For years the game franchise ‘Angry Birds’ was inescapable. What prompted the idea for their enemies, the pigs? (Bing Quiz)

[6-19-2022] Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: Speaking of angry birds like the cassowary, for years the game franchise ‘Angry Birds’ was inescapable. What prompted the idea for their enemies, the pigs?

The given options are:

  • Swine flu
  • Pigpen from ‘Peanuts’
  • Peppa Pig

Correct Answer: Swine flu

Info: During the game’s development in 2009, a swine flu pandemic was dominating the news cycle. The game developers at Rovio adopted the sickly-looking green pigs as the adversary since the flu was on their minds at the time. The franchise has since become known as one of the most successful video games of all time.


Today’s “Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz” has three questions related to extinct birds. Each question has only one correct answer and carries one point. The wrong answer does not earn any points. So, select only the correct answers.

All three questions from today’s Bing Homepage Quiz are below. You can find their answers by visiting those pages.

  1. Known as the ‘world’s most dangerous bird,’ what is this?
  2. Speaking of angry birds like the cassowary, for years the game franchise ‘Angry Birds’ was inescapable. What prompted the idea for their enemies, the pigs?
  3. What is a ‘terror bird’?

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