Q 01/05

Which programmers' test phrase does Jimmy Wales say he typed as the very first words on Wikipedia?

A) Lorem ipsum

B) Test page

C) Hello world

D) Foo bar

Answer · why

C) Hello world

Hello world is the line coders traditionally print to confirm that new software works, and Wales told a 2016 SXSW audience he used it to try out the b...

Q 02/05

Which philosophy student hired by Jimmy Wales in 2000 went on to become Wikipedia's disputed co-founder?

A) Larry Sanger

B) Ward Cunningham

C) Aaron Swartz

D) Tim Berners-Lee

Answer · why

A) Larry Sanger

Larry Sanger proposed building the encyclopedia on wiki software after a friend showed him the idea, yet Wales has long insisted that he alone founded...

Q 03/05

As a boy, Jimmy Wales kept the family encyclopedia up to date using what, mailed out by its publisher?

A) Rubber stamps

B) Stickers

C) Carbon paper

D) Index cards

Answer · why

B) Stickers

Stickers came from World Book for owners to paste over outdated entries, and Wales jokes that he began revising the encyclopedia as a kid.

Q 04/05

Which web company, home to Wookieepedia, did Jimmy Wales co-found in 2004 under the name Wikicities?

A) Reddit

B) Tumblr

C) Discord

D) Fandom

Answer · why

D) Fandom

Fandom was first imagined as a set of community sites for people living in the same city, hence the old name, before followers of films, TV and games ...

Q 05/05

Which Wikipedia article did Jimmy Wales apologize for editing in 2005, a practice the site discourages?

A) His own biography

B) His hometown's page

C) His old company's page

D) His university's page

Answer · why

A) His own biography

His own biography lost its references to a co-founder and gained a gentler account of his earlier adult-content business, changes a writer spotted in ...