Memes can be ideas, actions, thoughts, melodies, phrases, and so on...
Now recognised as a symbol of peace, the 'V' gesture originated as a symbol of what?
Defiance/Resistance.
The gesture is traced back to English archers at the Battle of Agincourt.
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Since ancient times, we've been obsessed with anthropomorphism.
Can you name the category of memes where pictures of cats would be adorned with humorous text?
LOLcat
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In 1998, a website with rows of dancing hamster GIFs, did what?
A. Became the first piece of measurably viral content.
B. Got sued for threatening the future of human intelligence.
3. Why change from letters to numbers?
Deidre Lacart's Hampster Dance meme had been visited 17 million times by the end of 1999. It inspired songs, remixes and copycat sites.
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Patrick Davison defined the modern internet meme as "a piece of culture, usually a joke, which gains influence through online communication."
Name the Romanian celebrity synonymous with what is widely credited to be the 1st internet meme
Smiley.
In 1982, Scott E. Fahlman created the 'sideways smiley' in what was then considered a humorous memo via email.
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Name the 4 words that rhyme with the popularly used pronunciation of 'meme':
Mr. Stark asks Peter to join the_
A boy dressed as a robot at the Wild West party, ruined the_
We woke up, to our delight, 2020 was just a_
Download it from_
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Some memes are physical/performative trends which go viral via documentation online.
Which phenomenon is described below?
"It is the act of lying completely flat across pretty much anything in an urban setting."
Planking
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Which of these is not a canonical pillar of the Meme Hall of Fame?
A celebrity gorilla
A maverick zookeeper
An eccentric chocolatier
A fist-pumping toddler
A frog who has gone to the dark side
A maverick zookeeper.
The others are Harambe, Wonka, 'Success kid', and 'Evil Kermit'
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Emoji Trivia: Which food item was, surprisingly, only made into an emoji last year after popular demand?
The Impossible Burger
Avocado
Kombucha
Apple Cider Vinegar
Avocado
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Who invented the term 'meme'?
Evolutionary Biologist, Richard Dawkins
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Meme is supposed to be pronounced 'mehmeh'.
True or false?
False.
You hear academics pronounce it 'mehmeh' because of its linguistic roots, but the creator of the term deliberately intended it to rhyme with 'gene'.
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This template awarded 2018's 'Meme of the Year', but what is its official title? Must be exactly right.
Distracted Boyfriend
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The term 'Meme' is an abbreviation of the phrase 'memory-dependent media', because of the fact a specific human experience (or shared understanding) is required to understand the reference.
True or false?
False.
"Meme" is derived from the ancient Greek word "mimema", which means "something imitated".