Bing Quiz: Seventy-five years ago today, this wooden ‘bird’ made its first and only flight. What was its name?

Bing Quiz: Seventy-five years ago today, this wooden ‘bird’ made its first and only flight. What was its name? A Spruce Goose B Balsa Blue Jay C Cherry Canary Technically, the plane was really named the Hughes H-4 Hercules, after creator Howard Hughes. Critics who doubted it could be completed and then fly nicknamed it … Read more

Another name for a fear of ghosts is…

Another name for a fear of ghosts is… A Phasmophobia B Arachnophobia C Eisoptrophobia Halloween’s probably not your favorite holiday if you have phasmophobia. The word comes from the Greek words ‘phasma’ for ghost and ‘phobos’ for fear. The correct answer is Phasmophobia.

Polar bears are sometimes called ‘Nanook,’ a word in what language?

Polar bears are sometimes called ‘Nanook,’ a word in what language? A Inuit B Russian C Norwegian The Inuit are an Indigenous people of Arctic North America. Archaeological evidence suggests they have hunted polar bears for thousands of years and have long incorporated them into their folklore and culture. In Inuit lore, Nanook is the … Read more