Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: Iceland’s glacier caves can be visited only during…
A Spring
B Summer
C Winter
They’re only accessible from November until March, when temperatures are cold enough to strengthen the ice, as glacier caves are constantly melting and forming. They vary in size and shape each year, so enjoy the beauty of this cave while you can, because it may not be around next winter.
The correct answer is Winter.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: This cave is in Vatnajökull— the biggest glacier in which country?
A Russia
B Norway
C Iceland
The majority of Iceland’s glacier caves are found in Vatnajökull glacier, which covers about 8% of the country. Located on the southeastern edge of the island, Vatnajökull is one of the largest glaciers in Europe—about three times the size of Luxembourg or Rhode Island.
The correct answer is Iceland.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: Which of these animals might you see relaxing on the beaches here at Point Reyes?
A Galápagos tortoise
B Atlantic puffin
C Northern elephant seal
During the winter months, the beaches in Point Reyes, especially those around Chimney Rock, may fill up with northern elephant seals. Female seals use these beaches as safe harbors to wean their adorably fat pups before they return to the Pacific to hunt for delicious squid and crustaceans.
The correct answer is Northern elephant seal.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: What’s at the end of the cypress tunnel?
A A gift shop
B An old radio station
C An abandoned asylum
The cypress tunnel on Point Reyes leads to KPH, a ship-to-shore radio station that once provided Morse code telegram service to marine craft in the Pacific. KPH stopped operations in 1998, as more sophisticated radio equipment and satellite communications made radio stations like it obsolete. The National Park Service acquired the facility in 1999, and now it’s one of the unusual features of Point Reyes, open to visitors interested in a glimpse of the past.
The correct answer is An old radio station.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: This is the cypress tunnel at Point Reyes National Seashore, a marine reserve in…
A California
B South Carolina
C Oregon
A portion of the park preserves the marine habitat in the harbors along the coast of the Point Reyes Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Inland, the area’s grasslands, marshlands, and wooded uplands present a notably diverse collection of landscapes—including the tunnel of cypress trees seen in our photo today.
The correct answer is California.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: The number 2 is the smallest…
A Prime number
B Imaginary number
C Rational number
A prime number is defined as a natural number greater than 1 that cannot be divided evenly by any natural number except itself or 1. Since 2 is the next natural number up from 1, and can only be divided by 2 or 1, it’s the first of infinitely many primes.
The correct answer is Prime number.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: Counting today, how many Twosdays will occur in this millennium?
A 1
B 2
C 3
We use the Gregorian calendar, which runs on a 400-year cycle. That means Tuesday, 2/22/22 will next occur in 2422, followed by another in 2822. So, if we meet again on another Twosday, it’ll likely be after a long cryo-sleep.
The correct answer is 3.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: This pair of dual-humped camels is brought to you by Twosday (Tuesday, 2/22/22)! Which type of camel are they?
A Bactrian
B Dromedary
C There’s one of each
A classic mnemonic reminds us that Bactrian camels’ backs look like the letter ‘B’ on its side, while dromedaries resemble a rotated ‘D.’
These dual-humped Bactrians are our photo stars for today’s rare calendrical celebration of Twosday, so-named for the way the date is written numerically—2/22/22. Twosday occurs just once every 400 years—so if you weren’t planning to party today, you’d better think twice!
The correct answer is Bactrian.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Presidents Day was initially established to honor what?
A All US presidents
B Abraham Lincoln’s birthday
C George Washington’s birthday
In 1879, just a few years before the Washington Monument was dedicated, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill declaring Washington’s birthday an official federal holiday. It later became a holiday meant to honor all US presidents, but the holiday is still officially called ‘Washington’s Birthday’ by the federal government.
The correct answer is George Washington’s birthday.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: In Arkansas, Presidents Day officially honors George Washington as well as another American. Who?
A Susan B. Anthony
B Daisy Bates
C Hillary Rodham Clinton
Arkansas established the third Monday in February as ‘George Washington’s Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day.’ Bates and her husband owned the Arkansas State Press, a statewide weekly newspaper that reported on civil rights issues and advocated for racial justice. When the Little Rock Integration Crisis happened in 1957, Bates assisted the nine students who integrated a school that was previously a ‘whites only’ institution.
The correct answer is Daisy Bates.