Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Which country, a former Yugoslav republic, is home to this national park of lakes and waterfalls?
A Albania
B Croatia
C Slovenia
Plitvice Lakes National Park is the biggest and oldest national park in Croatia, visited by a million people a year.
The correct answer is Croatia.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: The natural dams that separate the park’s lakes are made of a porous stone called…
A Travertine
B Granite
C Shale
The 16 lakes are separated by natural formations of travertine, created by the interplay of water, plant material, and bacteria. The travertine barriers in Plitvice grow at a rate of less than 1 inch per year.
The correct answer is Travertine.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Mesa Verde National Park protects some of the best-preserved archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloans. What were the primary construction materials for the buildings there?
A Bricks, sand, and ceramic
B Sandstone, mortar, and wooden beams
C Stone, lime, adobe
To construct the pit houses, cliff dwellings, and kivas found in what is now Mesa Verde National Park, the Ancestral Puebloans often framed the structures with wooden beams. They then shaped sandstone using harder stones and held everything together with a mortar of soil, water, and ash.
The correct answer is Sandstone, mortar, and wooden beams.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Under what president did Mesa Verde become a national park in 1906?
A Teddy Roosevelt
B Hubert Humphrey
C Woodrow Wilson
A noted conservationist and naturalist, President Theodore Roosevelt approved the creation of Mesa Verde National Park and signed the Federal Antiquities Act of 1906.
The correct answer is Teddy Roosevelt.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: The Ancestral Puebloans built these structures hundreds of years ago in what state?
A Kansas
B Colorado
C Missouri
The Ancestral Puebloans lived in the area we now call the Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona meet. Many of their buildings remain, like Square Tower House, seen here, in Mesa Verde National Park.
The correct answer is Colorado.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: What legend fueled further European exploration of northern South America in the 16th and 17th centuries?
A El Dorado
B Blackbeard’s treasure
C Fountain of Youth
To the Spanish, ‘El Dorado’ (the gilded one) referred first to a king, then a city, then a kingdom. What they all had in common was the promise of great wealth for whoever found this legendary city of gold. The quest cost countless lives and never did yield the untold riches foretold by the myth of El Dorado.
The correct answer is El Dorado.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Which US states rank at the top of the list when it comes to flood insurance claims?
A Louisiana, Texas, California
B Louisiana, Texas, Florida
C Louisiana, Texas, New Jersey
The 2022 theme for World Meteorological Day (March 23) focuses on predicting heavy rains and mitigating the impact of floods. Worldwide, flooding causes more than $40 billion in damage each year. In the US, Louisiana, Texas, and New Jersey account for 58.9% of all building flood claims paid out by FEMA over the last 50 years.
The correct answer is Louisiana, Texas, New Jersey.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Crested caracaras exhibit which lifelong mating habit?
A Monogamy
B Presenting gifts to mates
C Polygamy
A surprising number of critters around the world choose a mate and stick with that mate for life. And, given the caracara’s penchant for eating carrion, and emitting a guttural, crackling call, can you blame them for sticking together?
The correct answer is Monogamy.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: As erosion continues, what will happen to Horseshoe Bend?
A The horseshoe will get bigger
B It will be closed to the public
C It will form a bridge
A million years from now tourists will have a new reason to visit the area. It’s believed that the river will eventually cut through the neck of the bend, creating a natural arch or bridge formation.
The correct answer is It will form a bridge.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: What type of rock is sandstone?
A Metamorphic
B Sedimentary
C Igneous
Sand is a sediment, so naturally sandstone is a sedimentary rock. Mostly comprised of quartz or feldspar due to their resilience, 25% of all sedimentary rocks are sandstones.
The correct answer is Sedimentary.