Bing Homepage Quiz Answers (7/2/2022): 2 July 2022
1: For Halfway Day (halfway through 2022!), what is 13.1 miles?
A Half a marathon
B Half a nautical mile
C Half a league
Runner’s World magazine describes the 13.1-mile run this way: ‘The half marathon is where speed meets endurance.’ (We describe it as less grueling than a marathon but still grueling.)
The correct answer is Half a marathon.
2: The Basque drink known as a kalimotxo is half red wine and half _____.
A Beer
B Cola
C Espresso
The kalimotxo cocktail (aka calimocho or rioja libre) originated in the Basque region of Spain but is now popular worldwide. Made with equal parts red wine and cola, this is a summer spritzer with an unexpected twist.
The correct answer is Cola.
3: Who said: ‘Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical.’
A Mike Ditka
B Yogi Berra
C Jack Nicklaus
Mr. Berra took malapropisms and fuzzy math to the extreme, delighting listeners over the years. He had trouble with numbers more than once: ‘You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six’ and ‘I usually take a two-hour nap from 1 to 4.’
The correct answer is Yogi Berra.