The following questions are from the “Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz” for 12-7-2024. Let us know in the comments if you find the wrong answer to any question!!!
Question 1: What US battleship is memorialized at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii?
- USS Arizona
- USS Indianapolis
- USS Iowa
Correct Answer: USS Arizona
Fact: Half of the servicepeople killed at Pearl Harbor were aboard the USS Arizona, which sank in the opening minutes of the attack. President Dwight Eisenhower authorized the creation of the USS Arizona Memorial in 1958, and it was dedicated in 1962. Seemingly floating above the water and straddling the sunken ship, the memorial’s iconic white structure, with its sagging midsection, is intended to symbolize initial defeat, but ultimate victory.
Question 2: What famous musician helped raise money for the USS Arizona Memorial?
- Frank Sinatra
- Elvis Presley
- Johnny Cash
Correct Answer: Elvis Presley
Fact: President Eisenhower’s original budget for the memorial was $500,000, and though the federal government subsidized $200,000, the rest had to be privately funded. Many people and organizations generously donated money and time to fund it, including the ‘King of Rock and Roll’ himself, Elvis Presley. He raised $64,000 for the memorial at a benefit concert in 1961.
Question 3: Where did Japan surrender at the end of World War II?
- Berlin
- Tokyo Bay
- Versailles
Correct Answer: Tokyo Bay
Fact: On September 2, 1945, representatives from Japan and the Allied nations gathered aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay for the signing of Japan’s unconditional surrender. The document was likely signed on board this ship as a display of Allied might, but some historians also think it could have been because of President Harry S. Truman’s fondness for the ship, which was named after his home state.
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Question 4: Today is Finnish Independence Day. From which country did Finland gain independence?
- Russia
- Norway
- Denmark
Correct Answer: Russia
Fact: On this date in 1917, Finland declared its independence from Russia. The country had been a grand duchy of the Russian Empire since 1809, but during the Russian revolutions, Finnish nationalists saw their chance to finally become an independent nation.
Question 5: Which children’s series originated in Finland?
- Pippi Longstocking
- Asterix and Obelix
- The Moomins
Correct Answer: The Moomins
Fact: Finnish author and artist Tove Jansson’s most famous creations, the Moomins, first appeared in her 1945 book ‘The Moomins and the Great Flood.’ This family of trolls who live in Moominvalley has since appeared in novels, picture books, and comic strips, as well as in television series and films.
Question 6: Finland is known as the land of a thousand…
- Mountains
- Rivers
- Lakes
Correct Answer: Lakes
Fact: Finland’s nickname, Land of a Thousand Lakes, sells the country short—it actually has more than 180,000 lakes. The largest is Saimaa, which covers an estimated 1,700 square miles. As many as 55,000 lakes are found in the aptly named Finnish Lakeland in the central and eastern parts of the country.