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2000s Gadgets and Tech Trivia — 2000s & Pop Culture Trivia

This quiz covers the gadgets that filled backpacks, pockets, and bedrooms between roughly 2000 and 2009. Expect questions on the arrival of the iPod, the reign of the Razr, dial-up connections that tied up the family phone, and the early web services that quickly became everyday habits. Some questions are easy warm-ups, while a few ask for details that only devoted gadget fans would remember.

There are twelve questions with four options each, sorted roughly from easy to tough. Take your time, trust your first instinct, and read the fact after each answer, since those notes are often the most fun part. Your final score places you in one of four playful ranks, so there's no wrong way to play, just a few good memories to revisit.

Trivia · 10 questions · about 2 minutes

1. Which portable music player did Apple launch in 2001?
2. Which company's Razr flip phone became one of the most recognizable phones of the mid-2000s?
3. Which technology let people get online by dialing through a regular telephone line during much of the early 2000s?
4. Which motion-sensing controller came with Nintendo's Wii console when it launched in 2006?
5. Which 2007 device combined a mobile phone, a music player, and an internet device in one touchscreen body?
6. Which high-definition disc format won the format war against HD DVD in the late 2000s?
7. Which portable media player did Microsoft release in 2006 to compete with the iPod?
8. Which free email service launched in 2004 and started with 1 GB of storage, far more than rivals offered?
9. Which video-sharing website was founded in 2005 and later acquired by Google?
10. Which company designed the T-Mobile Sidekick, a phone with a flip-up keyboard that was popular with teenagers?

Score ranks

  • Dial-Up Dabbler — Every expert started somewhere, and you have a fine beginning. Some of these gadgets may have faded from your daily life, but that just makes them more fun to rediscover. Read the facts after each question, look up a couple of devices you missed, and try again. Your next score could easily climb a rank or two, so keep exploring the decade.
  • Flip-Phone Fan — You clearly remember the decade's everyday tech, from the phones in your pockets to the way websites loaded. You missed a few of the finer details, which is completely normal for a decade packed with new ideas. Keep poking around the history of these devices, and you will pick up the trickier facts faster than you think.
  • iPod Enthusiast — Impressive work! You know your way around the big launches, the format battles, and the online services that changed how people lived and shared. A few of the harder questions slipped past you, but your overall knowledge is strong. Share your results with friends who lived through the decade and see who remembers the most.
  • Gadget Guru of the Aughts — Outstanding score! You recalled the gadgets, companies, and little details that made the 2000s so memorable. Your sense of tech history is sharp enough to teach a class on it. Challenge your friends to beat your result, and consider writing your own quiz about the decade's forgotten devices.

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