1. Microsoft Outlook first appeared as part of which version of Microsoft Office?

2. Which free web email service, bought by Microsoft in 1997, was rebranded as Outlook.com?

3. That email service was launched on 4 July 1996. Why was that date chosen?

4. The service's name was originally written with some letters in capitals, to highlight which web language?

5. In which year did Microsoft launch Outlook.com as the replacement for that service?

6. What is the file extension of the Outlook data file that stores a user's emails, contacts and calendar on their computer?

7. Which free email program was bundled with Windows from 1996 until it was replaced by Windows Mail in Windows Vista?

8. Before Outlook for Mac arrived in 2011, what was Microsoft's email and calendar program for Apple Macs called?

9. Which Microsoft server software do most businesses use to run their Outlook email and calendars?

10. In Outlook, what is the official name of the feature most people call "Out of Office"?

11. Which Outlook feature, introduced in 2016, automatically sorts important emails into one tab and everything else into another?

12. Which Outlook command lets you try to pull back an email you have already sent?

13. In which American city did Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft in 1975?

14. In which Washington State city is Microsoft's headquarters?

15. What was the official name of the paperclip assistant in Microsoft Office, popularly known as Clippy?

16. Which Rolling Stones song was used to launch Windows 95?

17. Which professional networking site did Microsoft buy in 2016 for about $26 billion?

18. Which video calling service, bought by Microsoft in 2011, was shut down in May 2025 and replaced by Microsoft Teams?

19. Who became Microsoft's chief executive in 2014, succeeding Steve Ballmer?

20. Which video game publisher, maker of "Call of Duty", did Microsoft buy in 2023 for about $69 billion?