100 Social Media Trivia Questions & Answers 2026

Facebook Trivia — 20 Questions

1. In what year was Facebook founded? (2004)
2. Who founded Facebook? (Mark Zuckerberg, along with Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes)
3. What university was Facebook originally created at? (Harvard University)
4. What was Facebook originally called? (TheFacebook)
5. When did Facebook reach 1 billion users? (2012)
6. What company owns Facebook? (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
7. When did Facebook change its company name to Meta? (October 2021)
8. What is a Facebook "Like"? (A button (👍) that users click to show appreciation for content)
9. When were Facebook reactions (beyond Like) added? (2016 — Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, Angry)
10. What is the Facebook Marketplace? (A platform within Facebook where users can buy and sell items locally)
11. What is Facebook Watch? (A video-on-demand service on Facebook)
12. What is the Facebook News Feed? (A constantly updating stream of content from friends and pages you follow)
13. What is a Facebook Group? (A community space where people can share content around shared interests)
14. What is Facebook Messenger? (A standalone messaging app connected to Facebook)
15. What is the maximum video length on a Facebook post? (240 minutes / 4 hours)
16. What does "going Facebook official" mean? (Changing your relationship status on Facebook to announce a relationship)
17. Who played Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network"? (Jesse Eisenberg)
18. What year was "The Social Network" film released? (2010)
19. What is Facebook's advertising model called? (Facebook Ads — targeted advertising based on user demographics and interests)
20. How many languages is Facebook available in? (100+ languages)

Instagram & Snapchat — 20 Questions

21. When was Instagram launched? (October 2010)
22. Who founded Instagram? (Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger)
23. When did Facebook acquire Instagram? (2012 — for approximately $1 billion)
24. What was Instagram's original purpose? (Photo sharing with filters)
25. When did Instagram Stories launch? (August 2016 — inspired by Snapchat Stories)
26. What is an Instagram Reel? (Short-form vertical video, up to 90 seconds)
27. What does "Instagram shadowban" mean? (Content is restricted/hidden without the user being notified)
28. What is the most liked Instagram post of all time? (A photo of an egg (@world_record_egg) — over 56 million likes)
29. Who has the most Instagram followers? (Cristiano Ronaldo — over 600 million followers)
30. When was Snapchat launched? (2011)
31. Who founded Snapchat? (Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown)
32. What is a Snapchat Streak? (Sending snaps back and forth with a friend for consecutive days)
33. What is a Snapchat Story? (Content visible to followers for 24 hours)
34. What is Snapchat's ghost mascot called? (Ghostface Chillah)
35. What is Snapchat's Discover feature? (A section of curated content from publishers and creators)
36. What are Snapchat Lenses? (Augmented reality filters that transform your face or surroundings)
37. What is BeReal? (A social app that prompts users to take simultaneous front and back camera photos)
38. What is an Instagram "Close Friends" story? (Stories shared only with a selected group of followers)
39. What is Instagram Collab? (A feature that lets two accounts co-author a post or Reel)
40. What does "finsta" mean? (A fake or secondary private Instagram account for close friends)

Twitter/X & LinkedIn — 20 Questions

41. When was Twitter founded? (2006)
42. Who founded Twitter? (Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, Noah Glass, and Evan Williams)
43. What was the original character limit for a tweet? (140 characters — doubled to 280 in 2017)
44. What is a Retweet? (Sharing someone else's tweet to your own followers)
45. Who has the most Twitter/X followers? (Elon Musk — over 200 million followers)
46. When did Elon Musk acquire Twitter? (October 2022 — for $44 billion)
47. When was Twitter rebranded to X? (July 2023)
48. What is a Twitter/X hashtag? (A word or phrase preceded by # that links to trending topics)
49. What is Twitter/X Blue (Premium)? (A paid subscription offering features like longer posts, blue verification badge)
50. What is a Twitter Thread? (A series of connected tweets from the same account)
51. When was LinkedIn founded? (2002, launched May 2003)
52. Who founded LinkedIn? (Reid Hoffman and co-founders)
53. Which company acquired LinkedIn? (Microsoft — in 2016 for $26.2 billion)
54. What is LinkedIn's primary purpose? (Professional networking and job searching)
55. What is a LinkedIn connection degree? (1st=direct, 2nd=mutual connections, 3rd=connected via 2nd)
56. What is LinkedIn Premium? (Paid subscription with InMail, profile views, job insights)
57. What is a LinkedIn Endorsement? (When a connection validates your listed skill)
58. What is LinkedIn Learning? (Online courses platform integrated into LinkedIn)
59. What does "open to work" mean on LinkedIn? (A feature signaling you are looking for job opportunities)
60. What is LinkedIn's content algorithm based on? (Engagement: comments weighted higher than likes; relevant professional content)

