This yellow bird is the official bird of three US states. What is it? (Bing Quiz)

[7-16-2022] Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: This yellow bird is the official bird of three US states. What is it?

The given options are:

  • Yellow-bellied flycatcher
  • Yellow warbler
  • American goldfinch

Correct Answer: American goldfinch

Info: The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season and from just south of the Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter. The American goldfinch is a granivore and adapted for the consumption of seedheads, with a conical beak to remove the seeds and agile feet to grip the stems of seedheads while feeding. The American goldfinch is revered by citizens of Iowa, New Jersey, and Washington as the official state bird.


Today’s “Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz” has three questions related to finches. 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. This yellow bird is the official bird of three US states. What is it?
  2. What artist created the 17th-century painting ‘The Goldfinch’?
  3. What famous naturalist is associated with finches?

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