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Quiz on Social Media

20 questions · August 18, 2026

Social media has fundamentally reshaped how we communicate, share information, and build communities. From the early days of online forums to today's algorithm-driven platforms, these digital spaces have become central to modern life—influencing everything from politics and business to culture and personal relationships. Whether you're curious about the platforms that changed the world, the trends that capture our attention, or the people and moments that defined social media history, this quiz invites you to explore what you know about this ever-evolving landscape.

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Question 1

Easy

Which app is built almost entirely around short vertical videos?

Source: TikTok grew from Musical.ly, which it absorbed in 2018 to inherit a US audience.

Question 2

Easy

On most platforms, tapping a small heart shape typically does what?

Source: The heart replaced the older star 'favourite' on Twitter in 2015 to feel friendlier.

Question 3

Easy

What does the 'DM' commonly seen on social apps stand for?

Source: A direct message is private, unlike a public reply that everyone can read.

Question 4

Easy

Which platform popularised the limit of 140 characters per post?

Source: Twitter's 140-character cap echoed SMS length limits; it doubled to 280 in 2017.

Question 5

Easy

Which platform is most associated with professional networking and job hunting?

Source: LinkedIn launched in 2003, making it older than Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Question 6

Easy

Which company owns both Instagram and WhatsApp?

Source: Meta bought Instagram for $1bn in 2012 and WhatsApp for $19bn in 2014.

Question 7

Easy

On YouTube, each creator's own account or page is officially called their what?

Source: YouTube borrowed 'channel' from television to frame each account as its own station.

Question 8

Easy

A 'story' that vanishes after 24 hours was first made famous by which app?

Source: Snapchat pioneered disappearing Stories in 2013; Instagram later copied the format.

Question 9

Easy

Which platform organises saved images into themed collections called boards?

Source: Pinterest's name blends 'pin' and 'interest', mimicking a physical corkboard.

Question 10

Easy

What term describes a post with a deliberately misleading headline made purely to earn attention?

Source: The term exploded in the 2010s as headlines grew ever more sensational in the fight for scarce attention.

Question 11

Medium

Which streaming platform is the dominant home for live video-game broadcasts?

Source: Twitch grew out of Justin.tv and was bought by Amazon for nearly $1bn in 2014.

Question 12

Medium

On Reddit, each individual topic-based community is known as a what?

Source: Each subreddit starts with 'r/', and Reddit calls itself 'the front page of the internet'.

Question 13

Medium

Facebook became the first app ever to surpass how many monthly active users?

Source: Facebook crossed 1 billion monthly users in October 2012, a global first for any app.

Question 14

Medium

In which year did the photo-sharing app Instagram first launch?

Source: Instagram launched in October 2010 and hit a million users in just two months.

Question 15

Medium

Which app, hugely popular with gamers, centres on voice and text 'servers'?

Source: Discord launched in 2015 for gamers but now hosts communities of every kind.

Question 16

Medium

What term describes a social circle where you mostly interact with people who already share your opinions?

Source: The 'echo chamber' idea predates social media but exploded with algorithmic feeds.

Question 17

Medium

Before rebranding to X, Twitter's mascot bird was named what?

Source: The bird was named Larry after basketball legend Larry Bird, a co-founder's hero.

Question 18

Hard

The viral 'Ice Bucket Challenge' raised funds to fight which disease?

Source: The 2014 challenge raised over $100m for ALS research in a single summer.

Question 19

Hard

TikTok's parent company ByteDance is headquartered in which country?

Source: ByteDance is based in Beijing and runs Douyin, TikTok's separate Chinese twin app.

Question 20

Hard

Facebook was originally restricted to students of which institution?

Source: TheFacebook launched in 2004 only for Harvard students before spreading to other colleges.

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