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Quiz: 10 things you may not know about Facebook

You may be a power user, raise chickens on Farmville, or accidentally hit a link to someone's profile. Here's your chance to test what you really know about Facebook.
Written by Jennifer Leggio, Contributor
Facebook’s rise in popularity has been meteoric, to say the very least. With more than 500 million users, it’s likely a good portion of the people that you know are on Facebook. But how well do you know the social network that has taken the globe by storm? Test your knowledge with the below quiz. Instructions: Click on your answer and then see how many others agree with you. Then click to see the answer and the next question. [poll id="14"]

The correct answer is... » Answer is C. -- People around the world spend 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook. That's 11.6 billion hours, 486 million days, or 1.3 million years.
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The correct answer is... » Answer is C. Put it this way, if you don't have 130 friends you must be a social outcast.
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The correct answer is... » Answer is C. He played Mark Zuckerberg in the Oscar-nominated movie "Social Networking." [poll id="17"]

The correct answer is... » Two correct answers: B. Next of kin can take legal recourse to have the profile removed and C. The profile can be memorialized for current friends to view. [poll id="18"]

The correct answer is... » The correct answer is A. Nokia. Just to show how little impact major tech companies have on social media, Nokia is the top-rated (outside of Facebook) in 496th place overall with 2.7 million "Likes." At 556, Google is second with 2.5 million, Mytattoos.com has 2.1 million Likes in 679th place, and Skype is listed in 790th place with 1.9 million Likes. [poll id="19"]

The correct answer is... » Answer is D. Koobface. [poll id="20"]

The correct answer is... » Correct Answer is A. According to The Facebook Page Leaderboard, Texas Hold 'em Poker has over 35 million fans and is growing by more than 100,000 fans per day. B. Lady Gaga is fourth with 27.5 million fans. C. Michael Jackson is third with 27.9 million fans. D. Facebook is second with over 33 million fans. [poll id="21"]

The correct answer is... » Answer is -- C. A settlement agreement was reached in 2008 between Facebook and the Winklevoss twins plus Divya Narendra to pay them $65 million in cash and stock. However, the Winklevoss brothers and Narendra have recently filed to void the settlement as they contend the lawyers erred in determining the value of Facebook. [poll id="22"]

The correct answer is... » Answer is A. -- Zynga is harvesting bales of money. [poll id="23"]

The correct answer is... » Answer is D. -- Beacon Correct answers If you had 10 right, you're life revolves around Facebook 8-9 right, post it on your Wall immediately 6-7 right, you're only moderately addicted 3-5 right, you should be raising chickens on Farmville 0-2 right, you have no friends, no one likes you, you're a social disaster Thanks for playing! Related stories: Facebook 'Instant personalization' launches: How to disable it, and why Angry students, social media: The perfect storm for revolution Social networking vs. live networking: How to survive the in-person ambush Facebook 'tag spam' targets indiscriminate friend collectors Facebook settings: A tale of two defaults Zuckerberg says it's time for Facebook to become a "Social Business" Facebook raises $1.5 billion, puts value at $50 billion

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