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Trivia questions and answers from Sevens No. 107

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  1. Q1Multiple choice

    Which Kurt Cobain–fronted band released “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in 1991?

    • Nirvana
    • Pearl Jam
    • Soundgarden
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    ✓Nirvana, whose title came from a friend’s graffiti joking Cobain smelled of Teen Spirit deodorant.

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  2. Q2Type the answer

    Which 1990 film has Macaulay Culkin booby-trapping his house against two bumbling burglars?

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    ✓Home Alone, where Kevin’s family flies off to Paris and forgets him.

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  3. Q3Multiple choice

    Which American painter, nicknamed “Jack the Dripper”, splattered paint onto canvases laid on the floor?

    • Jackson Pollock
    • Mark Rothko
    • Willem de Kooning
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    ✓Jackson Pollock, who worked on the floor of a Long Island barn.

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  4. Q4Type the answer

    Which Boston silversmith made a famous midnight ride in 1775 to warn that British troops were coming?

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    ✓Paul Revere, who likely never shouted “The British are coming!”

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  5. Q5Multiple choice

    In the NFL, how many points is a touchdown itself worth?

    • 6
    • 7
    • 3
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    ✓6, with the kick after usually making it 7.

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  6. Q6Type the answer

    Which everyday English word began as a contraction of “God be with ye”?

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    ✓Goodbye, with “good” swapped in by analogy with “good day”

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  7. Q7Type the answer

    What is a male honeybee called?

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    ✓A drone, which has no stinger and never gathers nectar.

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