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Born in 2001: fun facts, prices and a free printable 25th birthday party kit

Celebrating a 25th birthday in 2026? Their birth year opened with Wikipedia's debut and closed with the first Lord of the Rings film. A free printable party kit comes with it.

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The short answer

In 2001 Wikipedia went online, NASA landed a spacecraft on an asteroid and Apple introduced the iPod. Windows XP and the Xbox arrived, the Baltimore Ravens won Super Bowl XXXV and Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs. Harry Potter and Shrek packed theaters, and the Arizona Diamondbacks won a seven-game World Series.

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Born in 2001 lettered among cartoon icons of a click-wheel music player with earbuds, a game console with a controller, a digital camera and a birthday cake
Digital illustration. Born in 2001, with a music player, a game console, a digital camera and a birthday cake.

Anyone born in 2001 arrived in a year of firsts. Wikipedia went online in January, a spacecraft landed on an asteroid in February, Apple introduced the iPod in October and the first Harry Potter movie opened in November.

The sections that follow cover the year's biggest news, grocery prices, famous birthdays, and the movies, songs, shows and games people loved. Signed-in visitors can finish with a free printable kit of 2001 trivia and games, plus party ideas to go with it.

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What’s in the free printable Born in 2001 party kit?

27 printable pages in 3 PDFs for the 25th birthday party: 12 games, a host guide with every answer, and table cards. Print it at home, hand out pens and let the stories start.

Free printable PDFs with an InviteBird account: 3 files, each in US Letter and A4.

A look inside the kit

  • Game 1: Meet & mingle bingo

  • Game 2: The 2001 headline quiz

  • Game 3: What did it cost in 2001?

  • Game 4: The 2001 birthday club

  • Game 5: Movies & music of 2001

  • Game 7: Timeline shuffle

  • The host guide: every answer, explained

  • Table cards: the 2001 history card, welcome sign and place cards

How do you play the 25th birthday party games in the kit?

Here is what each game asks of your guests, how to play it and why it lands, so you can pick the ones that suit your crowd before you print.

  1. Meet & mingle bingo

    Find a guest for every square. The perfect icebreaker.

    Players
    Everyone, on their own
    Time
    10 to 15 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 3

    You need

    • One card per guest
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Hand everyone a card and a pen as they arrive.
    2. Mingle! When a guest fits a square, ask them to sign their name in it.
    3. Each guest can sign your card only once. The guest of honor may sign twice.
    4. First to fill a row, column or diagonal calls "Bingo!" and the host checks the names.

    Why it’s fun: Strangers become friends in minutes, and everyone ends up swapping stories about the guest of honor.

    The 2001 twist: The 2001 card has squares like “Can name a hit song from 2001” and “Has burned a mix CD”.

  2. The 2001 headline quiz

    Ten questions about the year it all began.

    Players
    Teams of 2 to 6
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 4

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Split into teams and pick a team name.
    2. Read each question aloud, or let teams work through the sheet at their own pace.
    3. Fill in one bubble per question. Changed your mind? Cross it out clearly.
    4. Swap sheets to mark them: one point per right answer. Answers are in the host guide.

    Why it’s fun: Big moments from 2001, with answers that spark "I remember that!" stories.

    Play it on this page, no sign-in

  3. What did it cost in 2001?

    Everyday prices from 2001: guess what they cost.

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 5

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Every price is a real 2001 figure; the host guide says where each one comes from.
    2. Write your best guess in dollars and cents on each tag.
    3. The host reveals the real prices one at a time, for maximum gasps.
    4. The closest guess on each tag wins a point. For extra drama, play closest without going over.

    Why it’s fun: Everyone has an opinion about prices, and the real 2001 numbers always get a reaction.

  4. The 2001 birthday club

    Five of these stars were born in 2001. Can you spot them?

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    5 to 10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 6

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Read each famous name.
    2. Decide whether they were born before 2001, in 2001, or after 2001.
    3. Fill in one bubble for each person.
    4. One point per right answer. Watch out for the close calls!

    Why it’s fun: Quick to play and full of surprises: it is hard to believe some of these stars share the guest of honor's birth year.

