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Facebook Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Facebook? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Facebook’s algorithm prioritizes posts from friends over pages by default, but users can change it.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

Since 2018, Facebook’s default algorithm actually prioritizes friends' posts, but users have limited control—no full override exists.

2.

Facebook has a built-in secret 'Poke' game where you can earn virtual trophies.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

The 'Poke' feature exists but has no game or trophies; it’s just a notification with no defined purpose.

3.

Facebook once offered a free 'Facebook Phone' to users who signed up for a premium subscription.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Facebook never made or gave away phones; the 'Facebook Phone' was a rumor fueled by a failed HTC partnership called 'HTC First'.

4.

Facebook briefly tested a 'Dislike' button in 2015, but it was only for empathy reactions.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

In 2015, Facebook tested a 'Dislike' button as part of Reactions, allowing users to express sadness or anger, not just negativity.

5.

Facebook originally required a .edu email address to sign up, even after opening to everyone.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

Initially exclusive to college students, Facebook required .edu emails until 2006, when it opened to the general public aged 13+.

6.

Mark Zuckerberg once deleted all Facebook users' profiles for 24 hours as an April Fools' prank.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

No such mass deletion occurred; Zuckerberg did once disable his own account for a day as a joke, but not others'.

7.

Facebook pays a small royalty to the inventor of the 'Like' button, an independent developer.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

Facebook's 'Like' button was designed internally by engineer Justin Rosenstein; no external royalties are paid.

8.

Facebook's 'Like' button was originally going to be called the 'Awesome' button.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

Engineers debated 'Awesome' vs. 'Like'; the simpler 'Like' won because it felt less awkward for sad posts.

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