Q 01/05

What portable music player, introduced in 2001, changed how people listened to digital music?

A) Zune

B) iPod

C) Walkman

D) Creative Zen

Answer · why

B) iPod

The iPod went from idea to launch in under a year, built around a tiny hard drive that Apple's hardware chief had spotted at a supplier in Japan; that...

Q 02/05

Which fantasy film trilogy concluded its initial cinematic run in 2003?

A) Pirates of the Caribbean

B) Harry Potter

C) The Chronicles of Narnia

D) The Lord of the Rings

Answer · why

D) The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings was pitched as two films, and Miramax wanted it cut to one; New Line's Bob Shaye asked for three instead, and the 2003 finale wo...

Q 03/05

Which artist released the album 'The Marshall Mathers LP' in the year 2000?

A) Eminem

B) Jay-Z

C) Dr. Dre

D) Nelly

Answer · why

A) Eminem

Eminem's 'The Marshall Mathers LP' sold 1.76 million US copies in its first week; its single 'Stan', about an obsessed fan, gave English a new word fo...

Q 04/05

Which organization carried out the coordinated attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001?

A) Hezbollah

B) Taliban

C) Al-Qaeda

D) Hamas

Answer · why

C) Al-Qaeda

Nineteen al-Qaeda hijackers seized four airliners; two struck the World Trade Center, one hit the Pentagon, and the fourth crashed in a Pennsylvania f...

Q 05/05

Which reality competition, with contestants isolated on an island, premiered in the US in 2000?

A) Big Brother

B) Survivor

C) Temptation Island

D) The Amazing Race

Answer · why

B) Survivor

Survivor was a British producer's idea first filmed in Sweden: Charlie Parsons's format aired there as Expedition Robinson in 1997, three years before...