Quiz | Easy as Sunday Morning: Spot the Bugs
Tim Berners-Lee wanted to apologize for the error message and initially considered using a “400 Bad Request”.
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1 / 10 |In computer network communications, Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) response codes are codes that users encounter when the server responds to a client request. They consist of three numbers representing different responses. Interestingly, the most famous one on the Internet is an error message. What is the number (also the version of this quiz) and error message?
2/10 | The government website’s “page not found” means that the country is either excluded or removed from many world maps. It is larger than the United Kingdom and is a popular tourist destination. Which country’s website would laugh at its own negligence?
3/10 | 3/10 The website’s error page features a picture of a vinyl record on a turntable. If people are on this site, they are definitely not looking for an analog music player. Which website has become the largest music player in modern times?
4 / 10 | Kualo is a website hosting page, and their error page is a playable version of the arcade video game “Space Invaders”. Users have 3 lives and can accumulate points. A hidden Easter egg is that if the user gets 1000 points, a special page will be unlocked. The income you earn might motivate you to use their services?
5/10 | Error page on website says “Oh Bricks!” We can’t find the page. We’ll try not to lose our minds over it, but if we do… we’ll start over. Which company produces the most bricks in the world?
6/10 | This website is home to a fictional fantasy universe. Its error page features a scene from the second film in the series and the words “Oh my God.” Are you lost? This refers to the fact that the central character mispronounces the name of the destination when using Floo Powder. What website is this and is it also the name of a missing character?
Answer: Harry Potter (www.harrypotter.com)
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7/10 | Investor’s Business Daily has an error page citing a popular expression that often means “a made-up excuse used in school.” A cute animal is shown on the page, and the excuse for the last sentence changes. What is the error message?
Answer: “Sorry, the dog ate our page”
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8/10 | Feldman Studio’s error page has a large “404” followed by a dot and a line. After three seconds, the line begins to move and 404 points appear. Using the keyboard, you can manipulate the line you are currently moving. Which classic mobile game is this reference to?
9 / 10 | The error page of Myriad, an American film production company, has thick vertical colored stripes of white, yellow, blue, green, pink, red and dark blue. In the middle, in old digital font, it says “Oops, no signal!”. This is a reference to the false image that older readers may be used to. Where would people see this?
Answer: TV broadcasts experience signal loss during transmission.
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10 / 10 | 10 / 10 DashThis specializes in marketing reporting software, and their error page reads: “People don’t simply walk into a 404… because, you know, a ring of fire, or something.” It also has an infographic that looks like a volcano and a tower. Which iconic movie scene is this reference to?
Published – November 7, 2024 09:03 AM (IST)