  5. Movies & music of 2001

    Match the films to their stars and the hits to their singers.

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 7

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Match each film to a famous name from the box, writing the letter beside it.
    2. Do the same for each 2001 hit song and its artist.
    3. Each letter is used once per side.
    4. One point per match, plus a bonus point for naming the song that was No. 1 on Billboard's 2001 Year-End Hot 100.

    Why it’s fun: It turns into a sing-along. Play the songs as you reveal the answers.

  6. Before or after 2001?

    Toys, games and gadgets: did each arrive before or after 2001?

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    5 to 10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 8

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Read each milestone.
    2. Fill in the bubble on the left for before 2001, or on the right for after 2001.
    3. None of these happened in 2001 itself.
    4. One point per right answer. Some of them are very close calls!

    Why it’s fun: Everyone has a memory of these, and the close calls start friendly arguments.

  7. Timeline shuffle

    Put eight milestones in order around the 2001 card.

    Players
    Teams of 2 to 6
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 9

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Scissors
    • A table to lay the cards on

    How to play

    1. Before the party, cut out one set of cards per team along the dashed lines.
    2. Each team lays the 2001 card in the middle of their table.
    3. Place the other eight cards in order from earliest to latest, around the 2001 card.
    4. The host reads out the right order: one point for each card in the right spot.

    Why it’s fun: Hands-on and loud: teams debate, shuffle and change their minds right up to the reveal.

  8. Who knows them best?

    How well do you really know the guest of honor?

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 11

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens
    • The guest of honor's answers

    How to play

    1. Before the party, ask the guest of honor to answer the questions privately.
    2. Teams write down what they think the guest of honor said.
    3. The guest of honor reveals each answer, with the story behind it.
    4. One point per match. The host decides on close answers.

    Why it’s fun: The reveals are the best part: every answer comes with a story.

    The 2001 twist: Add a 2001 bonus question: which hit from that year would they pick as their theme song, “Hanging by a Moment” or “Fallin'”?

  9. Two truths & a tall tale

    Two true stories and one invention. Spot the tall tale.

    Players
    Everyone, on their own
    Time
    10 to 15 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 12

    You need

    • One slip per guest (two per sheet)
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Write three short statements about yourself: two true, one made up.
    2. Fill in the bubble for your tall tale, then fold that corner over to hide it.
    3. Take turns reading your three statements aloud.
    4. Everyone guesses the tall tale. Fool the room and you win a point.

    Why it’s fun: Guests learn surprising things about each other, and the guest of honor's turn is always a highlight.

    The 2001 twist: Guests may swap one statement for a fact from 2001, like “Wikipedia goes online” (January 15), and the room decides whether it really happened that year.

  10. Toasts & memory prompts

    Twelve prompts that turn shy guests into storytellers.

    Players
    Everyone
    Time
    Any time, 10 minutes or more
    In the kit
    Page 13

    You need

    • One sheet, cut into cards
    • A bowl or hat

    How to play

    1. Cut the cards apart along the dashed lines and put them in a bowl.
    2. When it is time for toasts, pass the bowl around.
    3. Draw a card and finish the sentence, out loud, to the guest of honor.
    4. Raise a glass after each one. No points, just good stories.

    Why it’s fun: Nobody has to prepare a speech, yet everyone ends up saying something lovely.

    The 2001 twist: One card is all 2001: “If 2001 had a headline about your arrival, it would say…”

  11. Wishes for the next chapter

    A keepsake card for every guest to fill in.

    Players
    Everyone
    Time
    Any time
    In the kit
    Page 14

    You need

    • One card per guest (two per sheet)
    • Pens
    • A box or envelope to collect them

    How to play

    1. Cut each sheet in half along the dashed line.
    2. Put the cards out on a table with pens, or hand them out at the start.
    3. Guests write a wish, a memory and their name.
    4. Collect them in a box for the guest of honor to read later.

    Why it’s fun: The one thing from the party the guest of honor will keep for years.

    The 2001 twist: Set the 2001 history card beside the wish box, so guests can tie a wish to a moment like “Landing on an asteroid” (February 12).

Can you beat the 2001 headline quiz?

