Question 1
Which British computer scientist created the World Wide Web while working at a European physics laboratory?
- Tim Berners-Lee
- Steve Jobs
- Alan Turing
- Bill Gates
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Tim Berners-Lee
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Web History trivia quiz
Web History trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 Web History questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the Web History questions cover
- Search Engines
- Early Browsers
- Web Standards
- Blogging
- Browser History
- Browser Wars
- First Website
- HTML Standards
- HTTP Standards
- Web Communities
- Web Feeds
- Browser Era
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Question 2
Which European research organization was the workplace where the World Wide Web was created?
- ESA
- CERN
- Bell Labs
- NASA
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CERN
Question 3
What internet address hosted the first public website?
- www.nasa.gov
- www.apple.com
- info.cern.ch
- www.ibm.com
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info.cern.ch
In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.
How a Web History match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Web History questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
Your Web History ranking is its own: climb it without your other topics dragging you down.