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Quiz on the Year 2004

It happened 20 years ago. Can you guess these facts about the year 2004?
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First submittedNovember 2, 2023
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Notable website launched from a Harvard dorm room
The Facebook
Type of disaster which killed over 200,000 people on December 26
Tsunami
Asian island nation which joined the European Union
Cyprus
Alliance which added Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, and four other countries
NATO
City which hosted the Summer Olympics – 108 years after the first time it hosted
Athens
Asian skyscraper which became the tallest building in the world
Taipei 101
Dapper Englishman who was the most-searched athlete on Google
David Beckham
Country whose leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was overthrown in a coup for a second time
Haiti
Singer who had a "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl
Janet Jackson
Country which had a disputed election between candidates Viktor Yushchenko and
Viktor Yanukovych, no relation
Ukraine
Sitcom starring Jennifer Aniston which ended its 10-year run
Friends
Baseball team which ended its 85 year "curse" by winning the World Series
Boston Red Sox
TV host who gave away a new car to everyone in her studio audience
Oprah Winfrey
Actress who, with husband Chris Martin, named her newborn baby "Apple"
Gwyneth Paltrow
Canadian smartphone brand which crossed 1 million users
Blackberry
Fianchetto
+2
Level 73
Nov 3, 2023
Cue Cyprus debates...
vitriden
+20
Level 81
Nov 3, 2023
I really struggle to comprehend the "Cyprus is not in Europe" drama. Continents are, by definition, arbitrary. There is no scientific definition of continents that would be completely objective. The line is even blurrier when we talk about the islands as parts of continents. So, you can say "we at JetPunk don't consider Cyprus to be a part of Europe", that is completely fine. But to proclaim as an absolute truth "Cyprus is not in Europe" is just wrong, at least as much as to say it is in Europe. For example, this article: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-continent-is-cyprus-in.html says: "If anything, the country has an interesting story here as to whether it should be placed in Europe or Asia. If we talk about the geographical location of the country, it is very close to Asia in terms of the border, but its history, stories, and cultural heritage have more of a European influence." How did you come to completely ignore one arbitrary definition and vehemently stick by another?
vitriden
+4
Level 81
Nov 3, 2023
I've copied my comment on another quiz, since I haven't got my answer there... I won't spam other quizzes with this comment, I am just curious and I can't understand what makes this arbitrary convention so important we all have to be convinced it is indisputably true. It is just a convention, there is no definite answer because there is no universally accepted definition of a continent, why is that so hard to grasp.
TenThousand
+3
Level 76
Nov 4, 2023
I couldn't agree more.
Arp2600
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Level 86
Nov 5, 2023
Continents are physical geography, and there are rather strong conventions on their definitions. So yes, Cyprus is in Asia, just like the Anatolian peninsula is.

Historically and culturally ? Well, Asia was originally the name of the... western part or Anatolia, a Roman province of Greek heritage. There are still many Greek buildings to be seen in Turkey, and if we talk of the Hellenistic culture, it also was in Syria, in Egypt, etc., the whole Levant, which is indeed a part of Asia nowadays.

And one last thing, never forget that half of Cyprus is held by Turkish people.

vitriden
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Level 81
Nov 9, 2023
Continents are definitely not exclusively physical geography, they are, more than anything, a cultural construct. Otherwise, Europe would be nothing but a peninsula of a much, much larger Asian continent. And if you find a precise definition of a continent from the physical geography point of view, I'd be more than happy to hear it, since I have never heard one that would fit our standard (culturally established) set of seven continents.
Arp2600
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Level 86
Nov 11, 2023
Either you think that Eurasia is the true continent and the question is pointless.

Either you admit the general convention : Urals, Caucasus, Black Sea, Marmara Sea as the physical separation between the two. As for the Mediterranean Sea, my understanding is that you trace a line from the south of the Aegean coast of Turkey to the Suez canal and you have its Asian part, which indeed contains Cyprus.

