The Internet & Social Media Quiz
How the internet began, web milestones and the social apps that changed communication.
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About the The Internet & Social Media Quiz
The internet grew from a US research network into something billions of people use every day. This quiz covers its origins, the birth of the web, email, search and the social media apps that changed how we talk to each other.
This quiz has 20 questions, served in rounds of 10 with a fresh mix and shuffled answers every time you play. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
Sample The Internet & Social Media Questions & Answers
Q1. What was the name of the 1960s US network that became the basis of the internet?
✅ Answer: ARPANET
💡 ARPANET sent its first message between two universities in 1969.
Q2. What does “www” stand for?
✅ Answer: World Wide Web
💡 Tim Berners-Lee named it the World Wide Web in 1990.
Q3. What does “URL” stand for?
✅ Answer: Uniform Resource Locator
💡 A URL is the address of a resource on the web.
Q4. Which symbol separates the user name and domain in an email address?
✅ Answer: @
💡 Ray Tomlinson chose the @ symbol when he sent the first networked email in 1971.
Q5. What was the first video ever uploaded to YouTube called?
✅ Answer: Me at the zoo
💡 Co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded the 19-second clip in April 2005.