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Twitter was launched
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  • 1. When was Twitter officially launched?
A) 2010
B) 2006
C) 2008
D) 2002
  • 2. Who were the co-founders of Twitter?
A) Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne
B) Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, and Eduardo Saverin
C) Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams
D) Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Eric Schmidt
  • 3. What was Twitter's original name?
A) Twttr
B) Tweeter
C) TweetZone
D) TwitNet
  • 4. Which bird is the official symbol of Twitter?
A) Eagle
B) Pigeon
C) Parrot
D) Bluebird
  • 5. How many characters were originally allowed in a tweet when Twitter was launched?
A) 140
B) 200
C) 100
D) 160
  • 6. In which city was Twitter's headquarters located when it was launched?
A) New York City
B) San Francisco
C) Chicago
D) Los Angeles
  • 7. What was the first tweet ever sent on Twitter?
A) Welcome to Twitter
B) Testing 1, 2, 3
C) just setting up my twttr
D) Hello World!
  • 8. What is the symbol used to tag topics or keywords in a tweet?
A) Hashtag (#)
B) Dollar Sign ($)
C) At Sign (@)
D) Asterisk (*)
  • 9. Who sent the first tweet on Twitter?
A) Jack Dorsey
B) Noah Glass
C) Evan Williams
D) Biz Stone
  • 10. Which company acquired Twitter's search engine technology in 2011?
A) Google
B) Facebook
C) Microsoft
D) Apple
  • 11. What international event significantly boosted Twitter's usage in 2009?
A) Royal Wedding
B) Iranian election protests
C) Olympic Games
D) FIFA World Cup
  • 12. What milestone did Twitter officially announce on September 14, 2010?
A) 1 billion tweets per week
B) $100 million in revenue
C) 50 million tweets per day
D) 100 million users
  • 13. Which year did Twitter introduce the hashtag symbol (#) for organizing tweets?
A) 2009
B) 2005
C) 2007
D) 2011
  • 14. What is the character limit for a tweet on Twitter?
A) 280
B) 200
C) 320
D) 140
  • 15. Which social media platform did Twitter acquire in 2012?
A) Snapchat
B) Instagram
C) Vine
D) Pinterest
  • 16. What was the bird logo on Twitter named?
A) Tweety
B) Chirp
C) Bluebird
D) Larry
  • 17. Which of the following is a Twitter feature for live streaming video?
A) Instagram Live
B) Periscope
C) Snapchat
D) TikTok
  • 18. What is the term used on Twitter for a message sent directly to another user's inbox?
A) Direct Message (DM)
B) Private Tweet
C) Inbox Note
D) Special Tweet
  • 19. What is Twitter's version of a 'Like' button?
A) Star
B) Check Mark
C) Thumbs Up
D) Heart
  • 20. Which year did Twitter go public with its initial public offering (IPO)?
A) 2010
B) 2013
C) 2015
D) 2017
  • 21. Which color represents Twitter's branding and logo?
A) Green
B) Blue
C) Yellow
D) Red
  • 22. Which term is used on Twitter to describe the number of users who follow a specific account?
A) Followers
B) Subscribers
C) Connections
D) Friends
  • 23. Which of the following is a popular Twitter feature for creating and publishing polls?
A) Poll Tweets
B) Twitter Polls
C) Tweet Votes
D) Social Votes
  • 24. Which term is used on Twitter when users share a tweet with their followers?
A) Repost
B) Retweet
C) Echo
D) Duplicate
  • 25. What is the feature on Twitter that allows users to pin a selected tweet to the top of their profile?
A) Pin Tweet
B) Top Spot
C) Sticky Tweet
D) Prime Post
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