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Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: New Zealand was the first country to do what?

A Abolish slavery
B Legalize gay marriage
C Allow women to vote

Suffrage campaigners, led by Kate Sheppard, compiled a series of massive petitions calling on Parliament to grant the vote to women in the early 1890s. In recent years Sheppard’s contribution to New Zealand’s history has been acknowledged on the $10 note. Most other democracies—including the United States—didn’t grant women the right to vote until after WWI.

The correct answer is Allow women to vote.

Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: What is the largest snake in New Zealand?

A There are no snakes in New Zealand
B The Aukland constrictor
C The Kiwi anaconda

New Zealand is one of several large islands around the globe where there have never been native snake populations. The others include Antarctica, Iceland, Ireland, and Newfoundland. There are, however, various species of lizards.

The correct answer is There are no snakes in New Zealand.

Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Whangārei Falls is in a park on the North Island. What country are we in?

A Scotland
B Australia
C New Zealand

This lush, Eden-esque location on New Zealand’s North Island has been a popular spot to bring a blanket and picnic basket for generations of Kiwis. Whangārei Falls is part of the Hātea River. At the falls, the river drops 85 feet over a basalt lava flow. The surrounding park provides a loop trail ideal for a hike along the edge of the river.

The correct answer is New Zealand.

Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz:  Here, by the great pyramids, is a great body of water called the…

A Red Sea
B Nile
C Mediterranean Sea

The Nile runs 4,000 miles north into the Mediterranean Sea—it was critical to the growth of ancient Egyptian civilizations. The pyramids are on the west side of the Nile, less than 10 miles from Cairo, which developed at the edge of the fertile Nile Delta.

The correct answer is Nile.

Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz:  The Pyramid of Khafre is the only Egyptian pyramid that…

A Is not named for a pharaoh
B Does not contain a tomb
C Has some of its limestone casing intact

Look closely at the top of the Pyramid of Khafre and you will notice its lighter color. This is all that remains of its casing of polished white limestone, which once entirely covered all the pyramids. Centuries ago, the fine limestone was removed and used to build mosques and fortresses in Cairo. The top of Khafre is all that remains of this architectural feature.

The correct answer is Has some of its limestone casing intact.

Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz:  April fools! This trick-of-the-eye art installation is by…

A JR
B Christo
C Banksy

The French street artist and photographer is known for flyposting large black-and-white photographs in public locations, often in humorous contexts. This cheeky piece from 2021 was installed in the desert sands of the Giza pyramid complex in Egypt. The installation makes it look as if the detached tip of the Pyramid of Khafre magically hovers above its base.

The correct answer is JR.

Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Lake Tai and the city of Wuxi are located on the delta of the…

A Pearl River
B Yangtze River
C Yellow River

Lake Tai, one of the largest freshwater lakes in China, lies on the Yangtze Delta. A short distance away, the Yangtze empties into the East China Sea by the megacity of Shanghai. Lake Tai covers about 860 square miles and contains 90 tiny islands. It’s a shallow lake with an average depth of a little more than 6 feet.

The correct answer to this quiz is Yangtze River.

Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: These cherry trees were a gift to China from what country?

A Japan
B North Korea
C Russia

Turtle Head Isle’s 30,000 cherry trees were donated by groups of Japanese visitors who have been coming to Wuxi since the 1980s to plant the trees as a gesture of friendship. Cherry trees, with a relatively brief blooming period, are prized in both Chinese and Japanese cultures. The cherry blossom is the national flower in Japan, where viewing the spring bloom is a popular ritual called hanami. In case you’re wondering, these trees are ornamental and do not bear edible fruit.

The correct answer to this quiz is Japan.

Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: In the US, the viewing of cherry blossoms is most famously enjoyed at the Tidal Basin in what city?

A San Francisco
B New York
C Washington, DC

About 4,000 cherry trees planted in the nation’s capital reach peak bloom in early April, forming a stunning backdrop for the city’s famous national monuments. The trees were a gesture of friendship from Japan more than 100 years ago.

Indeed, the viewing of cherry blossoms might be Japan’s most successful cultural export, a pastime now enjoyed all over the world in Australia, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, and several countries in Europe and Asia.

The correct answer to this quiz is Washington, DC.

Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: The Eiffel Tower is famously named after the owner of the company that designed and built it, Gustave Eiffel. What US landmark, also made of iron, did Eiffel play a part in building?

A United States Capitol dome
B Brooklyn Bridge
C Statue of Liberty

While Lady Liberty’s ‘skin’ is copper, her construction would not have been possible without Gustave Eiffel’s expertise with iron. He crafted the framework of the statue. You may be surprised to learn that the Statue of Liberty was opened to the public in 1886, three years before the Eiffel Tower.

The correct answer is Statue of Liberty.