Viral Videos Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Internet's Most Famous Clips
Covers the most famous internet videos of all time.
Welcome to the Viral Videos Quiz — an essential Pop Culture Trends trivia test that challenges your knowledge of the most famous internet videos of all time. Whether you grew up sharing YouTube links, memorized TikTok dances, or recall the memes that defined the 2000s and 2010s, this Viral Videos Quiz will measure how well you remember the clips, creators, platforms, and cultural moments that shaped online viral culture. Perfect for casual viewers, meme historians, and social media enthusiasts who love viral videos and internet history.
This quiz combines questions about iconic YouTube uploads, TikTok trends, and cross-platform sensations to give a broad picture of viral video literacy. Use it to test your recall of video titles, creators, release years, and the platforms that launched trends. As part of the Pop Culture Trends category, this Viral Videos Quiz is optimized for fans searching for quizzes on viral videos, famous internet clips, memes, and social media history.
Which platform is most credited with bringing early viral videos to a global audience?
Think about where short home videos and music parodies first gained massive view counts in the mid-2000s.
Who is the creator behind the famous "Double Rainbow" viral video?
This emotional reaction video became a meme and spawned remixes.
Which producer's track became synonymous with the "Harlem Shake" meme?
The meme involved short videos with a sudden shift in group behavior set to this song.
In what year did "Gangnam Style" become the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views?
Psy's hit changed how viral music videos were measured on the platform.
Which viral video is associated with the plea "Leave Britney alone"?
This emotionally charged defense of a pop star became an influential early YouTube moment.
Which of the following is primarily a TikTok-era trend rather than a classic YouTube viral?
Short-form mobile-native dance and audio challenges exploded on this platform.
Which video features a child saying funny things after a dentist visit and became a viral catchphrase?
This clip is often referenced when people talk about disorientation or post-anesthesia humor.
Which early viral video featured an edited sequence pairing clips of fails with a performing cat?
This is a classic example of remix and mashup culture turning one clip into a recurring gag.
Which viral hit originated as a local news or local footage clip that was remixed into a meme?
News clips sometimes become meme staples after remixing or autotune.
Which early internet video is credited with being one of the first widely-shared webcam lip-sync parodies and helped spawn personal viral content?
This Newgrounds-era clip gained international attention and inspired many to record themselves.
Frequently asked questions
The Viral Videos Quiz uses a point system where each multiple-choice option has a numeric value. Your final score is the sum of values from all answered questions. Higher totals indicate stronger knowledge of famous internet videos and viral culture.
This Viral Videos Quiz contains 10 multiple-choice questions and typically takes about 3–6 minutes to finish, depending on how much you read the descriptions and reflect on each clip.
The quiz spans iconic YouTube-era videos, TikTok trends, early viral clips, meme remixes, viral music moments, and the platforms that amplified them—providing a broad overview of viral video history and popular internet culture.
Yes. You're encouraged to retake the Viral Videos Quiz as many times as you like. Each attempt is a chance to improve your score, refresh your memory on famous clips, and discover new viral videos you may have missed.
The quiz uses weighted scoring rather than strict right/wrong labels to reflect partial knowledge on some questions. Correct answers award the highest points while other options may provide partial credit or none, helping create a nuanced final score.
To learn more, search for video titles, creator names, or meme names on platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and reputable pop culture articles. Many viral clips have write-ups, origin stories, and remixes that give additional historical context.
Yes. As part of the Pop Culture Trends category, the Viral Videos Quiz is designed to be refreshed periodically to include emerging platforms, new viral phenomena, and changing cultural references so it stays relevant to internet trends.
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