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