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The History of Internet Memes

Internet History

An exploration of the origins and evolution of internet meme culture through historical milestones.

internet culture history digital media

8 Questions Medium Ages 12+ Sep 25, 2026

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1 Which 1996 3D-animated video of a dancing baby is widely considered one of the internet's first viral memes?

A The Dancing Hamster
B The Baby Cha-Cha
C Ooga-Chaka Baby
D Dancing Infant Animation

2 The term 'meme' was coined by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book titled what?

A The Selfish Gene
B The Ancestor's Tale
C The Blind Watchmaker
D River Out of Eden

3 What was the primary medium used to circulate the 'All Your Base Are Belong To Us' meme in the early 2000s?

A Email attachments
B Flash animation
C Usenet newsgroups
D IRC chat logs

4 In 2005, the 'Numa Numa' video featuring Gary Brolsma became an early viral sensation on which video hosting platform?

A YouTube
B Vimeo
C Newgrounds
D Dailymotion

5 The 'Rickrolling' phenomenon, which involves baiting users into clicking a link to Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up', originated on which website?

A Reddit
B 4chan
C Tumblr
D Digg

6 'Keyboard Cat', a video of a cat playing an electronic keyboard, was originally filmed in what year before becoming a meme in 2007?

A 1984
B 1992
C 1998
D 2001

7 The 'Success Kid' meme, featuring a toddler clenching a fist of sand, is a cropped version of a photo taken by which photographer?

A Laniesha Griner
B Justin Laney
C Blake Griner
D Sarah Laney

8 What was the first video ever uploaded to YouTube, which helped initiate the platform's role in meme culture?

A Me at the zoo
B Charlie bit my finger
C Evolution of Dance
D Potter Puppet Pals

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