This is game 2 from the kit, playable right here with no sign-in. Tap an answer to see whether you got it, and why. At the party, teams play it on paper and the host guide holds the answers.

  1. Which website that anyone can edit went online on January 15, 2001?

  2. Which team won Super Bowl XXXV on January 28, 2001?

  3. On February 12, 2001, NASA's NEAR Shoemaker became the first spacecraft to land on what?

  4. Which movie won Best Picture at the Academy Awards on March 25, 2001?

  5. How many songs could the first iPod hold, according to Apple's October 23, 2001 announcement?

  6. About how much was the Xbox's estimated U.S. price at its November 15, 2001 launch?

  7. Which film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the 2002 Academy Awards?

  8. Which band's "Hanging by a Moment" was Billboard's top song of 2001?

  9. Which band's hits collection called 1 was Billboard's top album of 2001?

  10. Which team beat the New York Yankees in the 2001 World Series?

10 questions about 2001. Tap an answer to check it.

How do you run the kit at a 25th birthday party?

Example: a 90-minute 25th birthday party for 16 guests, born-in-2001 style, in four teams of four. Swap games in or out to suit your crowd; the host guide has every answer.

Before the party, print

  • 16 bingo cards, one per guest
  • 4 copies each of the headline quiz, the price game, the birthday club, Movies & music and Before or after
  • 4 timeline sheets, cut into cards
  • 8 two-truths sheets and 8 wish-card sheets (two per sheet)
  • The toast prompts, the scorecard and the host guide
  • The table cards: the 2001 history card, the welcome sign and four sheets of place cards
  1. 0:00
    Guests arrive: Meet & mingle bingo

    Hand each guest a bingo card and a pen at the door, so the mingling starts before the coats are off.

  2. 0:15
    Welcome and teams

    Say a few words about the guest of honor, then split the room into four teams of four, mixing generations.

  3. 0:20
    Round one: The 2001 headline quiz and What did it cost in 2001?

    Read the quiz aloud, then reveal the real prices one at a time and let the gasps do the work.

  4. 0:40
    Round two: The 2001 birthday club and Movies & music of 2001

    Play a few seconds of each song while teams match the hits to their singers.

  5. 0:55
    Cake break: The 2001 word search and Wishes for the next chapter

    Leave the word search and the wish cards on the tables while everyone eats.

  6. 1:05
    Round three: Before or after 2001? and Timeline shuffle

    Hand each team its set of timeline cards and give them five minutes to argue.

  7. 1:20
    All about them: Who knows them best? and Two truths & a tall tale

    Reveal the guest of honor's private answers, then let them read their two truths last.

  8. 1:30
    Toasts and winners: Toasts & memory prompts

    Pass the bowl of toast prompts, add up the scorecard and crown the winning team.

What happened in 2001?

The biggest events of 2001, each with the source it comes from.

A cartoon timeline of 2001: a small spacecraft landing on an asteroid, a pocket music player, a desktop computer with a start menu, a football under stadium lights and a game console
Digital illustration. 2001 in five moments: NEAR on an asteroid, the Super Bowl, the iPod, Windows XP and the Xbox.
  1. January 15

    Wikipedia goes online

    Wikipedia launched on January 15, 2001, as a free encyclopedia that anyone could write without prior review. It grew out of Nupedia, a slower expert-reviewed project from the year before, and ended its first year with more than 20,000 articles in 18 languages.

    Source: HISTORY: Wikipedia launches
  2. January 20

    George W. Bush is inaugurated

    Bush took office as the 43rd president of the United States.

    Source: Miller Center (University of Virginia): George W. Bush, Key Events
  3. January 28

    Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV

    The Baltimore Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7 at Raymond James Stadium. Linebacker Ray Lewis was named MVP, and the Ravens' defense picked off Kerry Collins four times.

    Source: CBS News: Ravens Pick Apart Giants (Super Bowl XXXV, January 28, 2001)
  4. February 12

    NEAR Shoemaker lands on an asteroid

    NASA's NEAR Shoemaker became the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid, touching down on Eros. It was not designed as a lander, yet it survived and kept returning data for about two weeks.

