Are you obsessed with viral videos? Do ContraPoints, Tobuscus, and Markiplier live in your head rent-free? Do you trawl for cat videos just for giggles? If so, you might be ready to tackle our YouTube quiz.
YouTube is one of the most influential social media platforms in the world. When it hit the scene, it offered a radically new forum for Internet users to connect with and entertain one another. The platform also ballooned the successes of many cultural icons, from Justin Bieber to Barack Obama!
It’s your duty as a citizen of the Internet to know the ins and outs of YouTube. If you think you can rise to fame like PewDiePie, try your hand at these YouTube trivia questions and answers!
When you’re done, expand your knowledge of cultural trivia to new and exciting places: try your hand at more quizzes on Apple, the internet, and pop culture.
Alexa Goddard, who is behind the YouTube channel AlexaMusicTV, is from which country?
Canada
England
Australia
USA
GloZell Green created a popular video blog about meeting which famous actor?
Elijah Wood
Orlando Bloom
Daniel Radcliffe
Tobey Maguire
Which politician features in the popular YouTube video entitled ‘I’m Really Proud of All of You’?
Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton
Joe Biden
A popular YouTube video is of a drunk guy at Coachella Festival trying to put on what item of clothing?
Shorts
Sunglasses
Flip-flops
Hat
Which singer did Chris Crocker want everyone to ‘leave alone’ in his YouTube video that went viral?
Katy Perry
Christina Aguilera
Britney Spears
Miley Cyrus
Ian Dennis/Fox Bronte posted popular videos on YouTube in which category?
Sport
Music
Science
Art
In what year was the YouTube personality Catherine Wayne, who created the channel called Boxxy, born?
1986
1990
1992
1988
The YouTube team of Smosh are from which Californian city?
Fresno
Oakland
Long Beach
Sacramento
A popular YouTube video where 30 minutes of fireworks all went off at once due to error took place in which city?
San Jose
San Diego
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Ben Going claims to be the only person on the YouTube ‘Most Subscribed List’ who does what?
Makes decent videos
Speaks the truth
Swears excessively
Looks good
Which of these is the name of a YouTube personality who became popular because of his prank videos?
Adrian Rogers
Adrian College
Adrian van Oyen
Adrian Grenier
Which YouTube star is the creator of the character called ‘The Retarded Policeman’?
Ed Bassmaster
Greg Benson
Jack Vale
Matt Sloan
What is the name of the creator of the YouTube channel called PewDiePie?
Felix Kjellberg
Shane Dawson
Toby Turner
Jordan Maron
Who is the creator of the YouTube channel Veritasium?
Derek Dooley
Derek Muller
Derek Carr
Derek Hough
After posting videos on YouTube, Brookers was offered a role on which TV host’s chat show?
David Letterman
Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Fallon
Carson Daly
Charice, who rose to popularity through videos of her singing on YouTube, was dubbed ‘the most talented girl in the world’ by who?
Gayle King
Beyoncé Knowles
Ellen DeGeneres
Oprah Winfrey
One of Dan Brown’s popular YouTube videos involves the use of which toy?
Teddy Bear
Rubik’s Cube
Scooter
Water Gun
What is the name of the creator of the YouTube channel called Fred?
Jake Weary
Lucas Cruikshank
Jennifer Veal
Daniella Monet
Christian Van Vuuren, who goes by the nickname of ‘The Fully Sick Rapper’, posted videos of him in hospital with what illness?
Influenza
Pneumonia
Malaria
Tuberculosis
The Back Dorm Boys created a video that was a huge hit on YouTube of them lip syncing a song by which artist?
Usher
LMFAO
Kesha
The Black Eyed Peas
A challenge which involves eating a spoonful of which spice has spawned several YouTube video?
Nutmeg
Ginger
Cinnamon
Cumin
The popular YouTube video ‘Room of Silence’ features the fans of which football team?
Seattle Seahawks
San Francisco 49ers
Denver Broncos
New England Patriots
Greyson Chance covered which singer in a video on YouTube that has over 50 million views?
Britney Spears
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Rihanna
The Dancing Dolls, who gained popularity through their videos on YouTube, are from which country?
Canada
Britain
USA
Japan
Douglas Sarine and Kent Nichols created the YouTube series called what?
