Wednesday 18th September 2024
Difficulty: Medium

Internet outages (Quiz #670)

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The "Crowdstrike" internet outage of July 2024 reminds us of how the internet can fail at times...

1. What 2009 event caused Google, Twitter and Wikipedia to slow down or crash altogether, as users rushed online for news or to post comments?

A. The death of Michael Jackson

B. The "Miracle On The Hudson" plane crash

C. The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century

2. Why did the whole country of Armenia lose its internet connection in 2011?

A. The Armenian Ministry of Technology failed to pay its internet services provider

B. A woman accidentally cut through the single cable connecting Armenia to the world

C. A main internet hub confused "Armenia" with "America"

3. What did a 2009 report from the United Nations Environment Programme give as the cause of multiple outages of the Canary Islands' internet, which is supplied by undersea fibre optic cables?

A. Ships' propellors

B. Trawl nets

C. Sharks

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