Trivia: Which capital city is the world’s most populated metro area?
London, England
Mexico City, Mexico
Tokyo, Japan
Lima, Peru
The correct answer is Tokyo, Japan
So why is this answer correct? : Japan’s coastal capital has come a long way from its days as a fishing village, when it was originally named Edo. The greater Tokyo metropolitan area is home to approximately 37.4 million people, more than any other metro area on the planet. About one-quarter of Japan’s population lives there.
Psoriasis is a disease that causes a red rash on the skin. Which body system does psoriasis affect?
A.) Circulatory
B.) Integumentary
C.) Immune
D.) Respiratory
E.) Digestive
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Trivia: What word did Facebook drop from its official name in 2005?
Connect
Online
Harvard
The
The correct answer is The
So why is this answer correct? : In 2004, the social media startup that would become Facebook was founded at Harvard University with the URL “thefacebook com.” The site quickly became popular among college students, and one year later, future Napster founder and investor Sean Parker joined the company’s team. He convinced Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder, to drop the word “the” from the company’s name. They purchased the new URL for $200,000 and, almost 3 billion users and many acquisitions later, Facebook, now called Meta, continues to dominate the internet as one of the world’s most powerful companies.
Trivia: What does the name of Argentina’s capital translate to in Spanish?
Golden meadows
Fair winds
River delta
Southern city
The correct answer is Fair winds
So why is this answer correct? : Argentina’s capital city is Buenos Aires, which translates to “fair winds” or “good airs” in Spanish. According to legend, the Spanish sailor who established the first port of Buenos Aires in the 16th century gave it its name because it was far enough south to avoid a strain of marshland mosquitoes. The mosquitoes carried malaria, whose name is derived from “mal aire” or “bad air,” so without them, the city had “good airs.”
Trivia: What is widely considered to be the first social networking website?
Myspace
SixDegrees
Facebook
Friendster
The correct answer is SixDegrees
So why is this answer correct? : Launched in 1997, SixDegrees com is considered the first social networking site to grace the internet. It allowed users to create profiles, list their friends, and search their friend lists. Though these features existed on other sites before, SixDegrees was the first to combine them into one coherent social network. The site quickly became popular and attracted millions of users, but failed to become a sustainable business and closed in 2000.
You are required to identify one social venture. Once you identified, you are required to extract important information regarding the company. Next, you need to do a report regarding the social venture
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Trivia: What is the world’s northernmost capital?
Stockholm, Sweden
Reykjavík, Iceland
Moscow, Russia
Ottawa, Canada
The correct answer is Reykjavík, Iceland
So why is this answer correct? : Reykjavik is located in southwestern Iceland and is the hub of the country’s economic and cultural life. It sits just below the Arctic Circle at a latitude of approximately 64 degrees north of the equator, making it the world’s northernmost capital of a sovereign state. Moscow, Russia, which sits at 55 degrees north, is the second-northernmost capital.
Trivia: The Twitter bird logo is named after which famous figure?
Robin Williams
Florence Nightingale
Larry Bird
Twiggy
The correct answer is Larry Bird
So why is this answer correct? : In March 2006, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey posted “just setting up my twttr” on the new social network that would later be renamed Twitter. The site emerged from the ashes of a dying podcast company called Odeo, and launched as an SMS-based social network for sharing small status updates. It wasn’t until 2010 that the now-famous blue bird logo was introduced with the name “Larry,” after NBA legend Larry Bird.
Trivia: Which country’s capital contains another country within its borders?
Kenya
Hungary
Panama
Italy
The correct answer is Italy
So why is this answer correct? : Vatican City — the world’s smallest independent nation-state — is fully contained within the city of Rome, Italy’s capital. Covering just 0.17 square miles, the Vatican has been recognized as its own sovereign state since 1929, though Rome’s history extends back more than two millennia to the days of the Roman Empire.
Trivia: What company bought LinkedIn for $26 billion in 2016?
Microsoft
Amazon
Apple
Google
The correct answer is Microsoft
So why is this answer correct? : LinkedIn, the world’s largest business-oriented social network, was founded in 2002; 14 years later, the site was purchased by Microsoft for $26 billion, the company’s largest-ever acquisition at the time. Upon the deal’s completion, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said, “Together we can accelerate the growth of LinkedIn, as well as Microsoft Office 365 and Dynamics as we seek to empower every person and organization on the planet.” LinkedIn now has more than 500 million members worldwide.