Ask a Ghost
Ask a Jedi
Ask a Sith
Ask a Ninja
Which singer gained YouTube fame when she stripped naked for the video of her single ‘Window Seat’?
Janelle Monae
Lauryn Hill
India.Arie
Erykah Badu
YouTube personality Ben Breedlove died of a cardiac arrest in 2011 on which holiday?
Christmas
Independence Day
Thanksgiving
Halloween
Which song is the most viewed video on YouTube?
On the Floor
Baby
Love the Way You Lie
Gangnam Style
What is the name of the YouTube star behind the channel called nerimon who later had songs in the UK Top 40?
Phil Lester
Charlie McDonnell
Dan Howell
Alex Day
Opera duo Charlotte and Jonathan’s first audition on which TV show has been viewed on YouTube over 25 million times?
Pop Idol
The Voice
The X Factor
Britain’s Got Talent
What is the name of the team who created the ‘react’ series of videos on YouTube?
Well Brothers
Awesome Brothers
Fine Brothers
Good Brothers
What is the name of Grace Helbig’s YouTube series?
Grace Kelly
Daily Grace
Grace and Favor
Goodness Grace
Who was the creator of the first UK YouTube channel to reach a million subscribers?
Jack Harries
Michael Aranda
Charlie McDonnell
Hank Green
As of the start of 2014, what is the most subscribed YouTube channel?
YouTube
Smosh
RayWilliamJohnson
PewDiePie
Amanda Baggs posted a video about her experiences with what condition?
Asthma
ADHD
Autism
Down Syndrome
An interview between John Stewart and which actor has been turned into a video called ‘Coolest Interview Ever’?
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Leonardo DiCaprio
Heath Ledger
Tom Hardy
Gille is a singing YouTube star from which Asian country?
India
South Korea
Japan
China
Amber Lee Ettinger revealed she had a crush on which US politician via a video on YouTube?
George W. Bush
Mitt Romney
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
What is the name of Andrew Gunadie’s most famous YouTube music video?
English, Please
Canadian, Please
American, Please
Spanish, Please
What was the original name for the YouTube show called SourceFed?
60 Minutes or Less
1 Minute or Less
20 Minutes or Less
10 Minutes or Less
Who is the creator of the YouTube channel ArtieTSMITW?
Melanie Papalia
Bug Hall
Brandon Hardesty
Jennifer Holland
What was the name of Jack Conte’s video that first helped him gain widespread attention?
Ok Ok Ok
Yeah Yeah Yeah
No No No
Maybe Maybe Maybe
Andy McKee has millions of views for his YouTube videos of him playing what instrument?
Guitar
Violin
Accordion
Drums
What is the name of the creator of the YouTube channel called Brookers?
Brooke Candy
Brooke Baldwin
Brooke Hyland
Brooke Brodack
Esmee Denters, who has popular videos of her singing on YouTube, is from which country?
Netherlands
Sweden
Norway
Belgium
Which of these is the name of a YouTube channel created by Dane Boedigheimer?
Annoying Banana
Annoying Orange
Annoying Apple
Annoying Pear
Which comedian had a popular YouTube video in 2012 called ‘Message for White Voters’?
Chris Rock
Chris Tucker
Dave Chappelle
Eddie Murphy
What is the name of the creator of the YouTube channel called geriatric1927?
Paul Robinett
William Sledd
Peter Oakley
Ben Going
Brett Cohen managed to get away with pretending to be a celebrity in his popular YouTube video, in which city did he do it?
Houston
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York City
What is Daniel Hardcastle, or ‘NerdCubed’ commentating on in his popular YouTube videos?
Movies
Video Games
Music
TV shows
Greyson Chance gained YouTube popularity with his piano cover of which Lady Gaga song?
Poker Face
Applause
Bad Romance
Paparazzi
The band Sons of Maxwell were a YouTube hit with their songs about which airline?
Southwest Airlines
JetBlue
Delta Air Lines
United Airlines
Which comedian’s videos of comedic and satiric songs reach 124 million views in January 2014?
Stephen Lynch
Demetri Martin
Bo Burnham
Bill Burr
The Gregory Brothers, who are famed for their Autotune music videos on YouTube, created a segment for which awards ceremony?
Golden Globes
Emmys
Oscars
Grammys
Harley Morenstein is the creator of a YouTube series that is on which subject?