    Source: NASA Science: NEAR Shoemaker
  5. March 25

    Gladiator wins Best Picture

    At the 73rd Academy Awards, Gladiator won Best Picture and Russell Crowe won Best Actor. Julia Roberts won Best Actress for Erin Brockovich, and Steven Soderbergh won Best Director for Traffic.

    Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The 73rd Academy Awards (2001)
  6. September 11

    The September 11 attacks

    Terrorists hijacked four airliners. Two struck the World Trade Center towers in New York, one hit the Pentagon and one crashed in western Pennsylvania. The National September 11 Memorial & Museum counts 2,977 people killed.

    Source: National September 11 Memorial & Museum: 9/11 FAQs
  7. October 23

    Apple presents the iPod

    Apple introduced the iPod, a 6.5-ounce music player with a 5 GB hard drive that held up to 1,000 songs. It cost $399 and went on sale on November 10.

    Source: Apple Newsroom: Apple Presents iPod (October 23, 2001)
  8. October 25

    Windows XP launches in New York

    Microsoft launched Windows XP at a celebration in Times Square's Marriott Marquis Theatre, with Bill Gates giving the keynote. It came in Home and Professional editions and appeared on new PCs and in stores worldwide.

    Source: Microsoft Source: Windows XP Is Here! (October 25, 2001)
  9. November 4

    Diamondbacks win a seven-game World Series

    Arizona beat the New York Yankees 3-2 in Game 7 to win the series four games to three. Randy Johnson earned the Game 7 win, and he and Curt Schilling shared the World Series MVP award.

    Source: Baseball-Reference.com: 2001 World Series - Arizona Diamondbacks over New York Yankees (4-3)
  10. November 15

    Xbox goes on sale

    Microsoft's Xbox reached North American stores on November 15 at an estimated U.S. price of $299.99. About 1,000 units were due at the Toys "R" Us in Times Square for a midnight sale.

    Source: Microsoft Source: Xbox Arrives in New York Tonight at Toys "R" Us Times Square (November 14, 2001)
  11. November 16

    Harry Potter reaches theaters

    The first Harry Potter movie opened in the United States and earned about $288.5 million there in 2001, more than any other film that year.

    Source: Box Office Mojo: Domestic Box Office For 2001
  12. December 19

    The Fellowship of the Ring opens

    Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring opened in U.S. theaters. It earned about $868 million worldwide, second only to Harry Potter among 2001 releases.

    Source: Box Office Mojo: 2001 Worldwide Box Office

How much did things cost in 2001?

A snapshot of the cost of living in 2001, from a stamp to a pound of coffee. Every price is a US figure from a government source, shown next to what that money is worth in September 2026.

Cartoon groceries on a table: a gallon jug of milk, a loaf of bread, a carton of eggs and bananas, with a postage stamp, coins and a toy gas pump
Digital illustration. Milk, bread, eggs, bananas, a stamp and gas: the everyday prices in the table below.
ItemPrice in 2001Worth todayGood to know
First-class stamp34¢$0.65Rate for the first ounce from January 7, 2001, until June 30, 2002. It was 33¢ before that. Source: USPS Postal History: Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863
Federal minimum wage$5.15 an hour$9.80 an hourThe rate stayed $5.15 from September 1, 1997, until it rose to $5.85 on July 24, 2007. Source: U.S. Department of Labor: History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938-2009
Gallon of regular gas$1.42$2.70Average US retail price for the year, all formulations ($1.420). Source: EIA: U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon), annual
Loaf of white bread (1 lb)$1.00$1.90US average, the mean of the twelve monthly BLS prices for 2001 ($0.999). Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis): Average Price: Bread, White, Pan, per pound (BLS series APU0000702111), 2001 monthly values
Gallon of whole milk$2.88$5.48US average, the mean of twelve monthly BLS prices for 2001 ($2.884). Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis): Average Price: Milk, Fresh, Whole, Fortified, per gallon (BLS series APU0000709112), 2001 monthly values
Dozen large eggs93¢$1.77Grade A. US average, the mean of twelve monthly BLS prices for 2001 ($0.929). Monthly prices ranged from 86¢ to $1.03. Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis): Average Price: Eggs, Grade A, Large, per dozen (BLS series APU0000708111), 2001 monthly values
Pound of ground beef$1.71$3.25100% beef. US average, the mean of twelve monthly BLS prices for 2001 ($1.714). Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis): Average Price: Ground Beef, 100% Beef, per pound (BLS series APU0000703112), 2001 monthly values
Pound of sliced bacon$3.25$6.18US average, the mean of twelve monthly BLS prices for 2001 ($3.255). Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis): Average Price: Bacon, Sliced, per pound (BLS series APU0000704111), 2001 monthly values
Bag of potato chips (16 oz)$3.43$6.53US average, the mean of twelve monthly BLS prices for 2001 ($3.426). Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis): Average Price: Potato Chips, per 16 ounces (BLS series APU0000718311), 2001 monthly values
2-liter bottle of cola$1.09$2.07Nondiet. US average, the mean of twelve monthly BLS prices for 2001 ($1.091). Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis): Average Price: Cola, Nondiet, per 2 liters (BLS series APU0000717114), 2001 monthly values
Pound of bananas51¢$0.97US average, the mean of twelve monthly BLS prices for 2001 ($0.507). Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis): Average Price: Bananas, per pound (BLS series APU0000711211), 2001 monthly values

