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50 Y2K quiz questions with answers (early noughties)

OMG guys. Fifty questions for the people who know their early noughties a little bit too well, from the hosts of the Y2K quiz we first ran for Brixton Jamm. Five rounds of ten, answers under each round, every one checked. Dust off the low-rise jeans.

Round 1: music

  1. Which Kylie Minogue single from 2001 is built on a "la la la" hook?
  2. Who won the first series of The X Factor, in 2004?
  3. "Hey Ya!" (2003) is by which duo?
  4. Which Busted hit from 2003 travels a thousand years into the future?
  5. Which Sugababes member left in 2001 and was replaced by Heidi Range?
  6. "Lose Yourself" is from which 2002 Eminem film?
  7. Which band released "Mr. Brightside" in 2003?
  8. "Crazy in Love" (2003), the lead single from Beyoncé's debut solo album, features which rapper?
  9. Which seven-piece pop group released "Reach" in 2000?
  10. Las Ketchup had a 2002 UK number one with which song?

Answers: 1. "Can't Get You Out of My Head". 2. Steve Brookstein. 3. OutKast. 4. "Year 3000". 5. Siobhán Donaghy. 6. 8 Mile. 7. The Killers. 8. Jay-Z. 9. S Club 7. 10. "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)".

Round 2: film

  1. Which 2001 film first took audiences to Hogwarts?
  2. Who played Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)?
  3. In which 2004 film does Lindsay Lohan join the Plastics?
  4. Which green ogre's film won the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?
  5. Johnny Depp first played Captain Jack Sparrow in which 2003 film?
  6. Hugh Grant plays a man-child who invents a son in which 2002 film?
  7. Which 2004 Pixar film is about a family of superheroes?
  8. Who directed The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
  9. In Love Actually, which character learns Portuguese to propose?
  10. Which 2002 Danny Boyle film starred Cillian Murphy waking up in a deserted London?

Answers: 1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. 2. Renée Zellweger. 3. Mean Girls. 4. Shrek. 5. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. 6. About a Boy. 7. The Incredibles. 8. Peter Jackson. 9. Jamie, played by Colin Firth. 10. 28 Days Later.

Round 3: TV

  1. Which reality show, first aired in the UK in 2000, put strangers in a house with Davina McCall presenting?
  2. Which ITV show, from 2002, sent celebrities into the jungle with Ant and Dec?
  3. Which sitcom about six friends in Manhattan aired its final episode in May 2004?
  4. Who was the original host of The Weakest Link?
  5. In which year did Pop Idol first air?
  6. On which channel did The Office begin in 2001?
  7. Which 2004 US drama is set on Wisteria Lane?
  8. Who hosted Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in the UK in 2000?
  9. Which 2001 ITV talent show put together Hear'Say?
  10. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy debuted in 2003 on which US network?

Answers: 1. Big Brother. 2. I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 3. Friends. 4. Anne Robinson. 5. 2001. 6. BBC Two. 7. Desperate Housewives. 8. Chris Tarrant. 9. Popstars. 10. Bravo.

Round 4: tech and toys

  1. Which games console did Microsoft launch in 2001?
  2. What was Sony's robot dog called?
  3. On MSN Messenger, what did "BRB" mean?
  4. Which 2004 Nintendo handheld had two screens?
  5. Which company made the Razr phone?
  6. Which spinning-top toy was the playground craze of 2002?
  7. Which music file-sharing service was shut down in 2001?
  8. Which web browser, released in 2004, has a fox curled round a globe in its logo?
  9. In which year did the PlayStation 2 go on sale in Europe?
  10. Which Apple shop for buying songs online opened in 2003?

Answers: 1. The Xbox. 2. AIBO. 3. Be right back. 4. The Nintendo DS. 5. Motorola. 6. Beyblade. 7. Napster. 8. Mozilla Firefox. 9. 2000. 10. The iTunes Music Store.

Round 5: pop culture

  1. Which city hosted the 2000 Olympic Games?
  2. In which year did euro notes and coins enter circulation?
  3. Who married Guy Ritchie at Skibo Castle in December 2000?
  4. Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie's reality show, from 2003, was called what?
  5. The Millennium Dome stood in which London district?
  6. Which brand's velour tracksuits were everywhere in 2002?
  7. Who became President of the United States in January 2001?
  8. Which London landmark opened to the public in 2000, across the river from the Houses of Parliament?
  9. At which 2003 awards ceremony did Madonna kiss Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera on stage?
  10. What colour was the Versace dress Jennifer Lopez wore to the 2000 Grammys?

Answers: 1. Sydney. 2. 2002. 3. Madonna. 4. The Simple Life. 5. Greenwich. 6. Juicy Couture. 7. George W. Bush. 8. The London Eye. 9. The MTV Video Music Awards. 10. Green.

How to run it

  • A playlist between rounds. The point of a Y2K night is the soundtrack: pop princesses, the garage, the one Busted song.
  • Dress code, lightly enforced. Low-rise flares, crop tops, platforms, a visible thong. Bonus points for a Nokia 3310.
  • Add one round nobody can Google. A sweets taste test (Fruit Salad or Chewit?), a Snake high score, or a picture round of long-lost adverts. Our phone-proof quiz guide has more.
  • Swap sheets to mark, and argue about whether "Will from Pop Idol" counts.

Want the whole night, with Teletext questions, Star Turn and a host in a tracksuit? The Y2K quiz comes to your venue; the Christmas quiz questions are free too.