WONDER #892: What Is a Flash Mob?

Question 1 of 3

What is this Wonder mostly about?

1. The history of flash mobs.
2. How to become viral.
3. Why older people enjoy flash mobs.
4. Creating the perfect flash mob.

Question 2 of 3

A flash mob is . . .

1. "a bunch of people who use the flash on their camera all at the same time."
2. "a collection of flash photography."
3. "a group of people who organize on the Internet and then quickly assemble in a public place, do something bizarre, and disperse."
4. "a gathering of people who sense they should all do the same thing in the same place."

Question 3 of 3

Flash mobs were invented as . . .

1. a way to get publicity for a magazine.
2. a way to become viral on YouTube.
3. a way for performance artists to express themselves.
4. a fun social experiment.

Check your answers online at https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/What-Is-a-Flash-Mob.