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Meme Culture Trivia

Internet History

A challenging look at the history and evolution of internet memes for students.

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10 Questions Hard Ages 9+ Aug 1, 2026

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1 Which 1996 3D-animated video is widely considered one of the first viral internet memes before the existence of platforms like YouTube?

A The Nyan Cat
B The Dancing Baby
C Badger Badger Badger
D Chocolate Rain

2 What is the origin of the term 'meme' as defined by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene?

A A unit of cultural transmission
B A digital image with text
C A viral video trend
D A computer virus

3 The 'Rickrolling' phenomenon involves tricking people into clicking a link to which music video by Rick Astley?

A Together Forever
B Take Me to Your Heart
C Whenever You Need Somebody
D Never Gonna Give You Up

4 In the early 2010s, which platform was the primary birthplace of the 'Doge' meme featuring a Shiba Inu dog with colorful Comic Sans text?

A Tumblr
B Reddit
C MySpace
D Vine

5 Which website, founded in 2003, is known as the 'Encyclopedia of Memes' for documenting the history and origin of internet phenomena?

A Know Your Meme
B Wikipedia
C Reddit
D Urban Dictionary

6 Which popular 2012 meme featured a disgruntled cat with a permanent frown, often associated with captions about disappointment?

A Nyan Cat
B Keyboard Cat
C Grumpy Cat
D Long Cat

7 The 'Distracted Boyfriend' meme is a stock photograph captured by which professional photographer in 2015?

A Antonio Guillem
B Steve McCurry
C Annie Leibovitz
D David LaChapelle

8 'Harambe,' a gorilla who became a massive meme in 2016, resided at which specific zoo?

A San Diego Zoo
B Cincinnati Zoo
C Taronga Zoo
D Bronx Zoo

9 What was the primary format of the 'Vine' social media platform that spawned countless short-form viral memes?

A 6-second looping videos
B 15-second music clips
C Long-form documentaries
D Static image galleries

10 Which 2011 viral sensation featured a young girl singing a song about the days of the week, becoming one of YouTube's most disliked videos at the time?

A Friday by Rebecca Black
B Gangnam Style
C Charlie Bit My Finger
D Chocolate Rain

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