Science
Sport
Food
Music
Which of these was the name of a dance craze in 2010 which spawned many YouTube videos?
Dougie
Danny
Davey
Daddy
Andrea Russet who created the YouTube channel called gettoxfabxforever, has a video that features in which singer’s movie?
Justin Bieber
Miley Cyrus
Justin Timberlake
Selena Gomez
Singer Alexis Jordan, who was offered a recording contract through her exposure on her YouTube channel, appeared on which TV show?
American Idol
The X Factor
America’s Got Talent
The Voice
In Hannah Hart’s popular YouTube series, which room is she in when drunk?
Bathroom
Lounge
Kitchen
Bedroom
The song ‘The Creep’ by popular YouTube band ‘The Lonely Island’ features which of these singers?
Beyonce
Rihanna
Nicki Minaj
Lady Gaga
Which member of the British band McFly had a popular YouTube video of his wedding speech?
Harry
Dougie
Tom
Danny
Which singer gained fame by posting a video of himself singing Justin Bieber’s ‘Mistletoe’ on YouTube?
Ed Sheeran
Ross Lynch
Austin Mahone
Cody Simpson
What was the name of Sesame Street’s popular YouTube parody of Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Call Me Maybe’?
Share It Maybe
Love Me Maybe
Sing It Maybe
See Me Maybe
The popular YouTube video entitled ‘Ken Block’s Gymkhana Four’, is an advert for which shoe company?
Vans
DC shoes
Nike
Adidas
Which YouTube channel was the first to reach 100,000 subscribers?
PewDiePie
Smosh
Fred
RayWilliamJohnson
What is Charles Marvin Green, Jr.’s YouTube alter ego called?
Angry Grandpa
Bad Grandpa
Great Grandpa
Silly Grandpa
Ana Free, whose music is popular on YouTube, hails from which country?
Italy
Spain
Portugal
France
What is the name of the YouTube series created by Charles Trippy?
Internet is Safe
I Love Internet
Internet Killed Television
Internet Neutrality
Nicole Westbrook became a YouTube star with her song about what holiday?
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Independence Day
Easter
What is the name of Humza Arshad’s popular YouTube series?
Diary of a Good Man
Diary of a Young Man
Diary of an Old Man
Diary of a Bad Man
A popular video on YouTube features clips from various movies that make the words to what song?
U Can’t Touch This
Baby Got Back
The Bad Touch
No Scrubs
What is the real name of the YouTube alias called ThatGirlOnline?
Booke Brodack
Caitlin Hill
Christine Gambito
Molly Templeton
Hikakin Kaihatsu created a popular video on YouTube of him beat boxing the theme tune of which video game character?
Super Mario
Lara Croft
Sonic the Hedgehog
Donkey Kong
Cory Williams had a popular video on YouTube which was a song about a mean what?
Kitty
Puppy
Pony
Bunny
Gavin Free, who created the YouTube series ‘The Slow Mo Guys’, has done cinematography work on which of these films?
The World’s End
Hot Fuzz
Shaun of the Dead
Paul
Which of these is the name of the YouTube channel created by Craig Benzine?
Wheezy Waiter
Dozy Doorman
Boozy Barman
Crazy Chef
Which of these is the name of the YouTube channel created by Christine Gambito?
HippySlip
HappySlap
HippySlap
HappySlip
Mac Lethal became a YouTube hit with his rapping over the beat of which Chris Brown song?
Forever
Look at Me Now
Love More
Turn Up the Music
Elle and Blair Fowler have popular YouTube videos where they share tips about what?
Cooking
Music
Beauty and style
Video games
The YouTube star Gary Brolsma is noted for creating a dance called what?
Nemo Nemo
Numa Numa
Nome Nome
Nema Nema
Jeremiah McDonald made a popular YouTube video in which he talks to himself from how long ago?
20 years ago
10 years ago
5 years ago
1 year ago
Bachir Boumaaza, who has the online pseudonym Athene, is a YouTube personality from which country?
Belgium
Netherlands
France
Germany
Iman Crosson impersonated which politician in his YouTube videos?
Nelson Mandela
Jacob Zuma
Barack Obama
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who is the creator of the YouTube channel called zeldaxlove64?
Sam Tsui
Kurt Hugo Schneider
Christine Grimmie
Tiffany Alvord
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