Q 01/05

Instagram is owned by which company?

A) Alphabet

B) Microsoft

C) ByteDance

D) Meta

Answer · why

D) Meta

The same parent runs Facebook, WhatsApp and Threads.

Q 02/05

In which year did Instagram launch on iOS?

A) 2008

B) 2010

C) 2012

D) 2014

Answer · why

B) 2010

The app hit the App Store on October 6 and had a million registered users within two months.

Q 03/05

Kevin Systrom co-founded Instagram with which Brazilian software engineer?

A) Jan Koum

B) Eduardo Saverin

C) Evan Spiegel

D) Mike Krieger

Answer · why

D) Mike Krieger

The two announced they were stepping down from the company in September 2018.

Q 04/05

What was the name of the mobile check-in app that became Instagram?

A) Snapr

B) Pikr

C) Whiskr

D) Burbn

Answer · why

D) Burbn

Its founders noticed that photo-sharing was the feature users actually loved, and refocused on that.

Q 05/05

The founders pivoted because their check-in app was too similar to which rival?

A) Gowalla

B) Loopt

C) Brightkite

D) Foursquare

Answer · why

D) Foursquare

Ironically, Instagram then used the rival's API for location tagging until switching away in 2014.