Anything Goes
Privacy
Phishing
Digital Footprint
October Trivia
100

Something we do automatically without thinking

What is a habit?

100

Information that can be used to identify you because it is unique to you (e.g., your full name
or your address)

What is private information?

100

A web address that has been condensed and
that could potentially mislead a user into going
into a risky website

What is a shortened URL?

100

All the information online about a person posted either by that person or by others, intentionally or unintentionally

What is a digital footprint?

100

A holiday celebrated by dressing up in costumes and knocking on doors asking for candy

What is Halloween?

200

When people share something they later regret

What is oversharing?

200

To choose to not participate in something

What is opt out?

200

A type of crime in which your private information is stolen and used for criminal activity

What is identity theft?

200

A fake Instagram account used for posting to a specific group of people or to post anonymously

What is a Finsta?

200

Every Halloween, Charlie Brown helps his friend Linus wait for this character

Who is The Great Pumpkin?

300

Apps designed to hook the user into frequent use

What is addictive app design?

300

Protection from being observed or tracked by others, including the government, the public, or selected individuals or groups

What is privacy?

300

An attempt to trick someone online, usually with the intention of stealing money or private information

What is an internet scam?

300

Anyone who can see information about you or posted by you online, whether you intended them to or not

What is an invisible audience?

300

They come in orange, white, green, and blue and are used for Jack-O-Lanterns

What are pumpkins?

400

When something happens on digital media that makes you feel uncomfortable, worried, sad, or anxious

What is a red flag feeling?

400

Small text files placed on your device by the sites you visit that collect information about your device and your activity

What are cookies?

400

When someone poses as an institution, like a bank or a school, and sends you a personalized message asking you to provide private information

What is phishing?

400

A group of people linked by a common interest or purpose

What is an affinity group?

400

The holiday celebrated in October by Canadians (Americans celebrate it in November)

What is Thanksgiving?

500

Played a critical role in the spread of writing

What is trade?

500

A legal document that an app or website must provide and that describes what user information they collect and how they use it

What is a privacy policy?

500

Sense of urgency, spelling and grammar errors, claims to be official, "friend" in trouble, shortened URL, or too good to be true

What are phishing clues?

500

Colleges, schools, potential employers, and scholarship committees 

Who are potential members of the invisible audience?

500

The country where Halloween first began (The Celts started the tradition)

What is Ireland?

M
e
n
u