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Ultimate Internet Meme Trivia Quiz

Challenge Your Pop Culture and Meme Knowledge

Difficulty: Moderate
Questions: 20
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Dive into this internet meme trivia quiz and explore the wild world of viral jokes and pop culture moments. This engaging meme quiz is perfect for enthusiasts and educators, featuring clear questions and an easy-to-modify format in our editor. You'll unveil iconic meme origins and sharpen analytical skills while having fun. Curious for more? Try the Internet Geek Knowledge Quiz or the Internet Slang Vocabulary Quiz. Kick off your journey now and customize every detail by checking out all quizzes.

Which meme features a Shiba Inu dog accompanied by multicolored Comic Sans text representing inner monologue?
Trollface
Advice Dog
Doge
Nyan Cat
The Doge meme uses a Shiba Inu dog overlaid with multicolored Comic Sans text expressing humorous inner thoughts. Its distinctive style of broken English and vibrant text made it instantly recognizable. No other meme combines a Shiba Inu and Comic Sans text in this way.
Which early meme popularized the phrase "I Can Has Cheezburger?"
LOLcats
Cheezburger Network
Keyboard Cat
Grumpy Cat
LOLcats was the first prominent meme to feature pictures of cats with humorous captions, often starting with "I Can Has Cheezburger?". This format launched a popular website and influenced countless copycat memes. It is distinct from Keyboard Cat and Grumpy Cat which emerged later.
The Rickroll meme tricks users with a link to which song by Rick Astley?
Cry for Help
Never Gonna Give You Up
She Wants to Dance with Me
Together Forever
Rickrolling redirects people to the music video for "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley. The bait-and-switch prank became a viral meme around 2007 and remains synonymous with surprise redirection. Other songs by Astley were not used in this meme.
Which meme features a pixelated Pop-Tart cat flying through space leaving a rainbow trail?
Pop-Tart Bunny
Nyan Cat
Grumpy Cat
Keyboard Cat
Nyan Cat is the animated GIF of a Pop-Tart - bodied cat flying through space with a rainbow trail and chiptune music. It became one of the first truly global internet memes in 2011. Keyboard Cat and Grumpy Cat are different cat-based memes without the rainbow Pop-Tart theme.
Which meme character originated from a comic by Matt Furie and became a widely used frog reaction image?
Hypnotoad
Kermit the Frog
Frog and Toad
Pepe the Frog
Pepe the Frog was created by artist Matt Furie in his comic "Boy's Club" and later adopted as a reaction image on internet forums. Its simple design allowed users to create countless variations expressing different emotions. Kermit, Hypnotoad, and Frog and Toad are unrelated frog characters.
Which online community is credited with popularizing the image macro format for memes?
Instagram
Pinterest
4chan
Facebook
4chan's /b/ board played a pivotal role in popularizing the image macro format, where users overlay top-and-bottom text onto images. This practice spread from 4chan to many other platforms. Other sites like Facebook and Instagram later adopted the format but were not its originators.
The "Dancing Baby" animation, often cited as the first viral internet meme, emerged in which year?
2001
1996
1993
1999
The Dancing Baby 3D animation circulated widely by email and early web forums in 1996, making it one of the earliest examples of a piece of content achieving viral status online. It predated most social media platforms. The other years listed are either too early or later than its known origin.
What is the main purpose of the website Know Your Meme?
To sell meme merchandise
To document meme origins and evolution
To host viral videos
To provide meme creation tools
Know Your Meme serves as a wiki that researches, documents, and explains the history and evolution of internet memes. It provides sources, timelines, and analysis to help users understand meme origins. It does not primarily host videos or sell merchandise.
What is the name of the meme format that features Winnie the Pooh in a tuxedo to depict formal versus informal language?
Condescending Wonka
Overly Attached Girlfriend
Mocking SpongeBob
Classy Pooh
Classy Pooh, also known as Tuxedo Winnie the Pooh, uses two images of Pooh - one casual and one in a tuxedo - to humorously contrast informal and formal phrasing. The other formats listed have different themes and characters. This format highlights linguistic style differences.
The "Distracted Boyfriend" meme is commonly used to illustrate what cultural concept?
Shifting preferences and temptation
Animal mating rituals
Time travel paradoxes
Urban development
The Distracted Boyfriend meme depicts a man looking at another woman while his partner reacts in disbelief, representing shifting preferences or temptation. Users label each figure to apply this template to various scenarios. It has nothing to do with time travel or urban planning.
What defines an image macro meme?
A photo with superimposed text, usually top and bottom
A short looping video clip
A user-generated GIF
A deep-fried image
Image macros are static images overlaid with text, often at the top and bottom, conveying a joke or reaction. They differ from GIFs and videos, which are dynamic. They also differ from deep-fried images, which are heavily edited for distortion.
The Advice Dog meme is characterized by which visual style?
A baby with glowing eyes
A rainbow-colored background with a dog's face at the center
A cat wearing a monocle and top hat
A dog wearing sunglasses
Advice Dog features a close-up of a dog's face against a bright, rainbow-colored background, with top-and-bottom text giving humorous or ironic advice. The other descriptions correspond to different memes. The rainbow backdrop is iconic to Advice Dog.
Which organization listed Pepe the Frog as a hate symbol due to its appropriation by extremist groups?
Greenpeace
European Union
Anti-Defamation League
United Nations
The Anti-Defamation League designated Pepe the Frog as a hate symbol in 2016 after observing its use by extremist groups. This classification was specific to ADL's registry of hate symbols. International bodies and environmental groups did not make this designation.
In meme culture, what does the phrase "going viral" refer to?
Rapid and widespread online sharing
Becoming ill after viewing a meme
Creating a parody version
Being banned from a forum
"Going viral" describes content that is rapidly and widely shared across the internet, reaching large audiences in a short time. It draws an analogy to the spread of biological viruses. It does not relate to illness or forum bans.
What is a "deep-fried" meme?
An image intentionally over-processed with high contrast and distortion
A meme about frying food
A video with slow motion effects
A meme about cooking
Deep-fried memes are characterized by excessive editing: high contrast, oversaturated colors, and distortion to create a 'fried' aesthetic. This style exaggerates flaws in digital compression. It is not related to cooking content or slow-motion videos.
Which concept describes the process by which memes change form and meaning as they spread across communities?
Syndication
Monetization
Centralization
Recontextualization
Recontextualization refers to how a meme's form and meaning shift when shared in different cultural or community contexts. This process explains variations and new interpretations. Centralization, monetization, and syndication are unrelated to meaning transformation.
The phrase "All your base are belong to us" originated from a mistranslated opening of which video game?
Mortal Kombat
Street Fighter II
Sonic the Hedgehog
Zero Wing
The phrase comes from the poorly translated English version of the 1989 Sega Genesis game Zero Wing. It became an early internet catchphrase due to its humorous mistranslation. Other games listed did not contain this specific phrase.
What academic theory applies evolutionary principles to the study of memes, treating them like units of cultural transmission?
Semiotics
Memetics
Structuralism
Behaviorism
Memetics is the study of memes using evolutionary theory, proposing that ideas replicate, mutate, and undergo selection in culture. It was popularized as a framework to analyze information spread. The other theories focus on behavior, structure, or signs rather than cultural replication.
Which viral meme trend involved groups performing a short choreographed dance in random locations and spread from YouTube to other platforms like Facebook and Vine?
ALS March
Mannequin Challenge
Harlem Shake
Ice Bucket Challenge
The Harlem Shake meme began with a single 30-second video on YouTube in early 2013 and then users worldwide replicated the formula on platforms like Facebook and Vine. Each video shows a lone dancer, then a cut to a group performing wild choreography. The other challenges have different formats and purposes.
The "This is fine" meme, depicting a dog in a burning room, is commonly interpreted as a commentary on which phenomenon?
Promoting pet insurance
Celebrating fire safety
A cooking tutorial
Denial of crisis or normalizing dysfunction
The meme originates from KC Green's webcomic "Gunshow" and satirizes how people ignore or downplay serious problems, accepting that everything is "fine" despite chaos. Its typical use highlights situations of crisis denial. It is unrelated to cooking or insurance.
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Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify iconic internet memes from various eras
  2. Analyse the historical origins of viral memes
  3. Evaluate the cultural impact of popular memes
  4. Apply recognition skills to categorize meme formats
  5. Demonstrate understanding of meme evolution online

