
Q 22Which group of Hollywood workers began a 100-day strike in November 2007 over DVD residuals and new media pay?
Screenwriters
Screenwriters stayed out until February 12, 2008, all 12,000 of them. The Tonight Show and Late Night came back on air that January without their writing staff.
Q 23Which British singer's album Back to Black, home of the single Rehab, was the UK's best-selling album of 2007?
Amy Winehouse
Juno earned back its $6.5 million budget in twenty days and picked up three more Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. Elliot Page plays the title role.
Q 14Which director won his first Oscar in February 2007 for The Departed, a remake of Hong Kong's Infernal Affairs?
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese's film also won Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing that night. Its story drew loosely on the real crime boss Whitey Bulger.
Q 15Which 2007 teen comedy written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg features a fake ID bearing the name McLovin?
Superbad
Superbad gave film debuts to both Emma Stone and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who was 17 when he played Fogell, the owner of the fake ID.
Q 16Which actor played virologist Robert Neville, the last human left in New York City, in the 2007 film I Am Legend?
Will Smith
Will Smith's character survives a virus that was originally created to cure cancer. The film is loosely based on a 1954 novel by Richard Matheson.
Q 17Which Spanish actor won an Oscar as hitman Anton Chigurh in the 2007 Coen brothers thriller No Country for Old Men?
Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem became the first Spaniard to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film won four Oscars in all, including Best Picture.
Q 18Which AMC drama about a Manhattan advertising agency in the 1960s premiered in July 2007 with Jon Hamm as its lead?
Mad Men
Mad Men became the first basic cable series to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series, taking it in each of its first four seasons.
Q 19Which CBS sitcom about two Caltech physicists and their neighbor Penny premiered in September 2007 and ran 12 seasons?
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory ran for 279 episodes before ending in May 2019, and it later produced the spin-off Young Sheldon.
Q 20Which teen drama about Upper East Side students, narrated by an unseen blogger, premiered on The CW in September 2007?
Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl was adapted from Cecily von Ziegesar's novels, and the uncredited voice of the blogger in every episode belongs to Kristen Bell.
Amy Winehouse sold 1.85 million copies of the album in the UK that year. She made it with producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, drawing on the pop and soul of the 1960s.
Q 24Which British band released the album In Rainbows in October 2007 as a download that fans could buy at any price?
Radiohead
Radiohead let buyers enter any amount, including £0, in a landmark use of the pay-what-you-want model. Guitarist Jonny Greenwood announced the album just ten days ahead.
Q 25Which band reunited at London's O2 Arena in December 2007 with Jason Bonham taking his late father's place on drums?
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin headlined a tribute to music executive Ahmet Ertegun, and Guinness World Records counted 20 million ticket requests for the one-off show.
Q 26Which rapper's album Graduation outsold 50 Cent's Curtis when both came out on the same day in September 2007?
Kanye West
Kanye West sold more than 957,000 copies in the first week against 691,000 for his rival, who had vowed to end his solo career if he lost.
Q 27Which singer's Irreplaceable, co-written by Ne-Yo, was the best-performing single on the 2007 Billboard Hot 100?
Beyoncé
Beyoncé held the top of the Hot 100 for 10 consecutive weeks with the song, which became her fourth US number one as a solo artist.
Q 28Which musician headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in February 2007 as a downpour soaked the Miami stage?
Prince
Prince was playing Purple Rain when the downpour began, the first time it had ever rained during a Super Bowl halftime show.
Q 29Which Xbox 360 shooter grossed $170 million on its first day in September 2007, with players cast as Master Chief?
Halo 3
Halo 3 took its total to $300 million within a week. Developer Bungie had started work on it shortly after shipping the previous game.
Q 30Which 2007 Valve puzzle game, sold in The Orange Box, has an AI named GLaDOS promising the player cake?
Portal
Portal grew out of Narbacular Drop, a student project at the DigiPen Institute of Technology whose team Valve hired to build the new game.