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Hampster Dance Quiz

Rows of dancing cartoon hamsters went viral years before YouTube. How much do you know about the Hampster Dance?

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  1. Who created the Hampster Dance?

    She lived in Nanaimo, British Columbia.

  2. Why did she build the page?

    Her sister Melanie and friend Hazel Steenman had their own pages.

  3. Which free website service hosted the page?

    Yahoo shut GeoCities down in 2009.

  4. How many cartoon hamsters were on the page?

    Four animated drawings were copied again and again.

  5. The music came from a song in which Disney film?

    The song was "Whistle Stop" by Roger Miller, sped up.

  6. Which tech news site linked to the page on February 9, 1999?

    By March the page was getting about 60,000 visits in four days.

  7. When did "The Hampsterdance Song" debut at number one in Canada?

    The Boomtang Boys re-recorded the melody because Disney would not allow its original.

  8. In 2005, where did CNET rank the Hampster Dance on its list of top web fads?

    It came ahead of the Dancing Baby and Star Wars Kid.

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