Worth today: each 2001 price scaled up by the rise in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items) from its 2001 average to September 2026, the newest month published. It shows what that money is worth now, not what the item costs today. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U (series CUUR0000SA0), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (CPIAUCNS).

What was popular in 2001?

Cartoon items from 2001: a game console with a controller, a digital camera, a film clapperboard, a baseball bat and a portable CD player with headphones
Digital illustration. A game console, a digital camera, a clapperboard, a baseball bat and a CD player: 2001 fun in one picture.

Movies

Music

TV shows

Toys & games

Sport

Which famous people were born in 2001?

A few familiar faces who share the birth year, all born in 2001.

  • May 31, 2001Iga ŚwiątekPolish tennis star from Warsaw with six Grand Slam singles titles, four of them at Roland-Garros, and a career-high ranking of No. 1.Source: WTA: Iga Swiatek, Player Stats & More
  • June 3, 2001Jalen SuggsOrlando Magic guard, taken fifth overall in the 2021 NBA Draft and named to an NBA All-Defensive Team.Source: NBA.com: Jalen Suggs
  • June 18, 2001Evan MobleyCleveland Cavaliers center, the third pick of the 2021 NBA Draft and an NBA Defensive Player of the Year.Source: NBA.com: Evan Mobley
  • July 12, 2001Kaylee McKeownAustralian backstroke swimmer from Redcliffe, Queensland, with five Olympic gold medals, including the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at both the 2020 and 2024 Games.Source: Olympedia: Kaylee McKeown
  • August 1, 2001Scottie BarnesToronto Raptors forward-guard, the fourth pick of the 2021 NBA Draft and an NBA Rookie of the Year.Source: NBA.com: Scottie Barnes
  • August 27, 2001Franz WagnerGerman forward for the Orlando Magic, taken eighth in the 2021 NBA Draft.Source: NBA.com: Franz Wagner
  • September 25, 2001Cade CunninghamDetroit Pistons guard, the first pick of the 2021 NBA Draft and a two-time NBA All-Star.Source: NBA.com: Cade Cunningham
  • December 18, 2001Billie EilishSinger-songwriter who swept the top four Grammy categories in January 2020 and won Oscars for "No Time to Die" and "What Was I Made For?"Source: Biography.com: Billie Eilish

What are some fun facts about 2001?

  1. Dido's "Thank You" ranked No. 8 for the year, making her the highest-ranked British act on Billboard's 2001 year-end Hot 100.

    Source: Billboard magazine, December 29, 2001 (The Year in Music issue): Hot 100 and Billboard 200 year-end recaps

  2. The first iPod weighed 6.5 ounces and held up to 1,000 songs on a 5 GB hard drive.

    Source: Apple Newsroom: Apple Presents iPod (October 23, 2001)

  3. "Hanging by a Moment" never reached No. 1 on the Hot 100, yet Lifehouse's song still finished as the top single of 2001 on Billboard's year-end chart.