Really, I just can't understand the reluctance of some to admit the fact, which IS even more obvious when you really know the region's history.

vitriden
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Level 81
Jan 9, 2024
Which fact? These are all absolutely arbitrary conventions, which are the consequence of historical differences between ancient Greeks (Europeans) and the peoples of the Middle East (Asians). There is absolutely no reason not to include all the islands of Greek influence into Europe, since that was the primary reason for the division at the time when no one knew what Europe and Asia exactly should consist of. As for the physical geography, that line through Mediterranean is absolutely arbitrary and very loosely defined without any reasoning but to find a way to include Cyprus into Asia. And all of that just to say that something that is not even a part of the continuous Eurasian landmass should definitely be included into one part of Eurasia, which is historically differentiated from the other one for cultural reasons, and not into the other one.
Fianchetto
+3
Level 73
Jan 9, 2024
Whoa what happened when I was gone? All I meant was that I wouldn't be surprised if someone commented about Cyprus...
ameritank
+1
Level 48
Jan 9, 2024
well speaking of
sihollett
+4
Level 86
Nov 3, 2023
It didn't happen 20 years ago. Not yet at least...
cornflakesfu
+7
Level 86
Nov 3, 2023
Planning this to run on the front page Jan 1, 2024, maybe?
Jato
+5
Level 71
Nov 3, 2023
According to my math, this is 19 years ago, not 20…
vitriden
+10
Level 81
Nov 3, 2023
It will probably be on the front page in 2024.
orangutang
+2
Level 51
Jan 9, 2024
good prediction
Fianchetto
+4
Level 73
Nov 3, 2023
I like how we're all using ellipses...
communisteggplant
+3
Level 73
Nov 3, 2023
Five stars on that third question
OfficerDibble
+4
Level 80
Nov 4, 2023
Dapper? Jeez
TenThousand
+3
Level 76
Nov 4, 2023
Please accept Boston!
FatSpartanJediLlama
+2
Level 67
Nov 9, 2023
This is the year I was born haha
MCdoesgeography
+1
Level 69
Jan 9, 2024
So what
iliyas17
+1
Level 56
Jan 9, 2024
same bro
clivesaff
+4
Level 89
Nov 13, 2023
I grew up in a community with hundreds of Cypriot families, the debate never came up because they only ever considered themselves European. In fact when I mention that in America there are people who consider Cyprus to be part of Asia my Cypriot friends are baffled.

A caveat, nearly all of the Cypriots I knew (and know now) are Greek, it would be interesting to know if Turkish Cypriots think differently

Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Dec 14, 2023
Many Turks want to be considered European as well don't they?

On JetPunk, the continental borders are not decided by culture, but by latitude and longitude coordinates. If it was about culture, we'd also have to consider Georgia and Armenia as part of Europe.

AlexThirkell
+10
Level 75
Jan 9, 2024
Hmm, I wonder what the latitude and longitude coordinates that place Trinidad & Tobago in North America would be.....
InterAlia
+1
Level 75
Jan 18, 2024
*burn*

A pretty sloppy statement by QM

Carry
+1
Level 63
Nov 14, 2023
Interesting. Some of these seemed more recent or older to me.
Pearl2270
+1
Level 79
Jan 7, 2024
AAAHHHH...Blackberry was on the tip of my tongue and I just couldn't think of it.
Zupity
+2
Level 66
Jan 9, 2024
Dapper is incorrect. Cannot possibly lead to the answer.
samd195
+3
Level 67
Jan 9, 2024
Neither could athlete. Sportsman is more accurate. To me athlete means running or track and field 🤷‍♀️
KabouterPlop
+2
Level 71
Jan 9, 2024
ath·lete

noun

a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.

BRITISH

a person who is skilled in competitive track and field events (athletics).

Just wondering @samd195, if maybe you are British.

FinlandForever19
+1
Level 80
Jan 9, 2024
I admire Quizmaster's steadfastness on Cyprus despite clearly being wrong. Going down with the ship, I respect it.
Chick0nPlaze
+2
Level 29
Jan 9, 2024
Looking at a map, it’s quite clear
Rozzi
+3
Level 60
Jan 9, 2024
I would never describe David Beckham as 'dapper'! I should think he'd be mortified.
WildStrawberries
+2
Level 51
Jan 9, 2024
Once again, awkward uses of "which" instead of "that."
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