Google News - Quiz
  • 1. In what year did Agence France-Presse (AFP) sue Google?
A) 2009
B) 2011
C) 2007
D) 2005
  • 2. How much money was AFP seeking in their 2005 lawsuit against Google?
A) $25 million
B) $5 million
C) $17.5 million
D) $10 million
  • 3. What was the main allegation made by AFP regarding Google News?
A) Google was hacking their servers
B) Infringement of copyright by using stories and photos without permission
C) Google was charging for their free content
D) Google was modifying their editorial content
  • 4. What procedure did Google claim AFP could have followed to remove their content?
A) Opt-out procedures
B) A website registration process
C) A direct phone call to the CEO
D) A formal licensing agreement
  • 5. In what year did Google begin hosting news from the Associated Press?
A) 2009
B) 2011
C) 2005
D) 2007
  • 6. When did the arrangement to display Associated Press content in Google News cease?
A) December 23, 2009
B) May 2011
C) February 2007
D) March 2005
  • 7. What action did a Belgian court rule against Google regarding French-language news in 2007?
A) Blocking access to independent blogs
B) Charging for access to news headlines
C) Selling user data to advertisers
D) Displaying lead paragraphs and cached copies without rights
  • 8. How did Google respond to the Belgian court ruling regarding the removal of news publications?
A) Appealed to the UN
B) Removed publications from Google News and main web search
C) Increased payment to publishers
D) Ignored the ruling entirely
  • 9. On what date was the Google-Copiepresse judgment issued?
A) 13 February 2007
B) 13 March 2005
C) 13 May 2011
D) 23 December 2009
  • 10. Which legal exception did the Belgian judge rule did not apply to Google News?
A) Educational research purposes
B) Fair use of historical archives
C) Quotations for purposes such as criticism or review
D) Public domain redistribution
  • 11. What happened to the ruling against Google in May 2011?
A) It was sent to the Supreme Court
B) It was overturned
C) It was dismissed by Google
D) It was upheld in appeal
  • 12. When were Copiepress publications restored on Google News?
A) February 2007
B) March 2017
C) December 2009
D) July 2011
  • 13. What was the condition for the restoration of Copiepress publications in 2011?
A) They requested it and renounced any complaint
B) They signed a new copyright law
C) They agreed to exclusive hosting
D) Google paid a large fine
  • 14. Who provided a 2017 briefing on ancillary copyright for the European Commission?
A) The Associated Press
B) The Belgian judge
C) Prof. Höppner
D) Agence France-Presse
  • 15. Why did Prof. Höppner believe the database right was not violated by most platforms?
A) Most platforms pay full licensing fees
B) Google News does not use databases
C) Database rights do not exist in the EU
D) The substantial part criterion was too high a bar
  • 16. When was Google News first introduced?
A) October 2002
B) September 2002
C) September 2006
D) December 2009
  • 17. Who developed the initial idea for Google News?
A) Larry Page
B) Krishna Bharat
C) Sundar Pichai
D) Sergey Brin
  • 18. How many publishers does Google News aggregate content from?
A) 10,000
B) 50,000
C) 4,500
D) 30,000
  • 19. What is the time frame for news articles covered by Google News?
A) The past 30 days
B) All historical records
C) The past 44 days
D) The past year
  • 20. How many characters does the front page usually provide for each article?
A) 1,000 characters
B) 500 characters
C) 200 characters
D) 100 characters
  • 21. When was the 'first click free' program introduced?
A) 2008
B) 2011
C) 2009
D) 2006
  • 22. What model replaced 'first click free' in October 2017?
A) Subscription only
B) Full access model
C) Flexible sampling
D) Paid access model
  • 23. When were Google News Badges retired?
A) October 2012
B) May 2011
C) July 2011
D) October 2017
  • 24. What format does the redesigned Google News use to group related stories?
A) List format
B) Card format
C) Table format
D) Grid format
  • 25. How many jobs did Google cut in the news division in October 2023?
A) Exactly 10
B) At least 40
C) At least 100
D) None
  • 26. In what year did Google News begin to support an archive search?
A) 2011
B) 2006
C) 2008
D) 2002
  • 27. Are sites requiring a subscription noted in the article description?
A) Only if they are news sites
B) No
C) Only for some publishers
D) Yes
  • 28. How many publications had Google reached licensing agreements with by June 2023?
A) 1,000
B) 1,500
C) 2,000
D) 500
  • 29. In what year did Germany introduce an ancillary copyright for press publishers?
A) 2019
B) 2013
C) 2010
D) 2014
  • 30. What did a group of German publishers do in October 2014 regarding Google?
A) Demanded a mandatory payment system
B) Banned Google from indexing their sites
C) Granted a free license to use snippets
D) Sued Google for copyright infringement
  • 31. Which organization lobbied for the law in Spain that led to Google News closing?
A) The International News Association
B) AEDE
C) AJN
D) The European Union Copyright Board
  • 32. In what year did the Spanish version of Google News reopen?
A) 2020
B) 2019
C) 2023
D) 2022
  • 33. What happened to traffic after Brazil's AJN pulled their content from Google News in 2012?
A) A negligible drop
B) No change at all
C) A massive decrease
D) A total collapse
  • 34. What is the name of the program Google launched in 2020 to pay publishers?
A) Google News Premium
B) Showcases
C) News Hub
D) Publisher Alliance
  • 35. Which of the following countries was NOT listed as an initial launch location for Showcases?
A) Germany
B) Spain
C) Australia
D) Brazil
  • 36. What is a unique feature of the Showcases program regarding paywalls?
A) May include free access to paywalled content
B) Requires mandatory subscription sign-ups
C) Only includes government-funded news
D) Blocks all paywalled content
  • 37. What technology was used for the legacy drag and drop interface?
A) HTML5
B) Flash
C) Silverlight
D) JavaScript
  • 38. What was introduced in May 2018 to help users find relevant information?
A) A new advertisement platform
B) A dedicated mobile app
C) Artificial intelligence features
D) Offline reading mode
  • 39. Which newspaper had its entire content back to 1851 available via Google News?
A) Chicago Tribune
B) Sun-Sentinel
C) New York Times
D) Washington Post
  • 40. Which United Airlines event caused a dip in market value due to an old article being indexed as new?
A) Grounding of the entire fleet
B) Security breach
C) Merger with another airline
D) Bankruptcy filing
  • 41. Which year did Google remove direct access to the archive search from the main page?
A) 2006
B) 2010
C) 2008
D) 2011
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