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Quiz about Travelling on the Internet
Quiz about Travelling on the Internet

Travelling on the Internet Trivia Quiz

Where do world travellers search for good vacation deals? Perhaps the internet is a good place to start. Do you recall many of the internet travel companies that pioneered shopping for vacations in the 1990's and 2000's?

A multiple-choice quiz by coachpauly. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
coachpauly
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
341,727
Updated
Jan 12 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
393
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Question 1 of 10
1. Captain Kirk of the Starship Enterprise hung up his "phaser" and "tricorder" to help which internet search site beam up tourists? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Garden gnomes are funny looking creatures but they proved to be successful marketers for which of the following online travel companies? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the following watersport "boats" gave its name to a major internet travel company? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following internet travel search companies was first started by Microsoft in 1996 and in the first decade of the 21st century was the largest provider of hotel bookings in the world? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following companies, based in Waltham Massachusetts, enjoyed success marketing discount online travel services to college students and professors? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following internet travel companies publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange as the ticker symbol OWW? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following was NOT an internet-based travel company found online at the turn of the century (in the year 2000)? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Which of the following "monkey-moniker" companies once offered internet travel services online? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Which of the following internet-travel companies employed several hundred "Deal Experts" whose job it was to research, negotiate, and evaluate best travel deals worldwide? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following internet travel companies was originally code-named "Purple Demon" before its initial launch? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Captain Kirk of the Starship Enterprise hung up his "phaser" and "tricorder" to help which internet search site beam up tourists?

Answer: Priceline

 William Shatner, aka Captain James T. Kirk, became the spokesperson for Priceline in 1998. The Priceline company was started by entrepreneur Jay S. Walker in Norwalk, Connecticut. The company was the first to enable customers to negotiate travel deals by submitting the price they would be willing to pay for flights, hotels, or other vacation packages.
2. Garden gnomes are funny looking creatures but they proved to be successful marketers for which of the following online travel companies?

Answer: Travelocity

 Travelocity was created in 1996 with a base in Southlake, Texas. Travelocity.com was the very first website to allow customers to work as their own travel agent in reserving, booking, and purchasing airfares, hotel rooms, rental cars, cruises, and vacation packages.

The garden gnomes became the mascot of the company in early 2004 inspired by the "travelling gnome" prank begun in the 1980s and dramatized in the 2001 French film "Amélie".
3. Which of the following watersport "boats" gave its name to a major internet travel company?

Answer: Kayak

 Kayak.com started as a U.S. based search engine website designed to aggregate information from over a hundred travel sites in order to help customers find great deals on travel-related needs. The company was co-founded by executives from Orbitz (Steve Hafner), Travelocity (Terry Jones), Expedia (Greg Slyngstad), and Intuit (Paul English). The company was formed in 2004 and launched publicly in 2005.
4. Which of the following internet travel search companies was first started by Microsoft in 1996 and in the first decade of the 21st century was the largest provider of hotel bookings in the world?

Answer: Expedia

 Expedia was originally founded as a division of Microsoft in 1996 and became its own entity in 1999. In 2001, Expedia was purchased by Ticketmaster in 2001. In 2008, Expedia was ranked by "Fortune" as the 3rd most admired Internet company based in the United States after IAC (InterActiveCorp) and Google.
5. Which of the following companies, based in Waltham Massachusetts, enjoyed success marketing discount online travel services to college students and professors?

Answer: StudentUniverse

 StudentUniverse was founded in 1992 uniquely as a student travel agency. In 2000 it started to offer its services online. The company was founded by Fredrik Carl Stormer and Espen Odegard.
6. Which of the following internet travel companies publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange as the ticker symbol OWW?

Answer: Orbitz

 Orbitz Worldwide Inc., was launched in 2001. Continental Airlines, United Airlines, Northwest, Delta, and American Airlines invested a shared total of $145 million to start the Orbitz project in November 1999.
7. Which of the following was NOT an internet-based travel company found online at the turn of the century (in the year 2000)?

Answer: www.cheapstudentstravel.com

 Cheapertravel.com is a company that started out in New Mexico. Cheaptickets.com started as a subsidary and partner of Orbitz. Cheapoair.com began as a New York City company that had a specialization in discount airline tickets.
8. Which of the following "monkey-moniker" companies once offered internet travel services online?

Answer: airgorilla.com

 Airgorilla.com, a company that based in San Diego California, first began offering travel agency services in 2001. As of 2023, it was known as "flightgorilla".
9. Which of the following internet-travel companies employed several hundred "Deal Experts" whose job it was to research, negotiate, and evaluate best travel deals worldwide?

Answer: Travelzoo

 Travelzoo employed researchers, journalists, and professionals to accurately test travel deals for availability, consistency, quality, and overall ease of booking. Travelzoo was founded by former television journalist Ralph Bartel in 1998 and published its first "Top 20" list in September of 2000.
10. Which of the following internet travel companies was originally code-named "Purple Demon" before its initial launch?

Answer: Hotwire

 Hotwire found its niche by offering and selling unsold travel inventory at discount prices. The company was launched in 2000 by Karl Peterson, Gregg Brockway, Spencer Rascoff, Eric Grosse and with the support of six airlines: American, Continental, U.S. Airways, United, Northwest, and America West.
Source: Author coachpauly

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