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Internet Culture Trivia

Internet Culture

A challenging look at the history and terminology of internet culture for young digital natives.

history technology digital-literacy

8 Questions Hard Ages 9+ Jul 24, 2026

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1 Which of the following is considered the first 'meme' in internet history, gaining popularity in 1996?

A The Dancing Baby
B The Nyan Cat
C Pepe the Frog
D Keyboard Cat

2 What does the acronym 'HTML' stand for, which is the foundational language used to build all websites?

A HyperText Markup Language
B High Tech Machine Language
C Hyper Transfer Media Link
D Hyperlink Text Main Label

3 In 1989, who invented the World Wide Web while working at CERN?

A Bill Gates
B Tim Berners-Lee
C Steve Jobs
D Mark Zuckerberg

4 Before the term 'meme' was coined for internet images, who first introduced the word 'meme' in his 1976 book 'The Selfish Gene'?

A Richard Dawkins
B Carl Sagan
C Isaac Asimov
D Stephen Hawking

5 What was the name of the first commercial web browser that brought the internet to the general public in 1993?

A Mosaic
B Internet Explorer
C Netscape Navigator
D Opera

6 Which popular video platform was founded in 2005 with the first uploaded video titled 'Me at the zoo'?

A Vimeo
B TikTok
C YouTube
D Dailymotion

7 What is the name of the 'error' status code displayed when a server cannot find the webpage requested by a user?

A 404 Not Found
B 500 Internal Error
C 403 Forbidden
D 200 Success

8 Which company originally created the 'GIF' (Graphics Interchange Format) in 1987?

A CompuServe
B Microsoft
C Apple
D Adobe

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