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The Internet Celebrities Quiz, 2008

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Question 7

David Filo and Jerry Yang developed what service?

A. MSNBC

B. Altavista

C. Yahoo!

HINT: These two Stanford University electrical engineering students started a directory service in 1994. It grew to become "another hierarchical officious oracle".


Question 8

Marc Andreessen designed what popular Internet software?

A. Netscape Navigator

B. Napster

C. The Sasser Virus


Question 9

He hacked Citibank in 1995, stealing over $10 million USD.


A. Warren Dickie

B. Vladimir Levin

C. Michael Yee, Jr.

HINT: He was caught at Heathrow airport in London, and later sent to jail for three years. His cohorts were similarly jailed.


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