Question 1

Which of the following is not a search engine?

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Google

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Ask

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BBC

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Duck Duck Go

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Correct answer: BBC

The BBC website has news and other features

Question 2

What happens if you click "I'm Feeling Lucky" on a Google search?

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It searches for lottery numbers

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You see a list of betting websites

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You go to straight to the top site on the results page

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Nothing

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Correct answer: You go to straight to the top site

Question 3

What are search terms?

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The terms and conditions you agree to when you use a search engine

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The words you type into a search box

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The results you see after a search

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The number of results you get

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Correct answer: The words you type into a search box

Also known as keywords

Question 4

What symbol is commonly used on the button you click to perform a search?

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Sherlock Holmes

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A house

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An arrow pointing up

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A magnifying glass

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Correct answer: magnifying glass

Question 5

The web address for Google is https://www.google.co.uk. What does https tell you?

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Data exchanged between your browser and Google is encrypted

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Google does not store details of your search

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Nothing, all addresses start this way

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Google does not collect data about you

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Correct answer: data is encrypted

Sites that are not encrypted have addresses starting with http

Question 6

Who owns the Bing Search Engine?

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Google

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Yahoo

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Microsoft

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Ask

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Correct answer: Microsoft

Question 7

Which of the following is not a search category on Google?

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Videos

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Images

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News

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Documents

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Correct answer: Documents

Question 8

You can use a phrase search on Google by enclosing your search terms in quotation marks - "". What does this do?

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Searches for song lyrics only

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Finds pages with the search terms together in that precise order

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Finds pages without these words

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Searches in a special dictionary of quotations

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Correct answer: Finds pages with the search terms in that precise order

Question 9

After you type your search terms and perform the search, Google shows you a list of results. How can you visit one of the pages on the results list?

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Click on the blue text at the top of the result

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Click on the green web address

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You can't, Google doesn't link to pages

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Click the Google logo

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Correct answer: Click on the blue text at the top

Question 10

What checks does Google make on the search results?

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It ensures that all facts on the websites are true

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It only gives links to websites from approved organisations

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It makes sure that results are up-to-date

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None of the above

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Correct answer: none of the above

Question 11

How can you exclude the word music from the results on Google?

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Put a dash directly before the word in your search terms: -music

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Don't use the word in search terms

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Type 'exclude' before the word

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Put a star after the word: music*

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Correct answer: Put a dash directly before the word

Question 12

When you search on Google, roughly how many web pages does it check?

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100

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1,000

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1,000,000

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1,000,000,000

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Correct answer: 1,000,000,000

Google searches billions of pages

Question 13

How can you check the information on a web page is reliable?

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Compare it with information of other sites

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Check who is behind the website to see if they are biased

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Look for a date on the web page to check if the information is current

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All of the above

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Correct answer: All of the above

Question 14

Google sometimes includes adverts among the search results, where do these appear?

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Anywhere in the results

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At the top, marked as 'Sponsored'

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At the bottom

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Google does not show adverts

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Correct answer: At the top, marked as 'sponsored'

Question 15

How did Google get its name?

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It means 'search' in Russian

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It's named after the number googol which is 1 followed by 100 zeroes

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It was chosen in a competition

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It's the surname of the founder

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Correct answer: the number googol