Category: Bing News Quiz

Question: The IRS is increasing standard tax deductions for 2025. What will it be for single filers?

A $15,000
B $18,000
C $20,000

Correct Answer: $15,000

Question: Which US city was named ‘the rattiest’ by pest control company Orkin?

A Chicago
B New York
C New Orleans

Correct Answer: Chicago

Question: Deshaun Watson is out for the season with an Achilles tendon injury. Which NFL team does he play for?

A New York Giants
B Cleveland Browns
C Tennessee Titans

Correct Answer: Cleveland Browns

Question: Scientists were encouraged by the increased population of which whale species?

A Humpback whale
B Right whale
C Sperm whale

Correct Answer: Right whale

Question: Which MLB teams will play each other in this year’s World Series?

A Yankees vs. Dodgers
B Astros vs. Braves
C Orioles vs. Giants

Correct Answer: Yankees vs. Dodgers

Question: Which technology giant will launch autonomous AI agents next month?

A Microsoft
B Oracle
C Adobe

Correct Answer: Microsoft

Question: The FAA has published new rules for ‘air taxis.’ What’s unique about them?

A They’re half-helicopter, half-plane
B They use nuclear energy
C They’re totally solar powered

Correct Answer: They’re half-helicopter, half-plane

Question: Baseball and Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela died at 63. Where was he from?

A Dominican Republic
B Mexico
C Cuba

Correct Answer: Mexico

Question: The US confirmed troops from which country have been sent to Russia to help fight its war with Ukraine?

A Belarus
B China
C North Korea

Correct Answer: North Korea

Question: Elizabeth Francis, the oldest living person in the US, has died. How old was she?

A 110
B 115
C 120

Correct Answer: 115

Question: How many adults reported daily loneliness, according to a new survey?

A 1 in 3
B 1 in 4
C 1 in 5

Correct Answer: 1 in 5

Question: What did a DNA study reveal about explorer Christopher Columbus?

A He was part African
B He was born in England
C He was a Sephardic Jew

Correct Answer: He was a Sephardic Jew

Question: Which NBA legend became the first 3-time Hall of Fame inductee?

A Jerry West
B Magic Johnson
C Larry Bird

Correct Answer: Jerry West

Question: Seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady took an ownership stake in which team?

A Los Angeles Raiders
B San Francisco 49ers
C New England Patriots

Correct Answer: Los Angeles Raiders

Question: Which US drugstore chain is closing 1,200 stores?

A CVS
B Walgreens
C Rite Aid

Correct Answer: Walgreens

Question: Which longtime hardware store franchise filed for bankruptcy?

A Ace
B True Value
C Menards

Correct Answer: True Value

Question: Nihon Hidankyo, which won the Nobel Peace Prize, is a organization of…

A International homebuilders
B Atomic bomb survivors
C MIA/POW advocates

Correct Answer: Atomic bomb survivors

Question: The Federal Trade Commission has made it a lot easier to do what?

A Cancel subscriptions
B Sue companies
C Open a small business

Correct Answer: Cancel subscriptions

Question: 4. Which European country is banning couples from seeking surrogacy services in other countries?

A Italy
B Spain
C Germany

Correct Answer: Italy

Question: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has been spotted in some parts of the US. How long before it comes back?

A 8,000 years
B 80,000 years
C 800,000 years

Correct Answer: 80,000 years

Question 1: What kind of candy won’t be as prevalent on store shelves this Halloween?

A Lollipops
B Gummies
C Chocolate

Correct Answer: Chocolate

Question 2: Which NBA star played his first game with his son, who’s now a teammate?

A James Harden
B LeBron James
C Stephen Curry

Correct Answer: LeBron James

Question 3: Let’s stay on sports. Why did the SEC fine Vanderbilt and Arkansas after their football games?

A They ran up the score
B Fans stormed the field
C Concessions ran short

Correct Answer: Fans stormed the field

Question 4: A new study finds humans are near peak life expectancy. What average age is that?

A 82
B 87
C 92

Correct Answer: 87

Question 5: Which South American country lifted its ban on X, formerly known as Twitter?

