Question 1

True or false: Twitter was originally a subscription-based service that charged users a monthly fee.

Accepted Answer

False. Twitter has always been free to use for basic features; subscription models like Twitter Blue came much later in 2021.

Question 2

True or false: The first tweet ever sent was by co-founder Jack Dorsey and simply said 'just setting up my twttr'.

Accepted Answer

True. Jack Dorsey's first tweet on March 21, 2006, read 'just setting up my twttr'—it's preserved in Twitter's history.

Question 3

True or false: The hashtag was invented by a Twitter user named Chris Messina in 2007, not by the company itself.

Accepted Answer

True. Chris Messina proposed using the # symbol for groups in 2007; Twitter initially resisted but later adopted it widely.

Question 4

True or false: Twitter was originally called 'twttr' and launched at twttr.com because the domain twitter.com was already taken.

Accepted Answer

True. The name 'twttr' was inspired by Flickr; the domain twitter.com was already owned, so the service initially used twttr.com until acquiring the full name's domain.

Question 5

True or false: You can only send tweets in English; other languages are automatically translated by the platform.

Accepted Answer

False. Twitter supports dozens of languages natively; translation is optional, not automatic, for most users.

Question 6

True or false: The 'retweet' feature was originally a user-created convention using the letters 'RT' before Twitter made it official.

Accepted Answer

True. Users began adding 'RT' before a tweet to indicate a retweet around 2007. Twitter officially introduced the retweet button in November 2009, formalizing this user-created convention.

Question 7

True or false: Twitter's iconic bird logo is nicknamed 'Larry the Bird' as a nod to basketball player Larry Bird.

Accepted Answer

True. Co-founder Biz Stone gave the bird the nickname Larry as a tribute to Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird.

Question 8

True or false: Twitter deletes all your tweets automatically after 30 days if you don't log in.

Accepted Answer

False. Twitter does not auto-delete tweets due to inactivity; accounts remain unless suspended or deleted by the user.

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