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Today's Bing image: Diwali (Lanterns for Diwali, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India). Facts checked against the Wikipedia article on Diwali. Then play Bing's official 3-question quiz to earn your Microsoft Rewards points.

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Today's Bing image: Diwali · 10 questions · November 8, 2026

1. 1 What does the word 'Diwali' literally mean in Sanskrit?

   • A Day of victory
   • B A row or series of lights
   • C Festival of prosperity
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   ✓ B. A row or series of lights

   Did you know? Diwali comes from Dipavali, a compound of the Sanskrit words for 'lamp' (dīpa) and 'a row or series' (āvali), literally meaning 'a row or series of lights'.

2. 2 During which months is Diwali typically celebrated?

   • A Mid-July to mid-August
   • B Mid-October to mid-November
   • C Mid-December to mid-January
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   ✓ B. Mid-October to mid-November

   Did you know? Diwali is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar months of Ashvin and Kārtika, which fall between around mid-October and mid-November on the Gregorian calendar.

3. 3 According to Hindu tradition, which demon king did Rama defeat before returning to Ayodhya for Diwali?

   • A Narakasura
   • B Ravana
   • C Hiranyaksha
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   ✓ B. Ravana

   Did you know? Diwali celebrates the day Rama returned to his kingdom in Ayodhya with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana after defeating the demon king Ravana, as described in the Ramayana.

4. 4 Which goddess is widely associated with Diwali as the goddess of prosperity?

   • A Durga
   • B Saraswati
   • C Lakshmi
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   ✓ C. Lakshmi

   Did you know? Diwali is widely associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and wife of Vishnu. According to tradition, the night of Diwali is when Lakshmi chose and wed Vishnu.

5. 5 In which century did the Persian traveler Al Biruni write about Diwali being celebrated in India?

   • A 11th century
   • B 8th century
   • C 15th century
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   ✓ A. 11th century

   Did you know? In his 11th-century memoir on India, the Persian traveller and historian Al Biruni wrote of Deepavali being celebrated by Hindus on the day of the New Moon in the month of Kartika.

6. 6 How many girls were reportedly freed by Krishna after he defeated the demon Narakasura?

   • A 32,000
   • B 8,000
   • C 16,000
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   ✓ C. 16,000

   Did you know? According to Hindu tradition, Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu, killed the demon Narakasura and released 16,000 girls held captive by him, with Diwali celebrating this triumph of good over evil.

7. 7 Which early Sanskrit texts mention Diwali and were composed between the 7th and 10th centuries?

   • A The Padma Purana and Skanda Purana
   • B The Mahabharata and Ramayana
   • C The Vedas and Upanishads
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   ✓ A. The Padma Purana and Skanda Purana

   Did you know? Diwali is mentioned in early Sanskrit texts such as the Padma Purana and the Skanda Purana, both of which were composed between the 7th and 10th centuries.

8. 8 In what year did the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb ban Diwali and other Hindu festivals?

   • A 1665
   • B 1707
   • C 1556
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   ✓ A. 1665

   Did you know? While some Mughal rulers like Akbar welcomed and participated in Diwali festivities, others banned such festivals as Diwali and Holi, with Aurangzeb issuing a ban in 1665.

9. 9 Which Sikh Guru built a well with eighty-four steps and invited Sikhs to bathe in it during Diwali?

   • A Guru Amar Das
   • B Guru Hargobind
   • C Guru Nanak
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   ✓ A. Guru Amar Das

   Did you know? Guru Amar Das, the third Guru of the Sikhs, built a well in Goindwal with eighty-four steps and invited Sikhs to bathe in its sacred waters on Diwali as a form of community bonding.

10. 10 According to Jain tradition, in what year did Mahavira achieve nirvana, marking the origin of lamp-lighting for Diwali?

    • A 483 BCE
    • B 527 BCE
    • C 599 BCE
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    ✓ B. 527 BCE

    Did you know? According to Jain tradition, the practice of lighting lamps for Diwali began on the day of Mahavira's nirvana in 527 BCE, when 18 kings issued a proclamation to light lamps in remembrance of 'the great light, Mahavira'.

Weekly Bing Homepage Quiz Archive: Last 7 Days

The questions and answers of the previous days, newest first, for anyone playing late or in a different time zone.

November 7, 2026

Bing image: A bison in the grasslands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

• Q2 · Yellowstone: Yellowstone is the only location in the United States where free-ranging, wild bison were never extirpated and have continuously lived since prehistoric times. The herd is the oldest and largest public bison herd in the U.S., descended from just 23 surviving bison.

Explanations checked against the Wikipedia article National Bison Day.

November 6, 2026

Bing image: Bamboo forest, Pīpīwai Trail, Haleakalā National Park, Maui, Hawaii

• Q1 · Maui: Haleakalā National Park is located on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The park was designated in 1976 and named after the dormant volcano within its boundaries.
• Q3 · Nēnē: Nēnē (Hawaiian geese) live in their natural habitat within Haleakalā Crater. Although they died out entirely in the park, they were reintroduced in 1962 with help from the Boy Scouts.

Explanations checked against the Wikipedia article Haleakalā National Park.

November 5, 2026

Bing image: Wooden stile at a stone wall, Black Crag, Lake District, England

• Q1 · Windermere: Windermere is England's longest and largest lake at 11 miles (18 km) in length, located in the Lake District where Black Crag is situated.
• Q3 · Lake District: The Lake District was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017 as a cultural landscape, and Black Crag is a fell located within this mountainous region.

Explanations checked against the Wikipedia article Lake District.

November 4, 2026

Bing image: People rowing among colorful bald cypress, Xuancheng, Anhui, China

• Q1 · Swamps: Bald cypress grows best in wet or well-drained soil and thrives in swamps; ancient bald cypress forests once dominated swamps in the Southeast.
• Q2 · Knees: Cypress knees are woody projections from the root system that project above ground or water, likely providing structural support and stabilization for trees in flood-prone areas.
• Q3 · They shed leaves: Bald cypress is a deciduous conifer, meaning it sheds its needle-like leaves in autumn when they turn yellow or copper red—unusual among conifers.

Explanations checked against the Wikipedia article Taxodium distichum.

November 3, 2026

Bing image: Lake Braies, Fanes‑Sennes‑Braies Nature Park, Dolomites, Italy

• Q3 · Alta Via 1: Alta Via 1 starts at Lago di Braies (Lake Braies) at 1,494 meters elevation and runs 125 kilometers south through the eastern Dolomites in Italy, taking 7-12 days to complete.

Explanations checked against the Wikipedia article Lake Sorapiss.

November 2, 2026

Bing image: Polar bear and cubs by Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada

• Q3 · Seals: Polar bears are specialized for preying on seals, particularly ringed seals, which they hunt by stalking on ice or waiting at breathing holes. They primarily feed on the seal's energy-rich blubber.

Explanations checked against the Wikipedia article Polar bear.

November 1, 2026

Bing image: Handmade baskets, Santa Fe, New Mexico

• Q1 · Santa Fe: The Institute of American Indian Arts is a public tribal land-grant college located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The college operates the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, which houses the National Collection of Contemporary Indian Art with over 7,000 items.
• Q2 · November: President George H. W. Bush declared November as National American Indian Heritage Month on August 3, 1990. This followed earlier recognition efforts beginning with Native American Awareness Week in 1976.

Explanations checked against the Wikipedia article National American Indian Heritage Month.

What Is the 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.

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