Q 01/05

Which tech giant bought LinkedIn in 2016 in what was then its largest acquisition ever?

A) Microsoft

B) Alphabet

C) Cisco Systems

D) Verizon

Answer · why

A) Microsoft

Microsoft paid $26.2 billion in cash, and LinkedIn stayed its biggest purchase until the Activision Blizzard deal of 2022.

Q 02/05

LinkedIn's official history says the company began in 2002 in which part of Reid Hoffman's home?

A) Garage

B) Basement

C) Living room

D) Home office

Answer · why

C) Living room

Living room is where LinkedIn says it began, skipping the garage of Silicon Valley legend. The site went live months later, on May 5, 2003.

Q 03/05

Which daily puzzle did LinkedIn launch in 2024 alongside its first games Pinpoint and Crossclimb?

A) Zip

B) Wend

C) Queens

D) Patches

Answer · why

C) Queens

Queens was one of LinkedIn's first three games, which refresh every day, time each solve and let players compare scores and streaks across their netwo...

Q 04/05

What color is the #OpenToWork frame that LinkedIn job seekers can add around a profile photo?

A) Blue

B) Purple

C) Orange

D) Green

Answer · why

D) Green

Green is the color of the #OpenToWork ring, and showing it is optional: members can instead signal recruiters only, which adds no frame to the photo.

Q 05/05

On which stock exchange did LinkedIn shares start trading in May 2011 under the ticker LNKD?

A) Nasdaq

B) NYSE

C) LSE

D) TSX

Answer · why

B) NYSE

NYSE trading in LinkedIn began on May 19, 2011, eight years after the site launched. The LNKD ticker lasted until the company was sold in December 201...