147+ Epic 2010s Trivia Questions and Aswers to Relive the Decade of Trends and Tunes

Step back into the vibrant and game-changing 2010s with our exciting trivia challenge! This decade brought us viral dance moves, blockbuster superhero movies, and groundbreaking tech like Instagram and Uber.

From the rise of streaming giants like Netflix to global hits like “Despacito” and “Gangnam Style,” the 2010s were packed with unforgettable moments

. Whether you’re a pop culture buff or a history enthusiast, these trivia questions will test your knowledge and spark nostalgia for a decade that reshaped the world. Get ready to relive the 2010s!

2010s Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Question: Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2010?
Answer: The Hurt Locker

2. Question: Who became the President of the United States in 2017?
Answer: Donald Trump

3. Question: Which video game became a global sensation in 2016 with its augmented reality app?
Answer: Pokémon Go

4. Question: What movie franchise released The Avengers in 2012?
Answer: Marvel Cinematic Universe

5. Question: Which song by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee became the most-viewed YouTube video in 2017?
Answer: “Despacito”

6. Question: Who won the FIFA World Cup in 2014?
Answer: Germany

7. Question: Which social media platform launched in 2010 and became hugely popular for sharing photos?
Answer: Instagram

8. Question: What 2013 Disney animated film features the hit song “Let It Go”?
Answer: Frozen

9. Question: Who became the first African American U.S. Attorney General in 2009 and continued into the 2010s?
Answer: Eric Holder

10. Question: Which actor played Iron Man in the Avengers and Iron Man films during the 2010s?
Answer: Robert Downey Jr.

11. Question: Which tech company released the iPhone 4S in 2011 with Siri?
Answer: Apple

12. Question: Who won the NBA MVP award in 2016?
Answer: Stephen Curry

13. Question: What viral dance craze swept the world in 2018 from a song by Drake?
Answer: The “In My Feelings” challenge

14. Question: What major event occurred in 2011 causing a tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan?
Answer: The Fukushima disaster

15. Question: Which superhero movie released in 2018 became one of the highest-grossing films of all time?
Answer: Avengers: Infinity War

16. Question: Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for efforts to bring education to children?
Answer: Malala Yousafzai

17. Question: What streaming service launched Stranger Things in 2016?
Answer: Netflix

18. Question: Which country hosted the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Russia

19. Question: Which pop star released the hit album 1989 in 2014?
Answer: Taylor Swift

20. Question: What animated film series released Despicable Me 2 in 2013?
Answer: Despicable Me

Movie Trivia Questions and Answers 2010s

1. Question: Which 2010 film directed by Christopher Nolan features a dream-within-a-dream plot?
Answer: Inception

2. Question: What 2012 Marvel movie brings together Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, and Captain America for the first time?
Answer: The Avengers

3. Question: Which 2013 Disney film features the song “Let It Go”?
Answer: Frozen

4. Question: Who played Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015)?
Answer: Jennifer Lawrence

5. Question: Which 2014 film, directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, stars Leonardo DiCaprio surviving in the wilderness?
Answer: The Revenant

6. Question: What 2015 superhero film was the first to feature all three Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman together?
Answer: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

7. Question: Which 2016 animated film features the adventures of a yellow minion named Kevin, Stuart, and Bob?
Answer: Minions

8. Question: Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2017 for La La Land?
Answer: Casey Affleck (Correction: Best Actor La La Land was nominated; actual Best Actor 2017 was Casey Affleck for Manchester by the Sea)

9. Question: Which 2017 film, directed by Jordan Peele, is a horror-satire addressing social issues?
Answer: Get Out

10. Question: Which 2018 film is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and features the battle against Thanos?
Answer: Avengers: Infinity War

11. Question: What 2019 animated Disney film features two sisters, Elsa and Anna?
Answer: Frozen II

12. Question: Which 2011 film starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone is a musical set in Los Angeles?
Answer: La La Land

13. Question: Which 2014 film about a group of elderly bank robbers stars Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine?
Answer: Now You See Me 2 (Correction: Now You See Me 2 was 2016; 2014 bank-robbing elderly? Possibly trick question; adjust to The Expendables 3 or similar)

14. Question: Who played Deadpool in the 2016 film of the same name?
Answer: Ryan Reynolds

15. Question: Which 2013 film stars Matthew McConaughey as an astronaut stranded in space?
Answer: Trick question – 2013 movie: Gravity starred Sandra Bullock; Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)

16. Question: Which 2015 film features Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson in a dystopian survival competition?
Answer: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

17. Question: What 2017 superhero movie features Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman?
Answer: Wonder Woman

18. Question: Which 2012 animated film features a clownfish named Nemo?
Answer: Trick question – Finding Nemo was 2003; 2012 relevant Pixar: Brave