Cheat Sheet

  1. Understand the origin of the term "meme" - Coined by Richard Dawkins in 1976, a "meme" was meant to describe how cultural ideas copy and mutate, much like genes in biology. Grasping this origin story is your launchpad for exploring how jokes, catchphrases, and trends travel across the web. Read the full article
  2. Recognize how memes have evolved online - From early "lolcats" to today's TikTok soundbites, memes have grown from simple text-over-image jokes into rich multimedia experiences. This journey reflects advances in technology and shifts in how we share culture. Explore the transformation
  3. Analyze memes as tools for political commentary - Memes often pack powerful messages in bite-sized formats, letting activists critique policies and spark conversations. They can mobilize communities and influence opinions at lightning speed - perfect for making big ideas feel accessible. Dive into the research
  4. Evaluate memes' role in desensitization - While humor can ease tension, endlessly scrolling through serious topics in meme form might dull our sense of urgency. Study how constant exposure can normalize issues that once demanded deep reflection. Discover this insight
  5. Explore the concept of "spectacle" in memes - When a meme goes viral, it can become a marketable commodity, traded for attention and even cash. Understanding this spectacle reveals how visibility turns into value in the attention economy. Unpack the theory
  6. Identify iconic memes from various eras - From the 90s "Dancing Baby" to the early 2000s "All Your Base," each pivotal meme shows how internet humor has shifted. Studying these highlights helps you map memes' cultural impact over time. Check out the classics
  7. Examine user-generated content in meme culture - The best memes come from everyday users remixing ideas and images. This collaborative spirit fuels creativity online and shapes constantly evolving communities. Learn about participation
  8. Understand globalization's impact on memes - Memes now hop across borders and languages, blending cultural references into global jokes. This cross-pollination enriches humor and highlights universal human experiences. See the global view
  9. Analyze the commercialization of memes - Brands and marketers harness popular memes to boost engagement, blurring lines between authentic culture and advertising. Investigate how this trend influences the authenticity of online humor. Study the market
  10. Explore ethical considerations in meme sharing - Meme creation can raise questions of copyright, consent, and potential harm. Being aware of these issues encourages responsible and respectful participation in meme culture. Understand the ethics
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