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Play today’s sevenWhich US state is nicknamed the Lone Star State?
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✓Texas, whose single star recalls its decade as an independent republic.
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Which rock band’s logo is a pair of bright red lips with the tongue sticking out?
- The Rolling Stones
- Kiss
- AC/DC
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✓The Rolling Stones, whose tongue logo was drawn by an art student for £50.
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Which Alfred Hitchcock thriller features the infamous shower scene at the Bates Motel?
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✓Psycho (1960), whose shower “blood” was actually chocolate syrup.
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Which horse race is traditionally held in Louisville on the first Saturday in May?
- Kentucky Derby
- Preakness Stakes
- Belmont Stakes
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✓The Kentucky Derby, “the most exciting two minutes in sports,” run every year since 1875.
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Which bird has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782?
- Bald eagle
- Wild turkey
- Golden eagle
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✓The bald eagle, which Ben Franklin privately called a bird of “bad moral character”
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Legend says the first marathon runner raced from Marathon to which city with news of victory?
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✓Athens, where the messenger reportedly gasped out the news and died.
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What color are airplane “black box” flight recorders actually painted?
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✓Bright orange, so searchers can spot them among the wreckage.
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