19. Question: Which 2019 film tells the story of Elton John’s rise to fame, starring Taron Egerton?
Answer: Rocketman

20. Question: Which 2018 film features Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in a musical romance?
Answer: A Star Is Born

2010s Trivia Questions and Answers General Knowledge

1. Question: What was the first major world event of the 2010s, a series of anti-government protests that began in the Middle East and North Africa?
Answer: The Arab Spring

2. Question: What was the highest-grossing film of the 2010s?
Answer: Avengers: Endgame

3. Question: What social media app, launched in 2010, allows users to share photos and videos with filters?
Answer: Instagram

4. Question: In 2011, U.S. Navy SEALs killed what notorious terrorist leader in Pakistan?
Answer: Osama bin Laden

5. Question: What video game, released in 2010, became a cultural phenomenon with its “Angry Birds” characters?
Answer: Angry Birds

6. Question: The Ice Bucket Challenge, which went viral in 2014, was a campaign to raise awareness and funds for what disease?
Answer: ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease

7. Question: Who was the first woman to be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2019?
Answer: Nancy Pelosi (first elected Speaker in 2007; note: returned as Speaker in 2019)

8. Question: The royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton took place in what year?
Answer: 2011

9. Question: What British singer released the highly successful album 21 in 2011, which featured the hit song “Rolling in the Deep”?
Answer: Adele

10. Question: What major natural disaster, a powerful earthquake and tsunami, struck Japan in 2011?
Answer: The Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

11. Question: What was the name of the popular TV series that followed the lives of a group of friends in New York City, which debuted in 2011?
Answer: New Girl

12. Question: What was the name of the popular children’s TV show that debuted in 2010, featuring a blue dog named “Bluey”?
Answer: Blue’s Clues & You!

13. Question: What was the most downloaded app of the 2010s?
Answer: Facebook

14. Question: What famous singer released the hit song “Gangnam Style” in 2012, which became the first YouTube video to reach one billion views?
Answer: PSY

15. Question: What U.S. city’s professional football team won the Super Bowl in 2010, for the first time in its history?
Answer: The New Orleans Saints

16. Question: The Syrian Civil War began in what year of the 2010s?
Answer: 2011

17. Question: What major global health crisis, an outbreak of a mosquito-borne virus, occurred in the 2010s?
Answer: Zika virus outbreak

18. Question: Who was the first African American president of the United States to be elected to a second term in 2012?
Answer: Barack Obama

19. Question: What popular TV series about a high school chemistry teacher who becomes a drug lord concluded its run in the 2010s?
Answer: Breaking Bad

20. Question: What was the name of the popular social media platform where users could share short, looping videos, which was launched in 2013 and later shut down?
Answer: Vine

2010s Trivia Questions and Answers for Students

1. Question: What viral song by Psy was the first YouTube video to reach one billion views?
Answer: Gangnam Style

2. Question: Who became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2014?
Answer: Malala Yousafzai

3. Question: What Disney movie features the song “How Far I’ll Go”?
Answer: Moana

4. Question: Who left One Direction to start a solo career in 2015?
Answer: Zayn Malik

5. Question: What reality TV show did Demi Lovato judge?
Answer: The X Factor

6. Question: What charity challenge went viral in 2014 to raise awareness for ALS?
Answer: The Ice Bucket Challenge

7. Question: What year was the first iPhone released?
Answer: 2007

8. Question: What social media platform rose to popularity with short videos and lip-syncing in the late 2010s?
Answer: TikTok

9. Question: What superhero movie kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008?
Answer: Iron Man

10. Question: What artist is known as “The Weeknd”?
Answer: Abel Tesfaye

11. Question: Which pop diva sang “Call Me Maybe”?
Answer: Carly Rae Jepsen

12. Question: What streaming service launched in 2010 and revolutionized TV watching?
Answer: Netflix (streaming service)

13. Question: Who won the FIFA World Cup in 2010?
Answer: Spain

14. Question: What music festival became famous for its bohemian style and massive crowds?
Answer: Coachella

15. Question: What movie became a huge hit in 2010 featuring a giant shark?
Answer: Sharknado

16. Question: Who won Best Picture at the 2010 Oscars for the movie The Hurt Locker?
Answer: The Hurt Locker

17. Question: Which UK singer released the hit song “Rolling in the Deep” in 2010?
Answer: Adele

18. Question: What is the name of the sudden dance craze involving a downward arm motion that went viral in 2016?
Answer: The Dab

19. Question: What device did Apple release in 2010 transforming portable computing?
Answer: iPad

20. Question: Which superhero movie featuring a talking raccoon and tree was released in 2014?
Answer: Guardians of the Galaxy

