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2000s Pop Culture Trivia
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What was the name of the dance performed by the cast of Saturday Night Live's 'Lazy Sunday' digital short that went viral in December 2005?
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Which animated movie featured a green ogre who lived in a swamp?
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Which Paris Hilton catchphrase became iconic in the 2000s?
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What year did Facebook launch exclusively for Harvard students?
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Which 2007 Judd Apatow comedy starred Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl?
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Which Harry Potter film was the first to be released, in 2001?
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Which boy band released 'Bye Bye Bye' in 2000?
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Which reality TV couple starred in Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica?
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Which gaming console introduced motion-controlled gaming in 2006?
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What Fox TV show created by Ryan Murphy followed a high school glee club starting in 2009?
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Which Canadian singer released 'Complicated' as her debut hit in 2002?
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Which pop star performed at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show in a wardrobe malfunction?
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What device let people carry thousands of songs in their pocket starting in 2001?
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What social networking site let users customize profiles with HTML and music players?
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Which 2006 movie featured Sacha Baron Cohen as a Kazakh journalist traveling America?
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Which 2008 superhero film featured Heath Ledger as the Joker?
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What 2006 music competition show featured Daughtry finishing fourth but outselling the winner?
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Which 2008 Pixar film featured a lonely robot left on Earth to compact garbage and was largely dialogue-free for its first act?
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Which comedy film starred Will Ferrell as a clueless news anchor in 2004?
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What was the name of the Tila Tequila reality show that aired on MTV in 2007 and was one of the first bisexual dating shows on TV?
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What was the name of the MySpace co-founder who appeared as everyone's default first friend on the platform?
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What flip phone became the best-selling cell phone model of all time in the 2000s?
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What online encyclopedia launched on January 15, 2001?
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Which animated series featured Timmy Turner and his fairy godparents?
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Which TV show featured crime scene investigators in Las Vegas starting in 2000?
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Which 2003 film featured pirates and Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow?
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Which 2003 comedy film starred Jack Black as a fake substitute teacher who forms a rock band?
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Which TV show created by Vince Gilligan premiered on January 20, 2008 on AMC?
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What 2000 film directed by Christopher Nolan told its story in reverse chronological order and starred Guy Pearce?
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What was the name of the dance move popularized by Soulja Boy's 2007 hit?
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Which singer released the album 'Dangerously in Love' in 2003 as her solo debut?
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What was the original name of the website that became YouTube before founders Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim settled on the final name?
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Which TV show created by J.J. Abrams featured Sydney Bristow as a double agent?
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Which band's 'Welcome to the Black Parade' became an emo anthem in 2006?
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What phrase from the movie Mean Girls became a widely used pop culture quote?
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What was the exact opening weekend box office gross of The Dark Knight in July 2008, setting a new record?
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Which rapper released 'The Real Slim Shady' in 2000?
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Which singer's debut album 'The Fame' included the hit 'Just Dance' in 2008?
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Which music rhythm game let players shred on a plastic guitar controller starting in 2005?
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Which 2001 Wes Anderson film starred Gene Hackman as the patriarch of a gifted family?
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Which 2003 Sofia Coppola film starred Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson in Tokyo?
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Which 2003 film directed by Peter Weir starred Russell Crowe as a British naval captain and was based on Patrick O'Brian's novels?
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What was the exact number of episodes in the complete run of The Wire from 2002 to 2008?
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Which 2009 indie film directed by Duncan Jones featured Sam Rockwell as the sole occupant of a lunar mining base?
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Which actress starred as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde?
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Which 2000 comedy starred Ben Stiller as a male nurse named Gaylord Focker?
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Which reality show featured contestants competing in a house with cameras watching 24/7?
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Which TV medical drama featured Dr. Meredith Grey starting in 2005?
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Which 2002 film featured Eminem in a semi-autobiographical role as a Detroit rapper?
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Which rapper released the mixtape 'So Far Gone' in 2009 that launched his mainstream career?
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Which rock band released 'Seven Nation Army' with its iconic guitar riff in 2003?
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What ringtone by the Crazy Frog became a number one hit in multiple countries in 2005?
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Which indie rock band from Albuquerque released 'The Shins Will Change Your Life' moment in Garden State with the song 'New Slang'?
