[Ans] Monarch butterflies were successfully reared where in 2009?

[2-5-2022] Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: Monarch butterflies were successfully reared where in 2009?

The given options are:

  • International Space Station
  • South Pole
  • Death Valley

Correct Answer: International Space Station


Info: The eggs of two different butterfly species, painted ladies and monarchs, were sent to the ISS in the fall of 2009, and both hatched in the craft’s Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus. On November 29 of that year, ISS commander Jeff Williams beamed video of the first of several monarchs that had emerged from their cocoons. ‘It’s always beautiful to see a little bit of Earth up here,’ Williams said.

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

  1. Female monarchs lay their eggs exclusively on which plant?
  2. The monarch butterfly is believed to be named after who, exactly?
  3. Monarch butterflies were successfully reared where in 2009?

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