Bing Weekly Quiz: 10 Challenging Trivia Questions
This week’s Bing challenge mixes entertainment, weekly news, pop culture, trending stories, and general knowledge. Ten questions in the same spirit as the weekly challenges Microsoft Rewards members see — written and fact-checked independently by our team, with no easy giveaways.
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Which U.S. state was the first to ratify the Constitution, doing so on December 7, 1787?
A) Delaware B) Pennsylvania C) New Jersey
Answer: A — Delaware
Delaware earned the nickname "The First State" because its delegates were first to approve the Constitution, just days ahead of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Which British city was once known as the center of the Industrial Revolution because of its major textile industry?
A) Manchester B) Birmingham C) Liverpool
Answer: A — Manchester
Manchester became closely tied to cotton manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution, its mills and growing rail and canal network turning it into a major industrial hub.
Which element was named after the dwarf planet Pluto and has the chemical symbol Pu?
A) Plutonium B) Polonium C) Promethium
Answer: A — Plutonium
Discovered in 1940 at UC Berkeley, plutonium continued the naming pattern set by uranium and neptunium, both taken from planets.
Which ancient civilization created the road system known as the Qhapaq Ñan across the Andes?
A) Inca B) Maya C) Aztec
Answer: A — Inca
The Qhapaq Ñan connected settlements across the Andes through several modern South American countries, letting the Inca Empire move people, goods, and messages across difficult terrain.
Which programming language was originally developed at Sun Microsystems and became closely associated with the rise of web applications?
A) Java B) Python C) Ruby
Answer: A — Java
Java was originally called Oak during development and was built around portability — the idea that it could run across different platforms via the Java Virtual Machine.
Which film became the first non-English-language movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?
A) Parasite B) Roma C) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Answer: A — Parasite
Bong Joon-ho's Parasite won both Best Picture and Best International Feature at the 2020 Academy Awards — the first film to take both.
Which country contains the world's northernmost capital city among sovereign states?
A) Iceland B) Norway C) Finland
Answer: A — Iceland
Reykjavík sits at roughly 64° north, yet stays relatively mild for its latitude thanks to North Atlantic ocean currents.
Which Grand Slam tennis tournament is played on clay courts at Roland-Garros?
A) French Open B) Australian Open C) US Open
Answer: A — French Open
Roland-Garros is the only Grand Slam played on clay, a surface that produces longer rallies and a different bounce than the hard courts used elsewhere.
The Rosetta Stone helped scholars decipher which ancient writing system alongside Greek text?
A) Egyptian hieroglyphs B) Cuneiform C) Linear B
Answer: A — Egyptian hieroglyphs
The stone repeats one decree in Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphs — the known Greek text gave scholars the key to unlocking the hieroglyphic script.
Which African country was historically known as Abyssinia before its modern English name became common?
A) Ethiopia B) Eritrea C) Somalia
Answer: A — Ethiopia
Abyssinia was the historical European name for the Ethiopian highlands and state. Ethiopia holds one of Africa's oldest continuous political traditions and was never formally colonized, though Italy occupied it from 1936–1941.
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From American history and British industry to ancient civilizations, science, technology, film, and world geography — this week's set was built to make even confident players double-check themselves. Come back next week for a fresh ten.
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