199 2010s Trivia Questions with Answers
199 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which 2013 disclosure of NSA surveillance programs was leaked by former contractor Edward Snowden?
Answer
Global surveillance disclosures
Who was elected President of the United States in November 2016?
Answer
Donald Trump
The first image of a black hole was released in 2019 by which international telescope collaboration?
Answer
Event Horizon Telescope
Which singer recorded the 2017 global hit "Despacito" with Daddy Yankee?
Answer
Luis Fonsi
The 2015 Paris Agreement is an international treaty addressing what global issue?
Answer
Climate change
What is the name of Prince William and Catherine's first child, born in July 2013?
Answer
Prince George
Which Swedish teenager began the "Fridays for Future" school climate strikes in 2018?
Answer
Greta Thunberg
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred in which body of water?
Answer
Gulf of Mexico
Which pope resigned in 2013, the first to do so in nearly 600 years?
Answer
Pope Benedict XVI
The 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami caused a nuclear meltdown at which power plant?
Answer
Fukushima Daiichi
In the 2016 "Brexit" referendum, the United Kingdom voted to leave which organization?
Answer
European Union
Whom did Prince William marry in his 2011 royal wedding at Westminster Abbey?
Answer
Catherine Middleton
Which city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympic Games?
Answer
London
Who wrote the book that the film "The Meg" is based upon?
Answer
Steve Alten
Who wrote and directed the 2017 film "Get Out"?
Answer
Jordan Peele
Who portrays the protagonist Wade Watts in the film "Ready Player One"?
Answer
Tye Sheridan
Who played the role of Andrea Phillips in the film "Captain Phillips"?
Answer
Catherine Keener
Who playas Riley North in the 2018 film "Peppermint"?
Answer
Jennifer Garner
Who is the actress in "Runner Runner" that played Rebecca Shafran?
Answer
Gemma Arterton
What year does "Kong: Skull Island" take place?
Answer
1973