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  • 1. What was the original name of the MSN Food & Drink app?
A) MSN Recipes
B) Bing Food & Drink
C) Bing Kitchen
D) MSN Culinary
  • 2. How many bottles of wine were included in the MSN Food & Drink encyclopedia?
A) Over 1.5 million
B) Over 3.3 million
C) Over 500,000
D) Over 1 million
  • 3. What could users do to add their own recipes in the MSN Food & Drink app?
A) Manually draw the recipe
B) Scan a barcode
C) Upload a PDF
D) Snap a photo
  • 4. What was the original name of the MSN Health & Fitness app?
A) MSN Vitality
B) Bing Wellness
C) Bing Health & Fitness
D) MSN Health Tracker
  • 5. Which service did MSN Health & Fitness use for data synchronization after rebranding from Bing?
A) MSN's own cloud service
B) Xbox Live
C) OneDrive
D) Microsoft HealthVault
  • 6. Which of these was MSN Health & Fitness NOT related to?
A) Bing Health & Fitness
B) Microsoft Health
C) MSN cloud service
D) Xbox Fitness
  • 7. What was the original name of the MSN Travel app?
A) MSN Explorer
B) Bing Destinations
C) MSN Journey
D) Bing Travel
  • 8. Which company provided data for the MSN Travel app?
A) Orbitz
B) Kayak
C) Expedia
D) TripAdvisor
  • 9. Which virtual assistant could track flights via the MSN Travel app if a user was signed in?
A) Siri
B) Google Assistant
C) Cortana
D) Alexa
  • 10. In what month and year was the MSN Travel app discontinued?
A) December 2010
B) September 2015
C) July 2021
D) January 2020
  • 11. Which app was the only one in the suite that was exclusive to Windows?
A) MSN Travel
B) MSN Food & Drink
C) MSN Sports
D) MSN Health & Fitness
  • 12. What airfare prediction website was the name 'MSN Travel' previously associated with?
A) SkyScanner
B) Priceline
C) Farecast
D) CheapAir
  • 13. What was the original name of the MSN Sports app?
A) MSN Athletics
B) MSN Scores
C) Bing Games
D) Bing Sports
  • 14. When was the MSN Sports app discontinued?
A) July 20, 2021
B) May 5, 2018
C) January 1, 2020
D) September 15, 2015
  • 15. What was the name of the AI algorithm used in the MSN Esports Hub to detect significant moments?
A) See All
B) Game View
C) Watch For
D) Moment Master
  • 16. The 'Watch For' algorithm was originally developed for which platform?
A) YouTube
B) Xbox
C) Twitch
D) Mixer
  • 17. What was the MSN Esports Hub replaced by?
A) Mixer.gg
B) Bing Esports
C) Smash.gg
D) Start.gg
  • 18. Microsoft acquired which esports platform after the creation of the MSN Esports Hub?
A) Smash.gg
B) ESL
C) Twitch
D) Start.gg
  • 19. Which streaming platforms could users watch on the MSN Esports Hub?
A) Netflix or Hulu
B) Vimeo or DailyMotion
C) YouTube or Twitch
D) Mixer or Facebook
  • 20. Which brand did Microsoft champion in 2005 and 2006 to reorganize MSN services?
A) Office Online
B) Bing
C) Windows Live
D) Microsoft Start
  • 21. Which company was a major rival that prompted Microsoft to overhaul its services?
A) Apple
B) Oracle
C) Google
D) Amazon
  • 22. What technology did Windows Live services use to offer features via a web browser?
A) Java
B) Web 2.0
C) Flash
D) Web 3.0
  • 23. What did MSN Hotmail become after rebranding?
A) Outlook Live
B) Windows Live Hotmail
C) MSN Mail
D) Windows Mail
  • 24. In what year did Microsoft begin to phase out the Windows Live brand?
A) 2014
B) 2012
C) 2010
D) 2006
  • 25. Where does the 2014 MSN website get its content from?
A) Original in-house writing
B) User-generated submissions
C) Repurposed content from trusted organizations
D) Social media feeds only
  • 26. What was the previous name for the MSN Games website?
A) Windows Gaming
B) MSN Play
C) Internet Gaming Zone
D) Live Arcade
  • 27. When did the Microsoft Start page begin redirecting back to MSN?
A) January 2024
B) September 2024
C) December 2023
D) November 2024
  • 28. What happened to the MSN app in November 2024?
A) It was integrated into Bing
B) It was brought back
C) It was rebranded as Start
D) It was discontinued
  • 29. Which service was MSN Virtual Earth rebranded to?
A) Windows Maps
B) Bing Earth
C) Live Maps
D) Live Search Maps
  • 30. What role did MSN take on after the launch of Windows Live?
A) Online content provider
B) Hardware manufacturer
C) Operating system distributor
D) Software development platform
  • 31. What content category includes stock market tickers and personal finance?
A) Business
B) Wealth
C) Economy
D) Money
  • 32. When was the first version of MSN launched?
A) January 1, 1998
B) August 24, 1995
C) October 26, 2012
D) December 25, 2009
  • 33. In what year did Microsoft rename the web portal to msn.com?
A) 1998
B) 2000
C) 2014
D) 1995
  • 34. Which mobile platforms currently support the dedicated MSN app?
A) iOS and Android
B) iOS and Windows Phone
C) Windows Phone only
D) BlackBerry and Symbian
  • 35. What did the MSN Hotmail service eventually become?
A) Outlook.com
B) MSN Messenger
C) Microsoft Bing
D) NBCNews.com
  • 36. What significant design element was introduced to the MSN brand on February 14, 2000?
A) A mascot character
B) A new font style
C) The butterfly logo
D) A mobile-first design
  • 37. Which company did Microsoft sell its stake in MSNBC.com to in 2012?
A) NBCUniversal
B) Yahoo!
C) Google
D) AOL
  • 38. What position did MSN.com hold in U.S. portal traffic as of May 2005?
A) Second most visited
B) Most visited
C) Fifth most visited
D) Third most visited
  • 39. What specific feature was added to the MSN Windows 8 version to allow users to swipe between articles?
A) Flip Ahead
B) Smart Scroll
C) Auto Browse
D) Quick Swipe
  • 40. When was the MSN app rebranded to 'Microsoft News'?
A) 2012
B) 2014
C) 2021
D) 2018
  • 41. Which feature was originally included in the MSN app but was later removed?
A) Breaking news notifications
B) Favorite topics personalization
C) Font size customization
D) RSS feed
  • 42. What was the primary reason Microsoft cited for reverting to the 'MSN' name in 2024?
A) To simplify branding
B) To increase ad revenue
C) To introduce new features
D) Because Microsoft Start failed
  • 43. Which phone came preinstalled with the MSN Weather app?
A) Lumia 520
B) Nokia 3310
C) Nokia 215
D) Nokia 105
  • 44. What information does the MSN Weather app provide besides standard forecasts?
A) Flight delay alerts
B) Ski resort information
C) Tidal patterns
D) Agricultural soil moisture
  • 45. Is the MSN Weather app available for iOS?
A) Only for paid subscribers
B) Only in specific regions
C) Yes
D) No
  • 46. What was the original name of the MSN Money app?
A) Bing Finance
B) MoneyCentral
C) MarketWatch
D) FinancePro
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