(Answer) For World Rivers Day, can you guess the length of what’s been called the shortest river in the world?

[9-25-2022] Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: For World Rivers Day, can you guess the length of what’s been called the shortest river in the world?

The given options are:

  • 20 feet
  • 200 feet
  • A half-mile

Correct Answer: 200 feet


Info: The Roe River, near Great Falls, Montana, flows between Giant Springs and the Missouri River. The Roe River is only 201 feet (61 m) long at its longest constant point. Towards its mouth, the Roe is about 6–8 feet (1.8–2.4 m) deep. Previously, Oregon’s D River was listed in Guinness World Records as the world’s shortest river at 440 feet (130 m). The Guinness Book of World Records named it the World’s Shortest River in 1987 before they eliminated the category.

All three questions from today’s Bing Homepage Quiz are below. You can find their answers by visiting those pages.

  1. For World Rivers Day, can you guess the length of what’s been called the shortest river in the world?
  2. What is the largest country without a river?
  3. How many bridges span the Amazon River, pictured here?

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