How Well Do You Know the Headlines From the 2000s?

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How Well Do You Know the Headlines From the 2000s?

IntelliQuiz Staff - Published: November 14, 2015

You remember it like it was yesterday! Probably because it practically was! It’s the 2000s! A decade to remember or, in some cases, wish you could forget! Have you done more of one than the other? Take this quiz and find out how well you remember the 2000s!

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Question 1/10

On April 22, 2000, federal agents removed this child from a suburban Miami home in order to return him to his Cuban father.

Rufino Tamayo
Elian Gonzalez
Eddie Alberto
Emmanuel Luis

Question 2/10

On December 19, 2001, "Lord of the Rings" was released to both critical and box office acclaim. It marked the beginning of a trilogy of movies so successful that this author was named top-earning dead celebrity by Forbes.

Lewis Carroll
D.F. Wallace
Zadie Smith
J.R.R. Tolkien

Question 3/10

In December 2002, this star of “Girl, Interrupted” was sentenced to three years probation for grand theft, vandalism, and shoplifting.

Winona Ryder
Jared Leto
Christian Slater
Brittany Murphy

Question 4/10

On July 14, 2003, Robert Novak of the Washington Post outed this CIA agent and effectively ended the agent’s career as a covert operative.

Aldrich Ames
Valerie Plame
Scooter Libby
Joseph Wilson

Question 5/10

On May 17, 2004, Massachusetts became the first US state and only the sixth jurisdiction worldwide to legalize what?

Gambling
Same-sex marriage
Public nudity
Dancing and rock music

Question 6/10

On January 14, 2005, the Huygens lander touched down on this, the largest of Saturn’s moons.

Enceladus
Mimas
Rhea
Titan

Question 7/10

On July 15, 2006, this short form social media platform was launched.

Facebook
Instagram
Pinterest
Twitter

Question 8/10

As if by magic, on July 21, 2007, this "young adult" novel became the fastest selling book in history.

"Divergent"
"Twilight"
"The Hunger Games"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

Question 9/10

On December 11, 2008, this man was arrested by federal authorities for authoring a Ponzi scheme that resulted in losses totaling billions to investors.

Ivan Boesky
Bernie Madoff
Walter Forbes
Kenneth Lay

Question 10/10

On June 25, 2009, the Interwebs essentially broke after news that this pop music icon had passed away.

Aaliyah
Elliott Smith
Michael Jackson
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

Calculating Result...

How Well Do You Know the Headlines From the 2000s?

How Well Do You Know the Headlines From the 2000s?

On April 22, 2000, federal agents removed this child from a suburban Miami home in order to return him to his Cuban father.

On December 19, 2001, "Lord of the Rings" was released to both critical and box office acclaim. It marked the beginning of a trilogy of movies so successful that this author was named top-earning dead celebrity by Forbes.

In December 2002, this star of “Girl, Interrupted” was sentenced to three years probation for grand theft, vandalism, and shoplifting.

On July 14, 2003, Robert Novak of the Washington Post outed this CIA agent and effectively ended the agent’s career as a covert operative.

On May 17, 2004, Massachusetts became the first US state and only the sixth jurisdiction worldwide to legalize what?

On January 14, 2005, the Huygens lander touched down on this, the largest of Saturn’s moons.

On July 15, 2006, this short form social media platform was launched.

As if by magic, on July 21, 2007, this "young adult" novel became the fastest selling book in history.

On December 11, 2008, this man was arrested by federal authorities for authoring a Ponzi scheme that resulted in losses totaling billions to investors.

On June 25, 2009, the Interwebs essentially broke after news that this pop music icon had passed away.

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