YouTube & Viral Culture — 20 Questions

61. When was YouTube founded? (February 2005)
62. Who founded YouTube? (Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim)
63. When did Google acquire YouTube? (2006 — for $1.65 billion)
64. What was the first video uploaded to YouTube? ("Me at the zoo" by Jawed Karim — April 23, 2005)
65. What is the most viewed YouTube video of all time? ("Baby Shark Dance" by Pinkfong — over 13 billion views)
66. Who was the first YouTuber to reach 100 million subscribers? (PewDiePie — in 2019)
67. What is YouTube Premium? (Paid subscription for ad-free viewing, background play, YouTube Music)
68. What is a YouTube Short? (Vertical video up to 60 seconds, YouTube's competitor to TikTok)
69. What is YouTube's "demonetization"? (When a video is removed from the ad revenue program due to content policy)
70. What is a YouTube Creator Award? (Play buttons given at 100K, 1M, 10M, 50M, and 100M subscribers)
71. What was "Gangnam Style" known for on YouTube? (First video to reach 1 billion views, in 2012)
72. What is a social media influencer? (A content creator who influences audience purchasing decisions or opinions)
73. What does "going viral" mean? (Content spreading rapidly across the internet with massive engagement)
74. What was the "Ice Bucket Challenge"? (2014 viral fundraising campaign for ALS awareness)
75. What is a meme? (A cultural idea, image, or video that spreads virally and evolves)
76. What is "cancel culture"? (Mass withdrawal of support for public figures due to offensive behavior/statements)
77. What is a "deepfake"? (AI-generated video/audio that realistically depicts someone saying or doing something they didn't)
78. What is doomscrolling? (Compulsively scrolling through negative news on social media)
79. What is a "clout chaser"? (Someone who seeks fame/social media attention by association)
80. What is "ratio'd" on social media? (When a post's replies/comments far outnumber its likes — indicating backlash)

Platforms, Stats & Milestones — 20 Questions

81. What is Pinterest? (A visual discovery and bookmarking platform for ideas/inspiration)
82. What is Reddit? (A network of communities (subreddits) where people share, vote on, and discuss content)
83. What is a subreddit? (A topic-specific community on Reddit, prefixed with r/)
84. What is Discord? (A communication platform with servers, channels, voice/video chat)
85. What is Twitch? (A live-streaming platform focused on gaming and creative content)
86. What is a social media algorithm? (A set of rules that determines what content is shown to users and in what order)
87. What is UGC? (User-Generated Content — content created by users rather than brands)
88. What does "engagement rate" mean? (Percentage of audience that interacts with content — likes, comments, shares)
89. What is a "blue tick" (checkmark) on social media? (Verification badge confirming an account is authentic/notable)
90. What is the "Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp" connection? (All owned by Meta Platforms)
91. What year did WhatsApp launch? (2009)
92. Which country has the most Facebook users? (India)
93. What is Mastodon? (A decentralized, open-source social network as an alternative to Twitter/X)
94. What is "social media detox"? (Voluntarily taking a break from social media platforms)
95. What is the average daily time spent on social media globally? (Approximately 2.5 hours per day)
96. What does "DM" stand for on social media? (Direct Message)
97. What is a social media "bot"? (Automated account that mimics human behavior, often for spam or manipulation)
98. What is "astroturfing"? (Creating the illusion of grassroots support using fake accounts or paid actors)
99. What is the GDPR's relation to social media? (EU regulation giving users rights over their personal data held by platforms)
100. What percentage of the world's population uses social media? (Over 60% — approximately 5 billion people as of 2026)