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What 2001 animated film by Pixar featured Mike Wazowski and Sulley?
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What 2006 Dreamworks animated film featured a rat who dreams of becoming a chef in Paris?
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Which TV show's pilot was the most expensive ever produced at $13 million when it aired in 2004?
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What early 2000s clothing brand was known for its logo-heavy polos and became a preppy status symbol?
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What dance-based video game used a mat controller and became a 2000s arcade staple?
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Which pop singer released 'Toxic' as a hit single in 2004?
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What was the best-selling video game console of the 2000s decade?
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Which 2005 viral video featured two Chinese students lip-syncing to the Backstreet Boys?
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What 2001 cult classic directed by Richard Kelly starred Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled teenager visited by a figure in a rabbit suit?
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What was the name of the viral video game phenomenon created by Eric Barone that began development in 2004 as a Harvest Moon inspired project?
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Which 2007 animated film featured a rat named Remy cooking in a Parisian restaurant under Chef Gusteau's motto?
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What was the name of the viral phenomenon where people filmed themselves dancing to Soulja Boy's 'Crank That' and posted it online in 2007?
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Which 2000 TV show featured a group of castaways competing for a million dollars on Pulau Tiga?
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Which emo band released 'I'm Not Okay (I Promise)' from their album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge?
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What file-sharing service was shut down in 2001 after a lawsuit from the music industry?
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Which 2000 Ridley Scott epic starring Russell Crowe won five Academy Awards including Best Picture?
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What 2001 film featured a beautiful mind and won Best Picture at the Oscars?
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What Kanye West album released in 2004 featured the singles 'Jesus Walks' and 'Through the Wire'?
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Which 2003 Quentin Tarantino film featured Uma Thurman seeking revenge with a samurai sword?
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What was Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie's reality TV show called?
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What was the first video ever uploaded to YouTube, posted on April 23, 2005?
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What was the peak number of monthly active users MySpace reached before its decline, achieved in 2008?
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Which 2005 album by Sufjan Stevens was a concept album about the state of Illinois and featured 22 tracks?
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Which 2009 Pixar film featured an elderly man who ties balloons to his house and flies to South America?
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What was the exact premiere date of the TV show Lost?
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What phrase did Rachel Zoe popularize that became a 2000s fashion catchphrase?
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Which 2001 Wes Anderson film was set at 111 Archer Avenue and featured a dysfunctional family of former prodigies?
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Which band released the hit 'Mr. Brightside' in 2003?
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What massively multiplayer online game launched in November 2004 and hit 12 million subscribers?
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Which fashion designer's low-rise velour tracksuits became the signature look of 2000s celebrity culture?
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What 2007 Disney Channel movie featured a high school basketball star who loves to sing?
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Which 2005 TV show featured the Desperate Housewives living on what fictional street?
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Which 2003 indie film directed by Sofia Coppola was shot at the Park Hyatt Tokyo and cost only $4 million to make?
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Which 2005 film directed by Fernando Meirelles starred Ralph Fiennes investigating his wife's murder in Kenya?
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What J.J. Abrams TV show featured a smoke monster and the mysterious Dharma Initiative?
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What 2000 Russell Crowe epic won the Academy Award for Best Picture?
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What handheld electronic device was the must-have business tool of the early 2000s?
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What was the name of Kelly Clarkson's debut single after winning the first season of American Idol?
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What 2002 Spider-Man scene became iconic for featuring an upside-down kiss in the rain?
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What TV show featured the Bluth family and their dysfunctional antics?
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Which underground hip-hop album by Madvillain, released in 2004, is considered one of the greatest rap albums of the decade?
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Which 2009 comedy film directed by Todd Phillips followed a bachelor party gone wrong in Las Vegas?
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Which 2009 South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho featured a creature terrorizing Seoul and became the highest-grossing Korean film at the time?
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Which 2000 film directed by Darren Aronofsky starred Ellen Burstyn in a role that earned her an Oscar nomination for portraying a diet pill addict?
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What was the name of Tom Hanks' character stranded on an island in the 2000 film?
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Which British pop star released 'Rehab' as a single in 2006?
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Which 2005 George A. Romero film was the fourth installment in his zombie franchise and featured a zombie-filled world observed through online media?
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Which fashion trend involved wearing low-rise jeans in the early 2000s?
