[Ans] Oymyakon has a strong claim to being the northern ‘Pole of Cold.’ What’s that?

[2-6-2022] Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: Oymyakon has a strong claim to being the northern ‘Pole of Cold.’ What’s that?

The given options are:

• Coldest place on Earth
• Site of the coldest-known metal pole
• Coldest place in the Northern Hemisphere

Correct Answer: Coldest place in the Northern Hemisphere

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Info: Centuries of evolving meteorological technology means some historic cold-temp records are considered more accurate than others. Oymyakon’s claim may be strongest: The Siberian town has a verified low-temperature record of minus 89.9 degrees Fahrenheit set in 1933—though if local lore and a Soviet-era monument are accurate, the true record low was notched a decade earlier at minus 96.2.

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

1. We’re in Oymyakon, a town in Russia’s enormous eastern region. What’s it called?
2. Oymyakon has a strong claim to being the northern ‘Pole of Cold.’ What’s that?
3. Which is colder, the northern Pole of Cold or the southern one?