    Source: Billboard magazine, December 29, 2001 (The Year in Music issue): Hot 100 and Billboard 200 year-end recaps

  4. Super Bowl XXXV had three touchdowns on three plays, two of them kickoff returns. The Giants' Ron Dixon went 97 yards and the Ravens' Jermaine Lewis answered with 84.

    Source: CBS News: Ravens Pick Apart Giants (Super Bowl XXXV, January 28, 2001)

  5. Nupedia, the expert-reviewed project that came before Wikipedia, published only two articles in its first six months.

    Source: HISTORY: Wikipedia launches

  6. To celebrate the Windows XP launch, Microsoft announced a free Sting concert in Bryant Park for October 25, with tickets handed out at Manhattan retailers.

    Source: Microsoft Source: Sting to Perform Free Concert in New York To Celebrate Launch of Microsoft Windows XP (October 21, 2001)

  7. Apple opened its first two retail stores on the same day, in Tysons Corner, Virginia, and Glendale, California.

    Source: Computer History Museum: Timeline of Computer History, 2001

  8. Only three films were nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar at the 2002 ceremony: Shrek, which won, Monsters, Inc. and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.

    Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The 74th Academy Awards (2002), honoring 2001 films

  9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone led Box Office Mojo's 2001 worldwide chart at about $974.8 million, more than $100 million ahead of The Fellowship of the Ring.

    Source: Box Office Mojo: 2001 Worldwide Box Office

  10. The Beatles' 1 gathered songs that had topped the UK or US charts, with only a couple of exceptions, yet it was still the top seller in the United States in 2001.

    Source: The Beatles Bible: Album release: 1 (November 13, 2000)

  11. The Xbox sold out its initial North American production run.

    Source: Computer History Museum: Timeline of Computer History, 2001

Can you answer these 2001 trivia questions?

Tap a question to see the answer. The party kit has a full round of 2001 trivia ready to print.

  1. Which free encyclopedia that anyone can edit went online on January 15, 2001?

    Answer: Wikipedia. Source: HISTORY: Wikipedia launches

  2. Which team won Super Bowl XXXV on January 28, 2001?

    Answer: The Baltimore Ravens, 34-7 over the New York Giants. Source: CBS News: Ravens Pick Apart Giants (Super Bowl XXXV, January 28, 2001)

  3. On February 12, 2001, NEAR Shoemaker became the first spacecraft to land on what kind of object?

    Answer: An asteroid (Eros). Source: NASA Science: NEAR Shoemaker

  4. Which movie won Best Picture at the Academy Awards on March 25, 2001?

    Answer: Gladiator. Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The 73rd Academy Awards (2001)

  5. How many songs could the first iPod hold, according to Apple?

    Answer: Up to 1,000, on a 5 GB hard drive. Source: Apple Newsroom: Apple Presents iPod (October 23, 2001)

  6. Which Microsoft game console went on sale in North America on November 15, 2001?

    Answer: The Xbox, at an estimated U.S. price of $299.99. Source: Microsoft Source: Xbox Arrives in New York Tonight at Toys "R" Us Times Square (November 14, 2001)

  7. Which film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the 2002 Academy Awards?

    Answer: Shrek. Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The 74th Academy Awards (2002), honoring 2001 films

  8. Which band's "Hanging by a Moment" was Billboard's top song of 2001?

    Answer: Lifehouse. Source: Billboard magazine, December 29, 2001 (The Year in Music issue): Hot 100 and Billboard 200 year-end recaps

  9. Which team beat the New York Yankees in the 2001 World Series?

    Answer: The Arizona Diamondbacks, four games to three. Source: Baseball-Reference.com: 2001 World Series - Arizona Diamondbacks over New York Yankees (4-3)

  10. How much did a first-class stamp cost for most of 2001?

    Answer: 34 cents. Source: USPS Postal History: Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863

How do you throw a 2001-themed 25th birthday party?

Cartoon teens laughing around a table at a birthday party, writing answers on trivia sheets beside a cake with candles, with a game console on a shelf behind them
Digital illustration. Friends playing a pen-and-paper trivia game at a 2000s-themed birthday party.

