YouTube Shorts - Quiz
YouTube Shorts
  • 1. When was YouTube Shorts first made available globally?
A) March 2021
B) July 13, 2021
C) September 15, 2020
D) August 2022
  • 2. What was the initial maximum duration for YouTube Shorts before September 2024?
A) 3 minutes
B) 60 seconds
C) 30 seconds
D) 5 minutes
  • 3. When did YouTube announce that Shorts could be up to 3 minutes long?
A) April 2026
B) March 2025
C) June 2026
D) September 2024
  • 4. How do creators earn money from YouTube Shorts?
A) By selling merchandise
B) Based on the amount of views they receive, typically a few cents per 1000 views or through Google Ads.
C) From subscription fees
D) Through direct donations
  • 5. What change did YouTube make to the Shorts feed in June 2026?
A) Removed the dislike button and replaced the thumbs-up icon with a heart icon.
B) Introduced AI filters without user permission
C) Added a Save button for Shorts
D) Allowed selected GIFs in the comment section
  • 6. What feature was introduced in October 2025 to help manage viewing time on YouTube Shorts?
A) A dislike button
B) AI filters without user permission
C) An option to set a daily limit for the amount of time spent viewing the Shorts feed.
D) A Save button
  • 7. When did YouTube begin applying AI filters on videos uploaded to YouTube Shorts?
A) 2026
B) 2023
C) 2025
D) 2024
  • 8. What was the purpose of the YouTube Create app announced in September 2023?
A) To introduce a dislike button
B) To compete with TikTok
C) To facilitate the growth of Shorts by providing video editing tools for creators.
D) To allow selected GIFs in comments
  • 9. What was YouTube's main intent in creating YouTube Shorts in 2019?
A) To increase ad revenue
B) To introduce vertical videos
C) To compete with TikTok.
D) To expand to smart TVs
  • 10. When did YouTube make the Shorts feed limit feature available to set a 0-minute limit?
A) March 2025
B) October 2025
C) June 2026
D) April 2026
  • 11. What was the collective view count for Shorts as of November 21, 2025?
A) Over 9 trillion views.
B) Over 1 trillion views
C) Over 7 trillion views
D) Over 5 trillion views
  • 12. When did YouTube announce plans to make the Shorts feature available on its smart TV app?
A) August 2022
B) April 2026
C) March 2025
D) September 2024
  • 13. What was a significant trend planned by TikTok users in March 2025?
A) Increase video duration to 3 minutes
B) Remove the dislike button
C) Introduce AI filters
D) "Colonize" YouTube Shorts on March 25.
  • 14. When was the iOS version of the YouTube Create app released?
A) September 2023
B) March 2025
C) October 2026
D) December 2025
  • 15. What did YouTube begin highlighting separately in its year-end summaries starting August 2022?
A) Live streams
B) TikTok trends
C) YouTube Premium subscribers
D) Shorts.
  • 16. When was the YouTube Shorts beta made available in India?
A) September 15, 2020
B) June 29, 2020
C) July 13, 2021
D) March 2021
  • 17. What feature was added to YouTube Shorts in July 2026?
A) AI filters without user permission
B) A Save button.
C) Selected GIFs in comments
D) A daily viewing limit
  • 18. What was the average daily view count for Shorts since its public release?
A) Almost 70 billion per day.
B) 50 billion per day
C) 30 billion per day
D) 90 billion per day
  • 19. What was the purpose of removing the dislike button in June 2026?
A) To increase video duration
B) To introduce AI filters
C) To make users choose either "Not interested" or "Don't recommend to this channel".
D) To allow selected GIFs
  • 20. When did YouTube Shorts start allowing selected GIFs in the comment section?
A) April 2026
B) October 2026
C) June 2026
D) March 2025
  • 21. What was a concern raised due to the increased popularity of YouTube Shorts?
A) Addiction, especially for teenagers.
B) Decreased video quality
C) Lower creator earnings
D) Increased subscription fees
  • 22. What percentage of creators use YouTube's editing tools for Shorts?
A) Fewer than 10 percent
B) About 75 percent
C) More than 50 percent
D) Exactly 25 percent
  • 23. When was YouTube Shorts launched?
A) 2021
B) 2019
C) 2023
D) 2022
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