A Argentina
B Chile
C Brazil

Correct Answer: Brazil

Question 6: The ‘Miracle on Ice’ US hockey team might get Congressional Gold Medals. Which Olympics are they famous for?

A 1980 (Lake Placid)
B 1992 (Albertville)
C 2002 (Salt Lake City)

Correct Answer: 1980 (Lake Placid)

Question 7: Data shows that overdose deaths in the US have decreased. By how much?

A 5%
B 10%
C 15%

Correct Answer: 10%

Question 8: What was the issue that caused Honda to recall 1.7 million vehicles?

A Steering
B Brakes
C Transmission

Correct Answer: Steering

Question 9: Which longtime tennis star is retiring from the sport?

A Rafael Nadal
B Novak Djokovic
C Venus Williams

Correct Answer: Rafael Nadal

Question 10: The rare painting ‘Bord de Mer’ was returned to its rightful owners after 8 decades. Who was the artist?

A Monet
B Matisse
C Renoir

Correct Answer: Monet

Question: Baseball legend Pete Rose died at age 83. He’s the all-time leader in…

A Hits
B Runs batted in
C Batting average

Correct Answer: Hits

Question: What did scientists discover on Pluto’s largest moon?

A Carbon dioxide
B Gold
C Water

Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide

Question: In his first remarks since being released, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he pleaded guilty to…

A Data theft
B Journalism
C Spying

Correct Answer: Journalism

Question: Which longtime video game maker opened up its first museum?

A Nintendo
B Atari
C Sega

Correct Answer: Nintendo

Question: Which college will join the Pac-12 for basketball in 2026?

A Pepperdine
B Gonzaga
C Saint Mary’s

Correct Answer: Gonzaga

Question: Which tennis legend became the first individual female athlete to win the Congressional Gold Medal?

A Serena Williams
B Billie Jean King
C Chris Evert

Correct Answer: Billie Jean King

Question: 45,000 striking dockworkers want a pay raise of how much over six years?

A $5
B $10
C $15

Correct Answer: $5

Question: Which major retailer plans to hire 250,000 workers for the holidays?

A Walmart
B Amazon
C Target

Correct Answer: Amazon

Question: A deal has been reached to do what with the SS United States ocean liner?

A Turn it into a reef
B Bring it back online
C Become a tourist site

Correct Answer: Turn it into a reef

Question: An ‘alternative livestock’ rancher in Montana got 6 months in prison for doing what?

A Selling sheep horns
B Cloning a sheep
C Smuggling sheep rugs

Correct Answer: Cloning a sheep

Question: Which state will ban all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026?

A California
B Oregon
C Maine

Correct Answer: California

Question: Which corporation is helping to reopen the Three Mile Island nuclear facility?

A Microsoft
B SpaceX
C Amazon

Correct Answer: Microsoft

Question: Former NFL star Mercury Morris has died at age 77. Which team did he help win 2 Super Bowls?

A Dallas Cowboys
B Miami Dolphins
C Pittsburgh Steelers

Correct Answer: Miami Dolphins

Question: Which US city broke a record with 113 straight days over 100 degrees this past summer?

A Dallas
B Phoenix
C Albuquerque

Correct Answer: Phoenix

Question: After Oct. 20, there will be only one Kmart store left in the US. Where?

A Miami
B Tulsa
C Los Angeles

Correct Answer: Miami

Question: The PGA has resolved its dispute with rival tour LIV. Which country funds the LIV?

A China
B France
C Saudi Arabia

Correct Answer: Saudi Arabia

Question: Why did Ford recall 144,000 Mavericks?

A Sluggish steering wheels
B Brake failures
C Rearview camera freeze

Correct Answer: Rearview camera freeze

Question: A cat named Rayne Beau returned home after going missing in which US national park?

A Yellowstone
B Yosemite
C Grand Canyon

Correct Answer: Yellowstone

Question: Media platform Infowars will be auctioned off this fall. Who owns it?

A Tucker Carlson
B Stephen Colbert
C Alex Jones

Correct Answer: Alex Jones

Question: Where will most people do their online shopping this holiday season, according to a recent report?

A Laptops
B Desktop PCs
C Mobile devices

Correct Answer: Mobile devices

Question 1: Scientists believe the Earth may have had what feature 466 million years ago?

