Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: It’s believed the tradition of the Easter Bunny originated where?
A France
B Germany
C USA
In German folklore, the ‘Easter Hare’ delivered goodies to children depending on whether they’d been good or bad, much like the tradition of Santa Claus.
The correct answer to this quiz is Germany.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: What percentage of robin nests successfully produce young robins?
A 40%
B 60%
C 90%
Because of a relatively moderate survival rate, robins might produce up to three broods per year.
The correct answer to this quiz is 40%.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: The photogenic spring in the bottom center of this image is the most photographed thermal feature in which iconic park:
A Yosemite
B Grand Teton
C Yellowstone
Although Old Faithful might be more famous, the Grand Prismatic Spring is the most photographed feature in Yellowstone National Park. True to its name, the spring’s heated water appears in a rainbow of colors, bands of red, orange, yellow, and green surrounding a pool of blue. It’s the third-largest spring in the world, slightly larger than a football field. It’s also more than 121 feet deep.
Yellowstone, which turned 150 years old on March 1, 2022, was the country’s first national park. Some consider it the oldest national park in the world, but others believe that prize goes to Bogd Khan Uul in Mongolia.
The correct answer to this quiz is Yellowstone.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Who became the first American in space just weeks after Gagarin’s flight?
A Buzz Aldrin
B Gus Grissom
C Alan Shepard
This leg of the space race was won by a nose. Shepard’s 15-minute suborbital spaceflight came less than a month after Gagarin’s—though he didn’t match the cosmonaut’s feat of orbiting Earth, as John Glenn would the next year. Shepard later claimed another critical space race first by golfing on the moon.
The correct answer is Alan Shepard.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: What was the name of Yuri Gagarin’s spacecraft?
A Sputnik 1
B Vostok 1
C Satellite of Love
Gagarin’s Vostok 3KA spacecraft was the first of six to carry humans to space. The egg-shaped Vostok 1 return module is now on display at an aerospace museum outside Moscow, along with the Vostok 6 module that took Valentina Tereshkova on her 1963 flight.
The correct answer is Vostok 1.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: We’re in low Earth orbit today celebrating the first human spaceflight, 61 years ago. Which now-famed explorer made the trip?
A Yuri Gagarin
B Neil Armstrong
C John Glenn
Gagarin took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome just after 9 AM Moscow time on April 12, 1961, landing 108 minutes later in rural Russia after a single orbit of Earth. April 12 is now observed as ‘Yuri’s Night’ by the astronomically inclined all over the world, celebrating Gagarin’s flight as well as the first space shuttle mission, coincidentally launched on April 12, 1981.
The correct answer is Yuri Gagarin.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: What’s the most commonly eaten type of fiddlehead frond in North America?
A Breadfruit fern
B Ostrich fern
C Barnsley fern
Not only can you eat the unfurled fronds of the ostrich fern, it’s also a very popular ornamental plant for gardening. If left unattended, this fern often forms dense colonies that have been known to resist destruction by flooding.
The correct answer is Ostrich fern.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Which of these other common backyard residents is edible?
A English ivy
B False raspberry
C Dandelion
Dandelions have been eaten, fermented, and used as medicine for centuries. While many of us simply mow them away or take more drastic measures, others seize the opportunity to put the ‘weeds’ to good use.
The correct answer is Dandelion.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: What is the musical nickname for these young ferns?
A Curly flutes
B Green onions
C Fiddleheads
In this stage of growth, a fern frond resembles the scroll of a violin. New, unfurled fronds of several fern species are considered delicacies, and are often foraged in the wild.
The correct answer is Fiddleheads.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: What does ‘madeira’ mean in Portuguese?
A Mountain
B Wine
C Wood
When the Portuguese discovered Madeira in 1419, the island was uninhabited and entirely covered in subtropical rainforest. All those trees gave the island the name it bears today, the Portuguese word for ‘wood.’
The correct answer is Wood.