(Answer) How many bridges span the Amazon River, pictured here?

[9-25-2022] Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: How many bridges span the Amazon River, pictured here?

The given options are:

• Zero
• Three
• Over 100

Correct Answer: Zero

Info: The Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world and the longest disputed river system in the world in comparison to the Nile. The Amazon basin is the largest drainage basin in the world, with an area of approximately 7,000,000 km². It might seem odd that a river that is longer than 4,000 miles has no bridges, but the answer is shockingly simple: There are no major roads that need to cross it.

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?