Selfie History

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Question 1

In what year did Oxford Dictionaries crown 'selfie' as its official Word of the Year after its frequency surged by 17,000%?

Question 2

Who produced what historians consider the world's very first photographic self-portrait (selfie) in Philadelphia in October 1839?

Question 3

What historical note did Robert Cornelius famously write on the cardboard backing of his 1839 self-portrait plate?

Question 4

In what country was the modern slang term 'selfie' first recorded in an online forum post in September 2002?

Question 5

Which mobile phone launched in Japan in late 1999 was among the first commercial handsets equipped with a front-facing selfie camera?

Question 6

Which Apple smartphone launched in June 2010 introduced the front-facing FaceTime camera, sparking the modern selfie explosion?

Question 7

What celebrity group selfie taken at the 86th Academy Awards in March 2014 broke Twitter retweeting records within minutes?

Question 8

What handheld extendable pole accessory became an international viral consumer craze in 2014 before being banned in many theme parks and museums?

Question 9

What infamous legal dispute erupted after a Celebes crested macaque named Naruto snapped photos using photographer David Slater's camera in 2011?

Question 10

What 1914 photographic self-portrait taken in a mirror by a Russian Grand Duchess is celebrated as an iconic early teenage selfie?

In what year did Oxford Dictionaries crown 'selfie' as its official Word of the Year after its frequency surged by 17,000%?