A ring
Oceans of lava
An orange sky
Correct Answer: A ring

Question 2: Jordan Chiles has appealed the IOC’s decision that stripped her of an Olympic bronze medal. In which sport?

Swimming
Track and field
Gymnastics
Correct Answer: Gymnastics

Question 3: Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has erupted again. On which island is it located?

Oahu
Maui
Hawai’i (The Big Island)
Correct Answer: Hawai’i (The Big Island)

Question 4: What unusual thing will Pizza Hut print on some of its delivery boxes in NYC?

Resumes
Poems
The Constitution
Correct Answer: Resumes

Question 5: Starting in 2025, Amazon employees must work in the office how many days per week?

3
4
5
Correct Answer: 5

Question 6: A group of Black women known as the ‘Hidden Figures’ were honored by Congress. Why?

They were war heroes
Launched non-profits
Helped win the ‘Space Race’
Correct Answer: Helped win the ‘Space Race’

Question 7: The WNBA has awarded a new franchise to which US city?

Portland, Ore.
St. Louis
Boston
Correct Answer: Portland, Ore.

Question 8: What business decision did iconic food storage company Tupperware make?

Merged with another company
Filed for bankruptcy
To go out of business
Correct Answer: Filed for bankruptcy

Question 9: What was this week’s full moon called?

Hunter’s moon
Harvest moon
Orange moon
Correct Answer: Harvest moon

Question 10: Alaska Airlines completed its acquisition of which airline?

Hawaiian Airlines
Horizon Air
Delta Airlines
Correct Answer: Hawaiian Airlines

Question: Who just became the highest-paid player in NFL history?

A Dak Prescott
B Patrick Mahomes
C Aaron Rodgers

Correct Answer: Dak Prescott

Question: Which billionaire says his space company will start flying missions to Mars in 2026?

A Jeff Bezos
B Richard Branson
C Elon Musk

Correct Answer: Elon Musk

Question: Which MLB team just clinched its 32nd straight winning season?

A New York Yankees
B Los Angeles Dodgers
C Boston Red Sox

Correct Answer: New York Yankees

Question: After 155 years, Campbell’s Soup is changing its name to…

A The Campbell’s Company
B Campbell’s Foods
C Campbell’s Soup & More

Correct Answer: The Campbell’s Company

Question: Which device powered by lithium-ion batteries are overheating more often during flights, according to a report?

A Laptops
B Portable chargers
C E-cigarettes

Correct Answer: E-cigarettes

Question: Researchers have found that a certain epilepsy drug might reduce what?

A Obesity
B Sleep apnea
C ADHD

Correct Answer: Sleep apnea

Question: Which two tech giants lost EU court battles and must now pay billions in fines?

A Samsung and Oracle
B Microsoft and Amazon
C Apple and Google

Correct Answer: Apple and Google

Question: Which nationwide flooring company is closing hundreds of stores?

A LL Flooring
B Empire
C Armstrong

Correct Answer: LL Flooring

Question: General Motors has signed a deal with which carmaker to explore a future collaboration?

A Volvo
B Honda
C Hyundai

Correct Answer: Hyundai

Question: Inflation has slowed to its lowest rate in over three years. What’s it at now?

A 2%
B 2.5%
C 3%

Correct Answer: 2.5%

Question 1: What are scientists doing to keep up with the world’s demand for chocolate?

Making cocoa in labs
Cloning cacao trees
Chocolate-making robots
Correct Answer: Making cocoa in labs

Question 2: The FDA ruled that anyone buying cigarettes must show ID if they are under the age of…

25
30
35
Correct Answer: 30

Question 3: Last year’s champ Novak Djokovic lost in the 3rd round of which Grand Slam tennis tournament?

Wimbledon
US Open
Australian Open
Correct Answer: US Open

Question 4: What did the WHO determine about the health effects of cell phones?

It doesn’t cause seizures
It doesn’t affect memory
It doesn’t cause brain cancer
Correct Answer: It doesn’t cause brain cancer

Question 5: Scientists say a huge asteroid slammed into the main moon of which planet roughly 4 billion years ago?

