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True or False: The history of the internet

Think you know the internet like the back of your hand? From the first ever message sent online to why webcams were invented, this fun true or false quiz will test your knowledge of how the internet really began. We bet it blows your mind to think of a world before the internet! Take the quiz and see how many you can get right…

Question 1 out of 10:

The first message ever sent over the internet was “Hello, world!”

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Question 2 out of 10:

The internet and the World Wide Web are the same thing

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Question 3 out of 10:

Email existed before the World Wide Web

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Question 4 out of 10:

TikTok was the first video platform on the internet

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Question 5 out of 10:

The first webcam was used to check if a coffee pot was full

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Question 6 out of 10:

Wi-Fi stands for “Wireless Fidelity”

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Question 7 out of 10:

Google was created before Yahoo

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Question 8 out of 10:

The first website is still online today

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Question 9 out of 10:

Mark Zuckerberg invented social media

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Question 10 out of 10:

The term “surfing the web” was invented by a librarian

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