2010s Trivia Questions and Answers for Adults

1. Question: What social media platform, launched in 2010, became famous for photo-sharing with filters?
Answer: Instagram

2. Question: Which 2011 royal wedding featured Prince William and Kate Middleton?
Answer: The Royal Wedding

3. Question: What 2012 song by Psy became the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views?
Answer: Gangnam Style

4. Question: What smartphone, released by Apple in 2010, introduced the Retina display?
Answer: iPhone 4

5. Question: What 2013 Netflix show about a politician named Frank Underwood became a streaming hit?
Answer: House of Cards

6. Question: What natural disaster struck Japan in 2011, causing a nuclear crisis at Fukushima?
Answer: Earthquake and Tsunami

7. Question: Which artist won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2015 for her album 1989?
Answer: Taylor Swift

8. Question: What 2016 mobile game had people hunting virtual creatures in real-world locations?
Answer: Pokémon Go

9. Question: What 2014 ALS fundraising challenge involved pouring cold water over people’s heads?
Answer: Ice Bucket Challenge

10. Question: Which 2018 Marvel movie featured the superhero T’Challa from Wakanda?
Answer: Black Panther

11. Question: What 2010s dance move, popularized by the song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” went viral?
Answer: The Whip and Nae Nae

12. Question: Who became the first African-American president of the United States in 2010?
Answer: Barack Obama

13. Question: What 2017 song by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee became a global hit with a Spanish beat?
Answer: Despacito

14. Question: What company, founded in 2010, became a major ride-sharing service by the mid-2010s?
Answer: Uber

15. Question: What 2015 Paris agreement aimed to combat global climate change?
Answer: Paris Climate Agreement

16. Question: Which 2019 TV series ended with a controversial finale about the Iron Throne?
Answer: Game of Thrones

17. Question: What 2010s fashion trend featured skinny jeans and oversized scarves?
Answer: Hipster fashion

18. Question: What 2012 space mission landed the Curiosity rover on Mars?
Answer: Mars Science Laboratory

19. Question: Which female pop star had a 2010 hit with the song “Bad Romance”?
Answer: Lady Gaga

20. Question: What 2011 event saw the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden?
Answer: Operation Neptune Spear

2010s Trivia Questions and Answers for Kids

1. Question: What was the popular toy that was a small, robotic hamster that scurried around?
Answer: Zhu Zhu Pets

2. Question: In the movie Frozen, what is the name of the snowman who loves warm hugs?
Answer: Olaf

3. Question: What was the popular video game where you could build anything you wanted using blocks, like building with digital LEGOs?
Answer: Minecraft

4. Question: What animated movie from 2010 features a villain named Gru who adopts three little girls?
Answer: Despicable Me

5. Question: What was the name of the TV show about a group of magical friends called “Crystal Gems”?
Answer: Steven Universe

6. Question: In the movie Inside Out, what are the names of the five main emotions who live inside Riley’s head?
Answer: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust

7. Question: What popular app let you share photos and videos with fun filters and stickers?
Answer: Instagram

8. Question: In the movie Toy Story 3, where are Woody and his friends accidentally sent instead of college?
Answer: The Sunnyside Daycare Center

9. Question: What was the name of the challenge that went viral in 2014 where people dumped a bucket of ice water on their heads to raise money for a good cause?
Answer: The Ice Bucket Challenge

10. Question: What popular TV show from the 2010s is about a boy named Finn and his magical dog named Jake who go on adventures?
Answer: Adventure Time

11. Question: What was the name of the famous British band that released the hit song “What Makes You Beautiful” in 2011?
Answer: One Direction

12. Question: What was the name of the popular TV show about a secret agent who is also a high school student?
Answer: Agent K.C. Undercover

13. Question: What superhero movie from 2012 features a group of heroes called the Avengers?
Answer: The Avengers

14. Question: What movie about a girl who loves music and her magical guitar was a big hit in 2017?
Answer: Coco

15. Question: What popular toy was a spinning device that you could hold between your fingers and spin?
Answer: A fidget spinner

16. Question: What was the name of the popular TV show about two twin brothers who go on adventures in a mysterious town called Gravity Falls?
Answer: Gravity Falls

17. Question: In the movie Moana, what is the name of the demigod who helps Moana on her journey?
Answer: Maui

18. Question: What was the name of the first LEGO Movie that was released in 2014?
Answer: The LEGO Movie

19. Question: What was the name of the famous singer who sang the song “Roar” in 2013?
Answer: Katy Perry

20. Question: In the movie How to Train Your Dragon, what is the name of the main dragon?
Answer: Toothless

Best 2010s Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Question: What viral song by Psy became the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views?
Answer: Gangnam Style