Mars
Neptune
Jupiter
Correct Answer: Jupiter

Question 6: Which WNBA rookie just set the record for rebounds in a season?

Kamilla Cardoso
Caitlin Clark
Angel Reese
Correct Answer: Angel Reese

Question 7: Which ride-hailing company is selling its bike and scooter assets?

Uber
Cabify
Lyft
Correct Answer: Lyft

Question 8: The painting ‘Portrait of a Girl,’ found in a Maine attic, sold for $1.4 million at auction. Who was the artist?

Rembrandt
Picasso
Van Gogh
Correct Answer: Rembrandt

Question 9: The USDA reported that food insecurity affected what percentage of US households in 2023?

10.5%
12%
13.5%
Correct Answer: 13.5%

Question 10: The Apache trout was taken off the endangered species list. It’s the state fish of…

Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Correct Answer: Arizona

Question 1: A team from which US state just won the Little League World Series?

Florida
California
Ohio
Correct Answer: Florida

Question 2: Which restaurant chain announced plans to close more locations?

Denny’s
Perkins
Red Lobster
Correct Answer: Red Lobster

Question 3: What eco-friendly plan did the Lego toy company just announce?

Building solar farms
Using recycled plastic
Going with an entire EV fleet
Correct Answer: Using recycled plastic

Question 4: Caitlin Clark has set another WNBA rookie record, this one for…

Total points
Rebounds
3-pointers
Correct Answer: 3-pointers

Question 5: The Supreme Court of which South American country has threatened to block the social media company X?

Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Correct Answer: Brazil

Question 6: Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio died at 83. Where does B&N rank among booksellers in the US?

No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
Correct Answer: No. 1

Question 7: The United States Postal Service hopes to save $3 billion in 2025 primarily by…

Changing delivery times
Reducing its fleet
Raising stamp prices
Correct Answer: Changing delivery times

Question 8: To increase player safety, the American Hockey League is mandating…

Football-style helmets
Neck guards
Mouth guards
Correct Answer: Neck guards

Question 9: In tech news, Apple and what other company are looking to partner as investors in OpenAI?

IBM
Nvidia
Intel
Correct Answer: Nvidia

Question 10: What did scientists just discover about marmoset monkeys?

They can play instruments
They use a variety of tools
They give each other names
Correct Answer: They give each other names

Question 1: NFL star Travis Kelce reportedly will be in which upcoming Adam Sandler sequel?

Happy Gilmore 2
Billy Madison 2
The Wedding Singer 2
Correct Answer: Happy Gilmore 2

Question 2: Which carmaker giant has announced layoffs of more than 1,000 workers?

Ford
GM
Toyota
Correct Answer: GM

Question 3: Which of these could help with development of new diabetes treatments?

Turtle shells
Scorpions
Deadly sea snails
Correct Answer: Deadly sea snails

Question 4: A Babe Ruth jersey could sell for $30 million at auction. Why is this one especially valuable?

Wore during his last game
Wore during his first game
Wore in his ‘called shot’ game
Correct Answer: Wore in his ‘called shot’ game

Question 5: Which US mayor was subpoenaed by federal investigators in a campaign-related probe?

Houston’s John Whitmire
New York’s Eric Adams
Miami’s Francis Suarez
Correct Answer: New York’s Eric Adams

Question 6: Scientists warned that melting permafrost could create what hazard in the Arctic Circle?

A ‘mercury bomb’
Massive fish die-offs
A huge iceberg breaking off
Correct Answer: A ‘mercury bomb’

Question 7: What rookie record did Caitlin Clark set in her first WNBA season?

Most 3-pointers
Most buzzer-beaters
Most assists
Correct Answer: Most assists

Question 8: Archaeologists digging in Iowa reporting discovering what?

A mastodon skull
Sabre-toothed tiger fangs
Evidence that cavemen played sports
Correct Answer: A mastodon skull

Question 9: Which soccer star set a subscriber record on his YouTube channel launch?

Kylian Mbappé
Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi
Correct Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Question 10: The US Supreme Court ruled that proof of citizenship can be requested when registering to vote in…

Georgia
Florida
Arizona
Correct Answer: Arizona