Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Is wisteria a tree or a vine?
A Tree
B Vine
C Both are correct
Botanically speaking, wisteria is a woody vine. But a dedicated horticulturalist can train wisteria vines, like those in our photo, so that the twined plant resembles a tree trunk with branches. Gardeners often call the finished plant a wisteria ‘tree.’
The correct answer is Both are correct.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Who led the independence of Colombia from the Spanish Empire?
A Simón Bolívar
B Francisco de Miranda
C Che Guevara
Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led the successful campaign to liberate Gran Colombia from Spanish rule in the early 1800s. Gran Colombia was a state that encompassed present-day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela, and parts of Peru and Brazil.
The correct answer is Simón Bolívar.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: We’re flying over a beach on Colombia’s north coast, at the edge of what body of water?
A Atlantic Ocean
B Caribbean Sea
C Pacific Ocean
Colombia is the only country in South America that has coastline on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
The correct answer is Caribbean Sea.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: What is this ancient Greek structure used for?
A Theatrical performances
B Gladiator combat
C Soccer games
The ancient theater of Taormina is an amphitheater built in the Hellenistic style of the Greeks in the third century BCE. The venue was later expanded by the Romans and is one of the signature sights in the Sicilian town of Taormina.
The correct answer to this quiz is Theatrical performances.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Which of these are famous Greek playwrights?
A Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
B Dolmades, Spanakopita, Tzatziki
C Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes
Ancient Athens was the heart of Greek theater, and many of the themes and characters we see in modern Western theater were first explored there.
The correct answer to this quiz is Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Which of these is not an ancient Greek play?
A Madea’s Big Happy Family
B Oedipus Rex
C Prometheus Bound
Many ancient Greek plays are still performed today, often updated to accommodate the mores of current society. And sometimes the update is taken to extremes, as in director Tyler Perry’s ‘Madea’ films, which are clear references to the Greek tragedy ‘Medea,’ by Euripides. But several Greek tragedies were lost to the winds of time. In some cases, tragedies were to be only performed once, as a tribute to Dionysus, the god of theater (and wine).
The correct answer to this quiz is Madea’s Big Happy Family.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: In the United Kingdom, the greatest threat to the native red squirrel, like this one, is the…
A Pine marten
B Lynx
C Gray squirrel
Millions of North American gray squirrels thrive in the UK after they were introduced in the 19th century. Aside from outcompeting red squirrels for food and habitat, gray squirrels spread diseases, like squirrel pox, to the native squirrel population. The situation is so dire for the red squirrel that it’s against the law in the UK to release a captured gray squirrel back into the wild.
The correct answer is Gray squirrel.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: What part of a squirrel never stops growing?
A Ears
B Tail
C Teeth
Like all rodents, squirrels have pairs of incisors that never stop growing. They need to gnaw on things nearly constantly so their teeth stay razor-sharp and don’t get too long. That’s a big reason you don’t want squirrels living in your attic.
The correct answer is Teeth.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: How does a squirrel find the nuts it buried?
A Burying in the same spots every year
B ‘Talking’ with friends/family
C Using its spatial memory and sense of smell
Observers believe it’s a combination of both spatial memory and a keen sense of smell that aids squirrels in the recovery of up to 95% of their caches. Squirrels have also been observed making fake burials to throw off potential opportunistic thieves.
The correct answer is Using its spatial memory and sense of smell.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: The bulbs of crocus flowers are called…
A Stamens
B Corms
C Tubers
The bulbs of crocuses are technically known as corms. They are covered with fibrous leaves called tunics. Roots grow from the bottom of the corms, which store food and nutrients to fuel growth of the stems, leaves, and flowers in the spring. The corms are edible and are eaten as food in Syria.
The correct answer to this quiz is Corms.