Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: What was the name of the Royal Navy ship that brought Charles Darwin to these islands? A Beagle B Bounty C Endurance Darwin set sail from England aboard the HMS Beagle in December 1831, at age 22. He spent the next five years voyaging around the world. His observations during … Read more
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Which famous figure had their portrait painted by Kehinde Wiley? A Nelson Mandela B Rosa Parks C Barack Obama Wiley first gained attention in the early 2000s with his vibrant portraits of Black men and women. These works often referenced the classical 18th-century portraits of Western Europe. But the artist … Read more
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Art historians would classify ‘Go’ at Moynihan Hall as which kind of art? A Stained glass B Digital C Mixed media Kehinde Wiley is mostly known for his paintings. But to craft ‘Go’ for the train station ceiling, the artist created a mixed-media piece—meaning he used a variety of materials … Read more
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Where is this public art installation? A A library B A church C A train station Look up at the ceiling in Moynihan Train Hall in New York City’s Penn Station and you’ll see artist Kehinde Wiley’s triptych called ‘Go.’ The ceiling fresco recalls artworks from the Italian Renaissance, with … Read more
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: If you’re visiting Bern, chances are you’ll sample rösti. What is that? A Lingonberry tart B Potato pancake C Cheese fondue The simple potato pancake is thought to have originated as a breakfast dish among farmers in the broader canton of Bern, but these days it is considered a national … Read more
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Bern is known as the City of… A Onions B Bears C Army knives Legend has it that when Duke Berchtold V founded Bern in 1191, he vowed to name the city after the first animal he killed while hunting in the surrounding forest. It turned out to be a … Read more
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: With this brightly lit scene, we’re visiting the capital of Switzerland, which is… A Bern B Geneva C Zürich Specifically, we’re in the Old City of Bern, a wonderfully preserved medieval city built on a long, narrow peninsula surrounded on three sides by the Aare River. So much remains unchanged … Read more
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: What’s unusual about the Icehotel? (Besides the fact it’s, you know, made of ice.) A Its restaurant has three Michelin stars B It doubles as a military base C It gets redesigned and rebuilt each year The Icehotel began as an art gallery and stays true to those roots, bringing in … Read more
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: What’s the name of the vast northern region of Sweden where the Icehotel is located? A Norrland B Poleland C Hinterland Norrland is one of the three traditional ‘lands’ of Sweden, along with Svealand in the central part of the country and Götaland in the southern portion. The rugged, sparsely populated … Read more
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: We’re in the ornate Ceremony Hall of a facility in northern Sweden made entirely of… A Ice B Quartz C Salt The Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi is not only one of a kind each year, but the first of its kind established. And it’s still the largest: The ice blocks harvested … Read more