What is 'Rickrolling'?
AnswerTricking someone into opening a Rick Astley music video
Rickrolling links to 'Never Gonna Give You Up.'
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7 fact-checked facts about internet memes, meme history and online culture, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
The Doge meme features which dog breed?
AnswerShiba Inu
Doge shows a Shiba Inu with colorful text.
Going deeper
In which 1976 book did the word 'meme' first appear?
AnswerThe Selfish Gene
Dawkins introduced 'meme' in The Selfish Gene.
Which font is classic for old-school meme captions?
AnswerImpact
Bold white Impact with a black outline defined early memes.
Which cartoonist created the 'This is fine' dog?
AnswerKC Green
The dog comes from KC Green's webcomic Gunshow.
Expert level
Dawkins built 'meme' from which Greek-rooted word?
AnswerMimeme (something imitated)
He shortened mimeme to rhyme with 'gene.'
Which 1990s 3D animation is often called one of the first viral internet memes?
AnswerThe Dancing Baby
The Dancing Baby spread by email around 1996.
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