What Do You Know About Yahoo? Trivia Quiz
Yahoo! (/ˈjɑːhuː/) is an American web services provider headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and owned by Verizon Media. Yahoo was one of the pioneers of the early Internet era in the 1990s. What do you really know about Yahoo? Take this quiz to find out how well you know about Yahoo.
- 1.
Which of the following founded the Yahoo company?- A.
Jerry Yang and David Filo
- B.
David Ross and Kyle Matt
- C.
David Yang and David Filo
- D.
None of the above
- 2.
What was the first name used by the two partners before changing the name to Yahoo?
- A.
The internet's guide
- B.
Yahloo
- C.
Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web
- D.
Yobo
- 3.
What is the full meaning of Yahoo?
- A.
Yearlong Association Hierarchical Oracle
- B.
Yearly Awardwinning Hierarchical Opinionated Oracle
- C.
Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Opium
- D.
Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
- 4.
In which year did the company adopt the name 'Yahoo?'
- A.
1995
- B.
1994
- C.
1898
- D.
2008
- 5.
Yahoo Inc. is owned by
- A.
Microsoft Corporation
- B.
Jerry Yang and David Filo
- C.
Verizon Communications
- D.
Google
- 6.
Where is the headquarters of Yahoo?
- A.
Mountain View, California
- B.
Redmond, Washington
- C.
Sunnyvale, California
- D.
San Francisco, California
- 7.
When did Verizon Communications purchase Yahoo?
- A.
2006
- B.
1999
- C.
2012
- D.
2017
- 8.
Parts of the original Yahoo Inc, which were not purchased by Verizon Communications, were renamed
- A.
Yahoo Communications
- B.
Altaba Inc.
- C.
Yolo Inc.
- D.
Yafoom Inc.
- 9.
What is the service that allows developers to build search applications based on Yahoo's search technology?
- A.
Yahoo BOSS
- B.
Y! Connect
- C.
Yahoo Meme
- D.
Yahoo Axis
- 10.
A desktop web browser extension and mobile browser for iOS devices created and developed by Yahoo is called?
- A.
Yahoo SearchMonkey
- B.
Yahoo BOSS
- C.
Yahoo Axis
- D.
Yahoo Next
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