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What was the exact date of the original iPhone announcement by Steve Jobs at Macworld 2007?
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Which pop punk band released 'All the Small Things' as a single in 2000?
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Which 2006 video game broke entertainment launch records by earning $125 million in its first day?
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What was the name of the fictional paper company in the UK version of The Office, created by Ricky Gervais in 2001?
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What 2005 Christopher Nolan film rebooted the Batman franchise with Christian Bale?
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Which 2004 Charlie Kaufman-written film starred Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet as former lovers who erase each other from their memories?
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What reality show stranded contestants on an island and became a massive hit in 2000?
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Which reality TV show premiered in 2002 and had contestants compete for a rose?
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What was the name of the first contestant eliminated on the very first episode of American Idol in 2002?
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Which TV drama set in Baltimore explored the drug trade and policing over five seasons starting in 2002?
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Which 2000 psychological thriller directed by Mary Harron starred Christian Bale as a Wall Street investment banker with a dark secret?
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Which 2006 Guillermo del Toro film set during the Spanish Civil War featured a young girl discovering a labyrinth?
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What instant messaging service was the go-to chat platform for teens in the early 2000s?
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What type of bracelet became a massive charity trend after Lance Armstrong's foundation popularized it?
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Which 2002 Brazilian film directed by Fernando Meirelles depicted gang warfare in the Cidade de Deus favela of Rio de Janeiro?
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Which TV show followed the lives of teens in the fictional Orange County, California?
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What was the first song available for purchase on the iTunes Store when it launched in 2003?
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What 2001 film directed by Baz Luhrmann featured Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in a love story set in Paris?
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What 2007 film directed by the Coen Brothers won four Academy Awards including Best Picture?
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Which social media platform launched in 2006 with a 140-character message limit?
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What animated show set in Quahog, Rhode Island became a hit on Fox?
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What 2004 comedy featured a group of friends attending a high school house party?
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What year did the last episode of Friends air, drawing 52.5 million viewers?
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What 2006 album by Justin Timberlake produced by Timbaland included the hits 'SexyBack' and 'My Love'?
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What 2002 horror film featured a cursed videotape and a girl crawling out of a TV?
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What Apple product launched on October 23, 2001 with a 5 GB hard drive and a scroll wheel?
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What was the exact date Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey sent the first-ever tweet?
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What 2003 Disney movie featured a clownfish searching for his lost son?
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What 2009 James Cameron film became the highest-grossing movie of all time?
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Which 2007 Radiohead album was released as a pay-what-you-want digital download, revolutionizing music distribution?
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Which 2005 documentary directed by Werner Herzog explored the life of grizzly bear activist Timothy Treadwell?
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What Outkast song spent nine weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2003?
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Which 2003 album by The Postal Service became an indie classic and was named after the band's method of mailing recordings to each other?
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What TV show featured Simon Cowell judging aspiring singers starting in 2002?
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What online video platform launched in 2005 with the slogan 'Broadcast Yourself'?
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Which 2001 anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2003?
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What was the total worldwide box office gross of the original Spider-Man film in 2002, making it the first film to earn over $100 million in its opening weekend?
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Which 2006 mockumentary comedy film followed Borat's cross-country trip and grossed over $262 million worldwide?
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What was the name of the blog platform that launched in 2007 and became famous for GIF culture?
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What was the name of the fictional band in the 2003 movie School of Rock that won the Battle of the Bands?
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What Pixar film featured a superhero family coming out of retirement in 2004?
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What was the total number of Harry Potter books sold worldwide by the end of the decade in 2009?
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What TV show set in Scranton, Pennsylvania was a mockumentary about office workers?
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Which critically acclaimed 2007 film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson featured Daniel Day-Lewis as an oil prospector in early California?
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What was the name of the ARG (alternate reality game) that promoted the 2008 film The Dark Knight and involved real-world scavenger hunts?
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What was the original price of the first generation iPod when it launched on October 23, 2001?
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What was the name of the viral Flash animation that depicted badgers, mushrooms, and a snake, created by Jonti Picking in 2003?
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What film trilogy starring Tobey Maguire brought a Marvel superhero to the big screen?
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What controversial 2004 Mel Gibson film earned $612 million worldwide despite being entirely in Aramaic and Latin?
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