  • Build the 2001 playlist

    Anchor the playlist with Billboard's year-end leaders: "Hanging by a Moment," "Fallin'," "All for You," "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" and "I'm Real." Add Dido's "Thank You" for a slower moment and "Independent Women Part I" for the dance floor.

  • Name that tune

    Cue up the first few notes of a 2001 hit and see which table can call out the title and singer first. A correct next line wins a bonus point.

  • Mix CD swap

    Ask each guest to bring a handmade mix of five songs that remind them of the guest of honor, burned to a CD with a hand-lettered track list. Play a few in the background and let people guess who made which.

  • Movie night, double feature

    Pair Shrek with Monsters, Inc. or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and project the film on a wall. Add a popcorn station and a paper ballot so guests can pick the one that has aged best.

  • Console tournament

    Set up a bracket on a classic game system, with a leaderboard on poster board and a small trophy for the winner. Keep a second screen free for newcomers.

  • Snack bar with 2001 staples

    Put out chips, soft pretzels, mini pizzas and a cooler of cola, with a lemonade or juice mocktail station beside it. Label each platter with a year-2001 headline.

  • Dress code: 2001

    Ask guests to arrive as a character or trend from 2001: a Hogwarts robe, a gladiator tunic, a trucker hat, a football jersey or earbuds on a white cord.

  • Then-and-now photo wall

    Hang baby pictures from 2001 beside headlines like the iPod's debut and Wikipedia's first day, then add current snapshots to show the years in between.

  • Guess the 2001 price

    Write a gallon of milk, a stamp and a dozen eggs on index cards and have each guest guess the 2001 price. The prices section above has the answers.

Which invitations and cards fit a 25th birthday?

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What else do people ask about 2001?

How old is someone born in 2001?

Anyone born in 2001 marks a 25th birthday in 2026, when they turn 25. Before that day arrives, they are still one year short of it.

What generation is someone born in 2001?

Generation Z. Pew Research Center counts everyone born from 1997 forward as Gen Z, with 1996 as the last Millennial birth year.

What is the Chinese zodiac sign for 2001?

The Snake. According to the Hong Kong Observatory's lunar calendar table, the Year of the Snake began on January 24, 2001. Anyone born from January 1 through January 23, 2001, is a Dragon.

What happened in 2001?

Wikipedia went online on January 15 and NASA's NEAR Shoemaker landed on an asteroid on February 12. Apple introduced the iPod on October 23, Windows XP launched on October 25 and the Xbox followed on November 15. The Arizona Diamondbacks won the World Series on November 4.

What was the No. 1 song of 2001?

Lifehouse's "Hanging by a Moment" finished first on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 2001, even though it peaked at No. 2 during the year. Alicia Keys's "Fallin'" came second and Janet Jackson's "All for You" third.

How much did things cost in 2001?

Mailing a letter cost 34 cents and the federal minimum stood at $5.15 an hour. Regular gas averaged $1.42 a gallon, whole milk $2.88 a gallon and large eggs 93 cents a dozen.

Which famous people were born in 2001?

Iga Świątek, Jalen Suggs, Evan Mobley, Kaylee McKeown, Scottie Barnes, Franz Wagner, Cade Cunningham and Billie Eilish were all born in 2001.

What movies came out in 2001?

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Shrek, Monsters, Inc., The Fellowship of the Ring and Ocean's Eleven were among the biggest hits of 2001. A Beautiful Mind won Best Picture at the Oscars held in March 2002.

What are good 2001-themed party ideas?

Turn the year's chart hits into a playlist, swap handmade mix CDs, or screen Shrek, Monsters, Inc. and Harry Potter with a popcorn bar. A console tournament and a guess-the-price round fill out the night.

What games work for a 25th birthday party?

The kit packs twelve printable games into one download, including mingling bingo, a 2001 headline quiz, a price-guessing round and a word search. A host guide gives every answer, table cards are included, and signed-in visitors can grab it here.

Where do these facts come from?

The party kit lists the sources behind its games and answers at the back of its host guide.

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