Christopher Columbus made his first landfall on which island in the Bahamas?
A San Salvador
B Great Inagua
C Grand Bahama
On Oct 12, 1492, the Italian Columbus reached San Salvador. This island was already populated by the Lucayan people, who called it Guanahani.
The correct answer is San Salvador.
How many times does the ISS orbit the Earth in one day?
A 5
B 10
C 16
In 24 hours, the ISS makes 16 orbits around Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises and sunsets. And providing 16 opportunities for amazing photos of the Caribbean.
The correct answer is 16.
The Quiz: What’s the most valuable thing that honey bees do for the world’s human population?
A Give us sweet, delicious honey
B Provide wax for candles via their honeycombs
C Support our food supply
While honey and candles are nice, honey bees really show their value as pollinators, helping our food supply and with it, our economy. Seventy of the top 100 human food crops are pollinated by bees, contributing around $20 billion each year to the value of US crop production, according to the American Beekeeping Federation.
The correct answer to this quiz is Support our food supply.
The Quiz: Do all bees make honey?
A Yes
B No
C Only the ones domesticated by humans
There are roughly 20,000 species of bees in the world, which include solitary bees, bumblebees, and honey bees. But only the eight species of honey bees—whether tended by beekeepers or living in the wild—make the delicious golden sweetener we love.
The correct answer to this quiz is No.
The Quiz: Why is there a wall around these beehives?
A It’s an art installation
B It guards against bears
C It’s a repurposed well
Sweet-toothed brown bears here in Spain’s Cantabrian Mountains are partial to a honeycomb treat, so local beekeepers have tried many methods to keep them at bay. This restored wall does the job well.
The correct answer to this quiz is It guards against bears.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Quiz: ‘Chicagohenge’ is a nod to Stonehenge, the ancient stone structure in…
A Rome
B Athens
C England
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument of vertical and horizontal stones set on a plateau in Wiltshire, England. Archaeologists believe it was built about 5,000 years ago. It’s thought that Stonehenge functioned as a kind of scientific observatory, since the stones are aligned to the movements of the sun. They frame the winter and summer solstices, but might also have allowed prediction of the equinox and other celestial events.
The correct answer to this quiz is England.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Quiz: In Chicago, the sun rises over what body of water?
A Lake Michigan
B Lake Superior
C Lake Erie
To the east of Chicago lies Lake Michigan, whose shores greet the rising sun.
The correct answer to this quiz is Lake Michigan.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Quiz: We’re marking the equinox as the sun sets between these skyscrapers. Where are we?
A Manhattan
B Atlanta
C Chicago
The skyscrapers of Chicago perfectly frame the setting sun during Chicagohenge, which occurs twice a year during the equinox. When day and night are equal, the path of the sun aligns with the city’s grid, as it rises and sets along the east- and west-facing streets of the Windy City.
The correct answer to this quiz is Chicago.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: In 1912, when the Girl Scouts was founded, another organization for girls was much larger. What group was it?
A Camp Fire Girls
B Fireside Gals
C Little Ladies of America
Originally called Camp Fire Girls of America, the group is now a co-ed youth development organization called, simply, Camp Fire. When the Girl Scouts was founded in 1912, the Camp Fire Girls boasted a membership of more than 60,000. The founder of the Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low, actually approached the Camp Fire Girls with a proposal to merge the two organizations, but was rejected.
The correct answer to this quiz is Camp Fire Girls.
Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: These Girl Scouts back in 1960 probably subsidized their camping trip selling cookies. Today, what’s the most popular Girl Scout Cookie?
A Samoas
B Thin Mints
C Forget-Me-Nots
Of the more than two dozen varieties of Girl Scout Cookies, Thin Mints account for about 25% of sales. Over the years, more than 50 varieties have come and gone, some revered, some reviled. Among the discontinued varieties is the original Girl Scout Cookie from 1922, which scouts were expected to bake and sell for 30 cents a dozen.
The correct answer to this quiz is Thin Mints.