Q 01/05

Which social network did Mark Zuckerberg launch for fellow Harvard students in February 2004?

A) MySpace

B) Friendster

C) Facebook

D) LinkedIn

Answer · why

C) Facebook

Facebook began as TheFacebook, open only to Harvard students before it spread to Stanford, Columbia and Yale a month later. It opened to anyone aged 1...

Q 02/05

Which singer's costume was torn open by Justin Timberlake during the Super Bowl halftime show in February 2004?

A) Christina Aguilera

B) Janet Jackson

C) Jessica Simpson

D) Beyoncé Knowles

Answer · why

B) Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson became the most searched term in internet history, and YouTube's founders said the hunt for a clip of the moment helped inspire their si...

Q 03/05

Which NBC sitcom about six New Yorkers ended in May 2004 with a finale watched by 52.5 million Americans?

A) Friends

B) Frasier

C) Seinfeld

D) Will & Grace

Answer · why

A) Friends

Friends signed off with the most-watched episode of any American series in the 2000s. Only the Super Bowl drew a bigger television audience in 2004.

Q 04/05

Which baseball team swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series to win a first title since 1918?

A) Chicago Cubs

B) Chicago White Sox

C) Cleveland Indians

D) Boston Red Sox

Answer · why

D) Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox had trailed the New York Yankees three games to none in the previous round before winning four straight. The title ended the so-cal...

Q 05/05

Which software engineer from Utah won 74 consecutive games of the quiz show Jeopardy! during 2004?

A) Brad Rutter

B) James Holzhauer

C) Ken Jennings

D) Matt Amodio

Answer · why

C) Ken Jennings

Ken Jennings took home $2,522,700 from the run, which ended in his 75th game on a final clue whose answer was the tax firm H&R Block. The company then...