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