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Today's Bing image: Grand Canal, Venice (Grand Canal in Venice, Italy). Facts checked against the Wikipedia article on Grand Canal (Venice). Then play Bing's official 3-question quiz to earn your Microsoft Rewards points.

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Today's Bing image: Grand Canal, Venice · 10 questions · October 19, 2026

1. 1 How long is Venice's Grand Canal?

   • A 2.1 kilometers
   • B 3.8 kilometers
   • C 5.2 kilometers
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   ✓ B. 3.8 kilometers

   Did you know? The Grand Canal is 3.8 kilometers long and measures between 30 to 90 meters wide, with an average depth of 5 meters. It's the largest water-traffic corridor in the city.

2. 2 How many bridges originally crossed the Grand Canal until the 19th century?

   • A One
   • B Three
   • C Five
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   ✓ A. One

   Did you know? For centuries, only the Rialto Bridge crossed the Grand Canal. Three additional bridges were added later: the Ponte degli Scalzi, Ponte dell'Accademia, and the modern Ponte della Costituzione (2008).

3. 3 Which famous art collection is housed in a palace along the Grand Canal?

   • A Vatican Collection
   • B Peggy Guggenheim Collection
   • C Uffizi Gallery
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   ✓ B. Peggy Guggenheim Collection

   Did you know? The Palazzo Venier dei Leoni houses the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. This building is one of many notable palaces featuring diverse architectural styles along the canal.

4. 4 What is a 'fondaco' house?

   • A A building combining warehouse and merchant residence
   • B A defensive fortress tower
   • C A church or religious sanctuary
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   ✓ A. A building combining warehouse and merchant residence

   Did you know? Fondaco houses increased in number along the Grand Canal, featuring a portico for unloading ships, storerooms, and the merchant's living quarters. Some had lateral defensive towers called torreselle.

5. 5 Which architectural style heavily influenced the Grand Canal's early palaces through Byzantine trade?

   • A Romanesque Revival
   • B Art Deco
   • C Venetian-Byzantine style
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   ✓ C. Venetian-Byzantine style

   Did you know? Goods arriving from the Byzantine Empire brought sculptures, friezes, and decorative elements that merged with local styles, creating the Venetian-Byzantine style characterized by large loggias and polychrome marbles.

6. 6 What famous basilica on the Grand Canal was begun in 1631 by Baldassarre Longhena?

   • A Santa Maria di Nazareth
   • B San Marcuola
   • C Santa Maria della Salute
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   ✓ C. Santa Maria della Salute

   Did you know? Santa Maria della Salute is considered one of the most beautiful churches in Venice and a symbol of the Grand Canal. Its classical facade features elaborate decorations and statues surrounding the major dome.

7. 7 In what year did the fall of the Republic of Venice suspend much palatial construction on the Grand Canal?

   • A 1815
   • B 1750
   • C 1797
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   ✓ C. 1797

   Did you know? After the fall of the Republic in 1797, patrician families lost their hereditary roles and sought other residences. Construction projects were suspended, with some palaces remaining unfinished like the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni.

8. 8 Which architect designed the controversial Ponte della Costituzione completed in 2008?

   • A Santiago Calatrava
   • B Baldassarre Longhena
   • C Mauro Codussi
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   ✓ A. Santiago Calatrava

   Did you know? Santiago Calatrava designed the Ponte della Costituzione, which connects the train station to Piazzale Roma. It's described as controversial, unlike the historic Rialto Bridge.

9. 9 When does the Historical Regatta take place on the Grand Canal?

   • A First Sunday of September
   • B November 21
   • C Easter Sunday
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   ✓ A. First Sunday of September

   Did you know? The Historical Regatta is held on the first Sunday of September and features gondola competitions watched by thousands. It's preceded by a historical procession recreating the entrance of Queen Catherine Cornaro from 1489.

10. 10 Why was the Grand Canal originally important for Venetian trade after the doge moved to Rivoaltus in the early 9th century?

    • A It contained natural harbors
    • B Its deep channel was safe and ship-accessible
    • C It connected to the Alps
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    ✓ B. Its deep channel was safe and ship-accessible

    Did you know? The doge moved his seat to Rivoaltus in the early 9th century, and increasing trade followed because the Grand Canal's deep channel provided a safe, ship-accessible canal-port for commerce.

What Is Bing Homepage Quiz?

The Bing Homepage Quiz (also written “Bing home page quiz”) is a daily trivia challenge built around the photo on the Bing.com homepage. Each day Microsoft publishes a new background image — a national park, a wild animal, a historic building or a festival — and the quiz asks three multiple-choice questions about it. Microsoft Rewards members who are signed in earn points for completing it.

How to Play Bing Homepage Quiz

1. Sign in to Bing.com with the Microsoft account you use for Microsoft Rewards.
2. Open the quiz from the homepage image (Microsoft's Bing homepage guide says it appears when you move the mouse under the search box) or from its card on your Rewards dashboard.
3. Answer the three questions. Want to practise first? Play our quiz on today’s photo above.
4. Check the dashboard: the card is marked complete and the points are added to your balance.

Bing Homepage Quiz Tips and Tricks

1. Read the photo caption first. All three questions are about the subject of the day’s photo, and its headline and credit (bottom right on Bing.com) name it.
2. Use the information on the homepage. Microsoft says each homepage quiz comes with information about the subject and links to find out more; a minute of reading usually answers all three questions.
3. Check the date. In the U.S. the photo and quiz change at midnight Pacific (3 a.m. Eastern). Late at night you may already be seeing tomorrow’s quiz, and other countries can get a different photo.
4. Play signed in. Points are only credited to the Microsoft account you are signed in with; afterwards check that the card on the Rewards dashboard is marked complete.
5. If a question will not load, clear the cache, try an InPrivate window or another browser, and turn off extensions and VPNs.
6. Warm up here. Our 10-question quiz on the same photo, at the top of this page, covers the facts Bing’s questions usually ask about.

Where to Find Bing Homepage Quiz

Microsoft's Bing homepage guide gives two ways in: move your mouse into the area under the search box to reveal the daily quiz, or click the headline or credit of the photo. On a phone, or if the homepage hides it, the same quiz is listed as a card on the Microsoft Rewards dashboard.

When Does Bing Homepage Quiz Reset?

Bing's image feed for the U.S. market starts each new photo, and with it the new quiz, at 07:00 UTC. During daylight saving time that is:

That is why a player in Hawaii sees “tomorrow's” quiz in the evening. Every set on this page carries the date of the Bing image it belongs to, so match the date and the photo rather than your local day.